wilbanks

Location:

oakland, ca

Best meal I ever ate:

pork bbq at the skylight inn. smoked prime rib at kreuz market. french small plates at juvenile's. the first time i had bananas foster at commander's palace.

My current drink of choice:

portuguese reds (Dao region). madeira.

I really wish I could:

successfully make pastry. purchase a house with a real kitchen.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

pork rillettes with melon. roasted guinea hens. morel-wine-cream sauce.

My favorite comfort food:

enchiladas. chili. bbq. grilled cheese.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

at home: commis, plum, fiveten burger, house of nanking, mission chinese

My most tattered cookbooks:

art of french cooking (julia) vols 1 and 2. pepin's techniques.