ABOUT THIS COOK:

I'm one-half of a cooking duo (the other is my husband Michael) and we're passionate about home cooking. For the last 3.5 years (5 for Michael), we've cooked up a storm in New Haven, CT while Michael got his PhD at Yale--we're now embarking on a new journey to Morningside Heights for the next year or so to pursue both professional and personal ambitions. By day, I'm in market research specializing in the CPG industry and by night I'm a fledgling cook (Michael is really the star chef in our little kitchen), amateur photographer and always enthusiastic hostess.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Wild boar

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Anything pasta--specifically aglio e olio

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  Le Cruset French oven

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  4-6 (we have a small table!)