gourmetgal1

Location:

Malibu, CA

Best meal I ever ate:

Alinea (Chicago), Meadowood (Napa)

My current drink of choice:

Greyhound

I really wish I could:

Have Grant Achatz as my personal chef.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Appetizer: Bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with Parmesan Cheese, Main Course: Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Fig Jam glaze, Side: Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Dessert: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

My favorite comfort food:

Anything that my mom makes...

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Alinea (Chicago), Melisse (Los Angeles), Fig (Los Angeles), Meadowood (Napa), Graham Elliot (Chicago), Providence (Los Angeles)

My most tattered cookbooks:

All Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook, Sunday Suppers at Lucques