ABOUT THIS COOK:

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  One bite of frogs legs, which I ordered as an entree when about 10 years old.

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Generally something healthy and simple, though when I'm alone I'm more apt to experiment with wierd-sounding flavor combinations

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My espresso machine is like my right arm, but I love my brilliantly sharp bread knife, which makes slicing homemade bread a joy.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  4 seems to work really well for building friendship