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Location:

Louisville, KY

Best meal I ever ate:

Christmas Eve dinner at the Bishops'. Aunt JoAnn always brings fresh seafood (and lately, FRESH coconut cake), and Aunt Henrietta always makes my favorites.

My current drink of choice:

Margaritas, in infinite varieties. . .

I really wish I could:

Culinarily? Have more finesse with seafood.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Pacific Rim Flank Steak from Saveur

My favorite comfort food:

Kale stew with white beans and spicy chicken sausage

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Le Relais, Mayan Gypsy (RIP, but Mayan Cafe just reopened--Happy Birthday to Me!!), Santa Fe Grill, Thai Smile 5, Sapporo

My most tattered cookbooks:

Nick Stellino's Meditteranean Flavors, The Joy of Cooking, Express Lane Cookbook (Sarah Fritschner), Vegetarian Express Lane Cookbook (ditto)