chompy

Real Name:

Chris

Location:

Oakland, CA

Best meal I ever ate:

An agroturismo near Cortona, Italy...the highlight of the meal was what they called "pasta con Bambi", handmade pasta with a venison ragu.

My current drink of choice:

Well, right now I'm drinking a Bibicaffe espresso soda. I guess generally my "drink of choice" is coffee.

I really wish I could:

Go out to eat more! With a toddler in the house there isn't enough time or money to go out very often.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

A layered baked polenta dish - exact ingredients vary depending on the season and my mood.

My favorite comfort food:

Roasted sweet potatoes.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Chapeau!, Dopo, Pizzaiolo, Holy Land

My most tattered cookbooks:

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison and Marcella Hazan's Essentials (especially the polenta and risotto chapters, and the Roast Chicken with Two Lemons)