ABOUT THIS COOK:

I am always sleuthing wherever I travel, trying to find new ingredients and chef's secrets. I am always looking for new methods and old traditions and family secrets. I love to share my bounty of delicious unique recipes. I love to travel and one of my favorite songs is Johnny Cash's "I've been everywhere, man"

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  It's strange that I am allergic to caviar.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  I usually don't cook when I am home alone.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  my passport

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  2