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Blog:

http://www.ericeatsout.com

Best meal I ever ate:

Authentic cassoulet and a 1976 Bordeaux at Chapeau! in San Francisco, CA

My current drink of choice:

I'm a sucker for cheap american pilsner. I was born in St. Louis, so it's genetic yet it defies my foodie aspirations.I appreciate a great glass of wine and the occasional vodka, but I still (shamelessly) come back to cheap, cold beer every time! I'll gladly spend $200 on my dinner but I still want my $2.50 Bud Light!

I really wish I could:

Make cassoulet. I've invested thousands in the right ingredients and even got Bourdain's counsel, bit I still fail miserably each time I try.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Caviar pie, a recipe of my Aunt Jean's. Simple and very impressive.

My favorite comfort food:

Cold pizza, chicken wings, or a good mac-n-cheese.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Balthazar (NYC), Markt (NYC), Binkley's (AZ),Zinc Bistro (AZ) and Don and Charlie's (AZ)

My most tattered cookbooks:

The Balthazar Cookbook, Les Halles Cookbook and Jacque and Julia