ZenFoodist

Real Name:

Lisa

Location:

Flushing, New York

Best meal I ever ate:

Cal Pep in Barcelona- those grilled navajas were a thing of beauty!

My current drink of choice:

Seltzer w/ lemon; I save the Real Calories for solids :)

I really wish I could:

Guarantee Perfect Health and Happiness for Myself and All Those I Love and of course full tummies for all the people of the world

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Always a Dessert- Many Requests for Dark Chocolate Peanutbutter Ganache Cake

My favorite comfort food:

Pho with lots of lime and cilantro, pasta con vongole con aglio e olio, braised short ribs over creamy polenta, Lion's Head Meatballs, any nut that has been enrobed in dark chocolate and a big bowl of sauteed swiss chard with baby potatoes in puddles of the best olive oil money can buy with pecorino sprinkled on top

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Cal Pep, Book Chang Dol, Saigon Bahn Mi, Per Se, Charlie Trotters

My most tattered cookbooks:

Anything by Claudia Rodin, Laurie Colwin, or Paula Wolfert