mjbarb

Real Name:

Mikey Shades

Location:

South Jersey

Best meal I ever ate:

Christmas Eve 1996, crown roast of lamb with Opus One '85 ...a close second: Les Ambassadeurs in the Hotel Crillon on our 15th wedding anniversary and Gary Danko, San Fran on our 20th anniversary

My current drink of choice:

Makers on Rocks, Sazerac, or a great Pinot Noir or Burgundy or my homemade Italian limonada

I really wish I could:

cook full time again

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

anything Italian

My favorite comfort food:

macaroni and gravy

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Gary Danko, hands down. But can not name a current fav locally, but used to love Alouette. For cheap eats, took my girl to Marabella's and Magnolia Cafe..but sadly those restaurants are all gone now :-(

My most tattered cookbooks:

James Beard and Good Housekeeping