The first time I ever ate Indian food: naan, samosas and this incredibly delicious chili-curry shrimp stew with coconut milk at Mela in Asheville, N.C. I still dream about it.
My current drink of choice:
gin & tonics with lots of lime
I really wish I could:
be a pastry chef! (maybe one day?)
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
I bake: Mark Bittman's blondie recipe with coconut and dark chocolate chips
My favorite comfort food:
My grams' chicken cacciatore or mashed potatoes
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Dante's Kitchen, Herbsaint, Boucherie, Patois, Green Goddess
My most tattered cookbooks:
Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook, Ellie Krieger's "The Food You Crave", Joy of Cooking, Cooking Light magazines
