SDgirl

Real Name:

Susan

Location:

San Diego, CA

Best meal I ever ate:

Gambas aljillo (garlic shrimp) at El Abuelo in Madrid.

My current drink of choice:

Paso Robles zinfandels made with grapes from the Dante Dusi vineyard.

I really wish I could:

Live and eat in a small town in the Emilia-Romagna.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Hubby's prime rib roast on a spit over mesquite.

My favorite comfort food:

Risotto with carmelized onions, garlic, butter, parmesan, and beef demi-glace.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Nine-Ten, La Jolla; any of the tapas bars in Madrid; Bistro Jeanty, Napa; that trattoria in Rome with the lemon ravioli; Cavallion, San Diego.

My most tattered cookbooks:

The New Basics (Lukins and Rosso), Mediterranean Fresh (Goldstein), Southern Cooking (Peacock), Zuni Cafe (Rodgers)