PorktoPurslane

Real Name:

Michelle

Location:

San Francisco, CA

Blog:

http://www.PorktoPurslane.com

Best meal I ever ate:

You've got be kidding! - Impossible question.

My current drink of choice:

I must admit, its water. But when I stray, it is usually for a good red wine or Blue Bottle coffee.

I really wish I could:

Read a novel a day; Eat an orange at a reasonable pace; Sail & Surf; Cook for my family and friends every night

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Braised Morrocan-Spiced Chicken Legs or Beef Bourguignon or Braised Lamb Shanks (things that can be prepared in advance!)

My favorite comfort food:

Any of my dad's cooking (especially his grilled cheese) or my Aunt Sherry's Dumplings

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Gramercy Tavern in NYC; Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, NY; El Taco Veloz in Atlanta, GA; Chez Panisse Cafe in Berkeley, CA; "24" in Bejing, China

My most tattered cookbooks:

Anything by Patricia Wells or Elizabeth David; Sunday Suppers at Lucques, by Susanne Goin; The Last Course, by Claudia Fleming; The French Laundry Cookbook, by Thomas Keller; Chez Panisse Fruit, by Alice Waters; a slew of obscure, dusty finds from antique shops, used bookstores, and flea markets around the country