LocalFreshOrganic

Location:

Monterey, CA

Best meal I ever ate:

fresh carnitas, right out of the fryer, in Reedley, CA

My current drink of choice:

Sidecar with homemade sour mix

I really wish I could:

go back to school and learn how to make wine

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

turkey meatloaf

My favorite comfort food:

think-cut, fresh, dry-aged, farm-raised steak au poivre, garlic smashers drizzled with pan sauce, grilled asparagus and big, fat, spicy, jammy ZIN

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Babbo (NYC), Bouchon (Napa), Monterey Fish House, Wildwood (Portland, OR) and Lupa (NYC)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Oil, sweat, and blood stained printouts from foodtv