Brandon Nelson

Best meal I ever ate:

Rack of venison at Manka's Inverness Lodge before the fire. My first wedding anniversary, and the offer we made for our house was accepted.

My current drink of choice:

home made lemoncello with Pelligrino

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

endive spears with herbed cream cheese and smoked trout

My favorite comfort food:

Homemade pizza

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Viks Chaat, Andies, Bistro Jeanty, Augustino's (gone) Ranjdom tacos trucks near and far.

My most tattered cookbooks:

Those written by Lorenza DeMedici, Jeff Smith, and Mario Batalli