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Best meal I ever ate:

Just up the coast from Positano, Italy, in a little seaside village, we had an extraordinary meal at a small family place right on the water. There were easily 15 different antipasti, all fresh and savory. There was griiled baby eggplant, fresh sardines with lemon and olive oil, crostinis of every kind and so much more, all washed down with the local family wine and housemade limoncello to finish.

My current drink of choice:

For summer, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc like Whitehaven or Kim Crawford, or a really flavorful classic mojito

I really wish I could:

Cook and serve dinner to my deceased Italian father and grandfather

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Grilled arichoke halves with fresh herb garlic aioli

My favorite comfort food:

Pasta arrabiata

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Cafe Habana, NYC., Gary Danko, and Scala's in SF., Lolo in Seattle, Mizuna and Luna in Spokane

My most tattered cookbooks:

Silver Palate, Boy meets Grill, first edition Martha Stewarts Entertaining ( yeah really)