ABOUT THIS COOK:

test cook for Cooks Illustrated (online), work part time in a kitchen store (Someone's in the Kitchen, Rapid City, SD)

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  corn smut (its really, really good - a cross between mushrooms and corn)

• What do you cook when home alone?
  penne with homemade Marina sauce

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  Pressure Cooker (from freezer to table in less than 1/2 hr)

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  6-8