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Real Name:

Maria

Location:

Traverse City, Michigan

Blog:

http://mariaandherart.blogspot.com

Best meal I ever ate:

The roast duck special at the Emerald Restaurant in Lakeway, Texas

My current drink of choice:

2007 Cabernet Franc at Blackstar Farms in Suttons Bay, MI

I really wish I could:

Go to Greece

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Pancetta and Havarti stuffed Chicken Breasts with sauteed julienned seasonal veggies

My favorite comfort food:

Chocolate Covered Potato Chips from Benjamin Twiggs in Traverse City, Michigan or Homemade Pastitsio

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Trattoria Stella in Traverse City, Michigan, The Emerald in Lakeway, Texas, Tien Hong in Austin, Texas, Saffron's Persian Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, Green Pastures in Austin, Texas

My most tattered cookbooks:

The Peach Tree Inn Cookbook, The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Three Ancient Cuisines, Mexico: The Beautiful Cookbook, La Cucina Siciliana di Gangivecchio