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Real Name:

Maria Graham

Location:

Lower Haight + London

Blog:

http://I don't have one. Do you think I should?

Best meal I ever ate:

I hope will be the next one . . .

My current drink of choice:

Manhattans with a twist of orange peel as well as a brandied sour cherry

I really wish I could:

never have to worry about money again and live for my arts.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

hors d'oeuvre: devilled eggs; carnivore: "krautburgers" (my own recipe), vegetarian: asparagus lasagne, dessert: blueberry gratin with sugar cookie crust.

My favorite comfort food:

steak frites or simple pasta

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

I really love Coi and Fifth Floor, but I'm also crazy about Gordon Ramsey on Royal Hospital Road, Criterion Grill, any place George Morrone is cooking (I love you, George!).

My most tattered cookbooks:

the hand-written one I collect friends' recipes in, Fanny Farmer, Joy of Cooking, NY Times (1st edition)