ABOUT THIS COOK:

After retiring from the high-tech industry several years ago, I temporarily relocated to New York City to attend culinary school. I graduated from the French Culinary Institute in 2006 and have been indulging in my passion of all things food ever since.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Frog legs...I know, they're not all that strange.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Pasta, bread, ice cream

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My mother's handwritten recipes

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