The best dessert was a crisp meringue served over panna cotta, with stewed figs and a port reduction. Yum! The restaurant, Elan Vital in San Franciso, hasn't been there for years, but I'll never forget the dessert.
My current drink of choice:
Negroni, traditionally prepared, nothing creative
I really wish I could:
Move out of the ghetto
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Anything with a crust
My favorite comfort food:
Pasta
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Martini House, Bouchon, Cesar (Berkeley location), Wood Tavern, Sammy's New Cowboy Bistro (Talent, OR)
My most tattered cookbooks:
A pink binder with chicken scratched recipes, The Cake Bible, Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book