Night Owl

Location:

Washington, DC

Best meal I ever ate:

What felt like endless foie gras, poolside, in Provence

My current drink of choice:

Always and forever: Martini, up, twist. No funny stuff added.

I really wish I could:

Not have to work -- instead, spend my time learning how to cook French, all kinds of Asian, Middle Eastern and Indian foods... and throw fabulous dinner parties for family and friends.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Hard to pick one... for salad, an arugula salad with shaved fennel and orange supremes... for main dish, a classic lemon and herb-roasted chicken with mashed potatoes... for dessert, lavendar cookies with Haagen Daz vanilla ice cream

My favorite comfort food:

Chinese noodles

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

In DC: Citronelle, Proof (at the moment), Sushi-Ko, Sakana, can't think of a 5th right now...

My most tattered cookbooks:

Fannie Farmer, Florence Lin's Regional Chinese Cuisine