mikestalder

Real Name:

Mike Stalder

Location:

Tampa, Florida

Blog:

http://www.xanga.com/mikestalder

Best meal I ever ate:

Shrimp Curry at the old Furama Hotel, in Hong Kong

My current drink of choice:

Sierra Nevada, Big Foot Ale

I really wish I could:

Go to culinary school in Hong Kong

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Tofu Peanut salad for outdoor pot lucks, Mapo Doufu for hot dish

My favorite comfort food:

Dim Sum, Pretzels, and Pizza

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

1. China Yuan Seafood Resturaunt, Tampa, Florida 2. Golden Phoenix, Tampa, Fl 3. Greenville Noodle Company, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong (no longer there), 4, On campus noodle shop at Guangxi University (luses Shaquo pots for Lao You) 5. Yet Wah Resturaunt, San Mateo, Ca

My most tattered cookbooks:

Regional Cooking of China, by Gin/Castle and The Food of China, Murdock Books