thefooddiva

Real Name:

Alex Lopez

Location:

Chiaco

Blog:

http://www.thefooddiva.blogspot.com

Best meal I ever ate:

Dinner at Vertigo, at the top of the Banyan Tree Hotel in Bangkok. Of the several courses I feasted on the best was the crispy foie gras served with ginger and caramelized mango!!

My current drink of choice:

mint and honey iced tea

I really wish I could:

Travel the globe and eat my way around the world!

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Crispy and succulent carnitas with orange-garlic mojo, chunky pico de gallo and hot chile de arbol salsa

My favorite comfort food:

My Mom's chicken mole

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Do taco trucks count?

My most tattered cookbooks:

"The Joy Of Wokking", by Martin Yan "Mexico: One Plate At A Time", by Rick Bayless, my "Food Lover's Companion" and "The Ethnic Market Food Guide", by Lane Morgan