My wife's version of szechuan fragrant beef and bamboo shoot stew (the word "stew" doesn't quite do it justice).
My current drink of choice:
Siduri Santa Lucia Highlands 2009 Pinot Noir (777 clone)
I really wish I could:
Bake a perfect loaf of bread. Consistently.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Pasta di Bottarga e Bianchetti
My favorite comfort food:
Pan fried diced spam and nam pla lemongrass chilli rice
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
1. Chaiyaphum (Thai) 2. Gotham Grill (Steak) 3. Shisen Hanten (Chinese) 4. Rikkyu (Japanese) 5. L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon (French) [All in Tokyo]
My most tattered cookbooks:
1. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall "Meat" 2. David Thompson "Thai Food" 3. Eric Gower "The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen" 4. Genaro Contaldo "Passione" 5. Laura Washburn "Bistro" 6. Neil Perry "Simply Asian" 7. Peter Reinhart "The Bread Baker's Apprentice" 8. Tamasin Day-Lewis "Tarts With Tops On" 9. Anthony Bourdain "Les Halles Cookbook" 10. Susanna Foo "Fresh Inspiration"
