Violetlee

Real Name:

Amanda

Location:

Los Angeles

Best meal I ever ate:

Everything my grandfather ever cooked... fried chicken soaked in buttermilk overnight, scrapple for breakfast, grits casserole. Coming in distant second: warm shrimp salad and pan roasted barramundi at Jean Georges Central Park.

My current drink of choice:

Gentleman Jack and Ginger

I really wish I could:

Spend a few weeks in Indonesia and Asia with Tony Bourdain (in a strictly platonic fellow foodie manner)

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Lasagna

My favorite comfort food:

Mac and Cheese Casserole Southern Style

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Matsuhisa, Jean Georges (CP), Ferrara's Bakery, Chez Mimi, Hyman's Seafood

My most tattered cookbooks:

2nd edition Joy of Cooking