ABOUT THIS COOK:

I am a fan of movies, bourbon, thoughtful design, movies and beards. I'm currently a grad student at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, where I play around with sensors and LED lights most of the time. Besides working with the Food52 ladies, I've worked on the HBO Documentary Make Me Young: Youth Knows No Pain, The New York Public Library’s Biblion: The Boundless Library, and NYPL’s The John Cage Project (forthcoming).

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Cuy [Guinea Pig] in Ecuador

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Pasta with Roasted Tomatos, Eggplant and basil.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My grandmother's set of dessert bowels with painted cherries - purchased for $5 from a supermarket in the 60s.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  6