cwmcm54

Real Name:

martinis2nite

Location:

St Pierre de Maille, France

Best meal I ever ate:

langoutsines, rare Aberbeen beef, fresh veg and remarkable pudding at Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland

My current drink of choice:

extra dry Absolute Ruby Red martini with tiny splash of cranberry and a twist of lime

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Starter - Large shrimp in sundried tomato pesto with Belgian endive and small toasts; Entree - Grilled jalapeno,honey, mustard glazed pork tenderloin; Side - roasted asparagus; Simple salad of butter lettuce and tart vinaigrette; assorted cheeses & warm bread; seasonal fruit with cremefraiche & honey; chocolates

My favorite comfort food:

Really good pommes frites with garlic mayonnaise

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Rules, London - (whatever fresh game is on the menu or Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding on Sunday afternoon with Brussels sprouts, mashed or roasted turnips or parsnips followed by a linen wrapped wheel of Stilton with walnuts and sticky toffee pudding); any barbeque joint in Lexington, NC; Three Chimneys, Isle of Skye, Scotland (Fresh Loch Fyne Oysters, prawns, whatever the chef recommends); Central Avenue Oyster Bar, St Petersburg, FL (great atmosphere, amazing service, always fresh well-prepared grouper - boring sides - amazing chocolate cake and of course fresh shucked oysters offered 5-6 different ways); my kitchen

My most tattered cookbooks:

Julia Child/The Way to Cook; Sheila Lukins,Julie Rosso/The New Basics Cookbook; Jr League of Charlotte, NC/DIning by Fireflies; Nick Nairn/New Scottish Cookery;The Mossewood Collective/ Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant; Frank Stitt's Southern Table