ABOUT THIS COOK:

I love food.

• What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  Snake. Why is it so highly regarded? There's no meat! It's on par with digging for crab meat...

• What do you cook when home alone?
  Conglomerations of whatever I have on hand. I like to experiment. But usually it includes an element of stir-frying and Asian red chili paste...

• Your most treasured kitchen possession:
  My instant coffee

• The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
  5-7