ABOUT THIS COOK:

Lover of food. people. pretty paper. dogs. heather gray. crime dramas. photography. running. rye manhattans. blueblockers and oh yeah, COOKING!

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  pickled plum

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Roasted chicken, black beans, arugula, hot sauce

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  my microplane. Or my mom's old glass pie plate... which works perfectly, after all these years

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