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Location:

Chicago

Best meal I ever ate:

Le Francais (Wheeling). Runners-up: Joel Robuchon (Las Vegas), Picasso (Las Vegas), Alinea (Chicago), Tallgrass (Lockport), Sanford (Milwaukee), Michael (Winnetka), Per Se (New York)

My current drink of choice:

The iced tea at the Lobby Restaurant in the Peninsula Hotel.

I really wish I could:

Food is a matter of OPINION and TASTE. Different people have different taste; there is no "right" or "wrong". Chacon a son gout.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Almond souffle

My favorite comfort food:

Apple pancake at Walker Brothers, Tom kha gai (Thai soup)

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Michael (Winnetka), Tallgrass (Lockport), Sable (Chicago), Oceanique (Evanston), Deleece (Chicago)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Old Fashioned Desserts by Richard Sax, Lenotre's Desserts and Pastries, The Joy of Cooking