For wow factor, El Bulli in Roses, Spain. For favorite meal I could eat everyday for the rest of my life, anything at Chez Panisse Cafe in Berkeley, California.
My current drink of choice:
Rioja from Lopez de Herdia
I really wish I could:
Have the talent and experience to open a French Bistro or Spanish restaurant in Austin.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Paella!
My favorite comfort food:
Any kind of Mexican food.
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Chez Panisse (Berkeley), Uchi (Austin), Les Enfants Rouge (Paris), Boulevard (San Francisco), Zuni (San Francisco)
My most tattered cookbooks:
Paella! (Penelope Casas) and Authentic Mexican (Rick Bayless)