Silver Lake Guy

Real Name:

David

Location:

um, Silver Lake

Best meal I ever ate:

Shrimp Scampi somewhere near Diamond Head about 1981; Bastide tasting menu 2005

My current drink of choice:

Martini and that's made with gin

I really wish I could:

play the piano - oh, take over the old Flor Morena spot and turn it into something fabulous like Joan's on Third or better yet, a Parisian-style Charcuterie

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

yukon gold potato salad with lemon and chives

My favorite comfort food:

mac-n-cheese, rare hamburger, most Polish dishes

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Campanile, Providence, Opus, La Buca, Polka

My most tattered cookbooks:

The New Basics Cookbook by Rosso & Lukins; The Joy of Cooking; Fannie Farmer; Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook (red-and-white checked binder, circa 1964)