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Real Name:

Kevin

Location:

Waltham MA

Best meal I ever ate:

We were wandering down the tiny main street of Kenting Taiwan at sunset and decided to stop at one of the typical hole-in-the-wall seafood places with some promising looking tanks out front. Fished out our own lobster, and within 5 minutes of sitting down we were presented with five unbelievable lobster dishes, ranging from soup, to salad, to dumplings. I'm sure the lobster would have been proud.

My current drink of choice:

Escondido (tequila infused with coconut, pineapple & vanilla beans) at The Blue Room

I really wish I could:

Attend cooking school in Tuscany. But I'd settle for a reservation at elBulli. Chowdown anyone?

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Irish trifle or BBQ meatballs (my Mom's recipes)

My favorite comfort food:

Pulled pork sandwich

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Abe & Louie's; Blue Room; Helmand; Il Cappricio; L'Andana; Oishii; Peach Farm; Sichuan Gourmet; (ok, that's 8, but I can't help it)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, volumes 1 and 2"