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Best meal I ever ate:

Crab fresh from the boat, outside on a small bay in Washington State

My current drink of choice:

Compari before, Barolo with

I really wish I could:

Live in New Zealand

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Shrimp salad with fennel (spring time)

My favorite comfort food:

NM chile verde or braised anything

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

rapid changes here but I do love the addictive Aqui es Texcoco in Chula Vista and also Romesco's in Bonita. I'm adding Cracked Pepper Bistro in Fresno.

My most tattered cookbooks:

Rice, Spice and Bitter Oranges by Lila Perl, Marcella's Italian Kitchen and Farm Journal's Country Coookbook.