ABOUT THIS COOK:

Shelly is the author of Experimental Culinary Pursuits, a blog that chronicles all her food adventures in the kitchen. She believes that the creation of food should be an inventive art, and loves to conduct fun experiments in the kitchen that lead to the discovery of new tastes and flavors. Outside of The Kitchen, she works as a brand marketer in the business of “making women pretty”, and loves to spend weekends exploring NYC and contemplating life in Central Park (or Sephora).

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Sugar Apples, also known as "Shi Jia" fruit. named for the fruit's resemblance to Sakamony Buddha's head

• What do you cook when home alone?
  An easy, comforting, warm soup like Tomato Bisque or Corn Chowder.

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My Global Knives. Never underestimate the power of a good knife.

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  As many as you can fit in an NYC apartment without violating fire safety codes.