TruDiner

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Best meal I ever ate:

Christmas Dinner, 2006, My Home, My Food. 1st, Seared Prawned with Oil Cured Olive and Roasted Pepper Relish On Crostini, Paired with Cremant Blanc de Noir. 2nd, Herbed-Cheve Stuffed Roasted Medjool Dates with Pomegranite Reduction and Wild Greens Salad with Champagne Viniagrette, Paired with Sancerre. 3rd, Coco Vin with Truffle Infused Pommes Forchette and Crispy Shallots, Paired with St. Esteph Bordeaux. 4th, Pont L'evque cheese, Raw Honeycomb, Crisp Green Apple. 5th, Hand Rolled Valhrona Truffles, Paired with Chili-spiced Hot Cocoa. 6th, Beautiful (Hennessey with a float of Gran Marnier)

My current drink of choice:

Basil Hayden, Orange Bitters, Orange Twist...Shaken

I really wish I could:

Educate servers on how to provide good service

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Marinated Prawns, Sweet 100 Tomatoes, Fresh Basil Leaves, Fresh Baby Mozzeralla, Balsamic Reduction, Olive Oil, Salt & Pepper...Tossed

My favorite comfort food:

Mac & Cheese, Pot Roast

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Zoe, Dinette, Thai Tom, Tutta Bella, Pig Iron

My most tattered cookbooks:

Best of Cooks Illustrated