chocolateninja

Real Name:

dragongirl{at}gmail.com

Location:

Sonoma County, California

Blog:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nbchowdown/

My current drink of choice:

Coffee (Ecco Caffe or Flying Goat beans are top favs), aguas frescas (especially from the Mateo Granados booth at the FM), craft beer of all sorts, Cava, and the occasional glass of grape KoolAid. :P

I really wish I could:

Travel the world to taste it ALL without worry about my health, safety or financial state. :P

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Risotto, roast chicken, or my "famous" fudge for dessert

My favorite comfort food:

Chocolate, Thai, Vietnamese, sushi, cheese! (lately, blue), Spanish tapas, grilled cheese sammich, homemade pizza, tomato soup, miso soup

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Bistro 29 (Santa Rosa), Willow Wood (Graton), Simply Vietnam (Santa Rosa), Rosso (Santa Rosa), Antojitos La Texanita (Santa Rosa), Chez Marie (R.I.P. *sob*), Honey Biscuits (R.I.P. *sob*), Cafe Japan (R.I.P. *sob*)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Tassajara Bread Book, my vintage 1970s Joy of Cooking, Ball Blue Book of Preserving (wait...how did all those blackberry stains get there? (-: )