ABOUT THIS COOK:

I study food and culture and write about it at SourSaltyBitterSweet.com

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Chick peas in chocolate custard

• What do you cook when home alone?
  I have been known to eat buttered popcorn with nutritional yeast and chili powder for dinner alone...

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  Wusthof, microplane, and a coffee mug with sentimental value

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  4