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Real Name:

Mary

Location:

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Best meal I ever ate:

Chez Panisse, circa 1994. Current decade: O Ya.

My current drink of choice:

Woodford Reserve Bourbon. Sometimes, infused with fig and topped with sweet vermouth for a Bourbon Manhatten. A perfect Minnesota winter cocktail.

I really wish I could:

take a hot air balloon ride over Paris while sipping on the nicest of champagnes.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

paella grilled over wood

My favorite comfort food:

Braised chili-spiced beef short ribs with black beans

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

(Minnesota only) Restaurant Alma, New Scenic Cafe, I Nonni, Heartland, Luci Ancora, Sea Salt Eatery, Bayport BBQ

My most tattered cookbooks:

James Beard's American Cookery,Chez Panaisse Vege's, Charlie Trotter's Seafood, The Family Cookbook (recipes from generations of my family - passed on as a book to each family newlywed...