At the Hotel Meridien (now closed) in New Orleans, cooked by Marc Haeberlin of France's Auberge de l'Ill.
My current drink of choice:
Half-and-half sweet and dry vermouth on the rocks with a lemon twist
I really wish I could:
spend a month in Paris every year
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Beef bourgignonne
My favorite comfort food:
A really good macaroni and cheese
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Le Violon d'Ingres (Paris) Union Square Cafe (New York) Mila (New Orleans) Chez l'Ami Louis (Paris) Galatoire's (New Orleans)
My most tattered cookbooks:
Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1; The New York Times Cookbook (Craig Claiborne); The New York Times 60-Minute Gourmet (Pierre Franey)
