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Bordeaux erly in France	26	erly on Oct 31, 2010
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Irvine, California USA

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Best meal I ever ate:

Dinner at Michel Rostang, Malliouhana Hotel, Anguilla, BWI

My current drink of choice:

Argyle Extended Tirage Brut Sparkling Wine (Oregon) - like liquid gold!

I really wish I could:

Write about food and travel for a living. What a life!

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Spinach and Parmesan Balls (my friends aren't too fussy).

My favorite comfort food:

French Fries

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

(Staying Local) 1. Marche Moderne, Costa Mesa; 2. Claes, Laguna Beach; 3. Tradition by Pascal, Newport Beach; 4. Dizz's As Is, Laguna Beach; 5. Old Vine Cafe, Costa Mesa.

My most tattered cookbooks:

"Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child; "Joie de Vivre" by Robert Arbor; "The Book of French Provincial Cooking" by Hilaire Walden.

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