Shoreliner

Real Name:

Susan

Location:

Branford, CT

Best meal I ever ate:

several restaurants in San Francisco, Cortez and (Elisabeth Daniels now closed). And Le Petit in Branford, summer 2007. New faves: Soul de Cuba, Carmen Anthony, and Barcelona in New Haven and in Branford: Pasta Cosi, Assaggio, Campania, and Foe. Guilford Mooring, Som Siam in Guilford.

My current drink of choice:

wine and Espresso martini with a splash of Baileys

I really wish I could:

go out to eat more often, there are so many restaurants to try.

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

depends on the occasion - for casual I do Asian, Shu Mai steamed dumplings, Pork & cellophane noodles, a stir fry dish chicken or beef. Vietamese fried chicken wings, and Thai fried pork ribs.

My favorite comfort food:

Spinach, Spaghetti and Cheese casserole. Fried chicken.

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Le Petit, Taste of China, Carmen Anthony, Pasta Cosi, Ballou's Wine Bar, Tacuba

My most tattered cookbooks:

The Classic Chinese Cookbook, by Mai Leung. The "Silver Palate" cookbooks. The Dean and DeLuca Cookbook, and many others (I have approx.400).