Abacus

Real Name:

Abacus -well, close enough

Location:

Minneapolis

Best meal I ever ate:

Best restaurant experince - Bishop's in Vancover, best food - seaside in Sicily, squid a million ways

My current drink of choice:

Vodka Martini - very dirty, three olives

I really wish I could:

Open a Sicilian style market w/ espresso, wines and sweets

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Pork tenderloin

My favorite comfort food:

Macaroni and peas (my grandmother's recipe)

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Local favs in Minneapolis: Fuji Ya, Jasmine Deli, Monte Carlo, Quang Deli, Barbette

My most tattered cookbooks:

Luigi Carnacina's La Grande Cucina Internationale, Leone's Italian Cookbook, George Herter (fun reads), hundreds in my collection