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smartini209@comcast.net
Location:
Bay Area CA
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Best meal I ever ate:
The most memorable meal was at La Petite Brasserie, on Grand Avenue in Oakland. It is no longer there, but I will neve forget the filet mignon with blue cheese cream sauce....
My current drink of choice:
diet coke with lime wedge
I really wish I could:
Have all my wishes come true.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Recently, I've been trying new dishes on friends, and bringing those with me. I'm branching out.
My favorite comfort food:
Creamy milk gravy with mashed potatoes, my fried chicken. That's today, tomorrow, miso soup.
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Too difficult, but I still am working on finding them!
My most tattered cookbooks:
They are all a mess- but loved equally
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