tbwenzlau

Real Name:

Tommy Wenzlau

Location:

New York City

Best meal I ever ate:

a dinner for one at Il Ridotto with a bottle of Brunello. Gianni is a master.

My current drink of choice:

Red wine: All Pinot Noir all the time (mostly Burgundy, currently soaking in Volnay); some old Rioja; Champagne

I really wish I could:

be farming my own vineyard and making my own wine

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

some steak tartare....any pasta dish....Rack of lamb with roasted carrots

My favorite comfort food:

Fettuccine alla Bolognese

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

1. L'Atelier du Joel Robuchon (Paris, France) 2. Eleven Madison Park (New York, NY) 3. Il Ridotto (Venice, Italy) 4. The Royce (Pasadena, CA) 5. Zuni Cafe (San Francisco, CA) My Last meal would be Zuni Chicken...

My most tattered cookbooks:

The French Laundry -Thomas Keller