JungMann

Best meal I ever ate:

A 2 martini "aperetif," steak tartare, gravlax, shrimp cocktail, oysters, grilled ribeye, and fudge brownie pie.(Grill on the Alley, May, 2000)

My current drink of choice:

Pisco sour

I really wish I could:

cure lactose intolerance

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

There are too many possibilities to ever do a repeat!

My favorite comfort food:

Dinuguan, perfectly tart with plenty of chili, a slice of lemon and a bowl of steamed rice at the ready

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

In no particular order: Sripraphai, Blackhawk Lodge (now closed), Alto, Tango Sur, Alta, Red Egg, Modern

My most tattered cookbooks:

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking (Madhur Jaffrey); the keys that type out www.epicurious.com.