It's impossible for me to pick a favorite anything. Too many criteria that are incommensurate.
My current drink of choice:
White wine sangria for summer
I really wish I could:
Travel more, throughout the U.S. and worldwide.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Depends. Roast tenderloin or lamb kebabs for meat-eaters, grilled white fish with tomatillo sauce or marinated vegetable kebabs for non-meat eaters
My favorite comfort food:
Mac and cheese and homemade sloppy Joe's, not the gross stuff from a can. It's a childhood thing. Or homemade cheese or chicken enchiladas with tomatillo sauce.
My most tattered cookbooks:
Claudia Roden's The Book of Middle Eastern Food, JOC. I don't use many cookbooks anymore.