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What's the last thing you ate?
Smoked mackeral pate on crackers
What's your favourite cheese?
St. Andre
What's your favourite fish?
Scottish smoked salmon
What's your favourite fruit?
Cherries
When, if ever, did you start liking olives?
Not a big fan, and never black
When, if ever, did you start liking beer?
I don't really, I'll drink Rolling Rock at a club as it's pretty inoffensive and low alc enough to keep me hydrated
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish?
From the first time I tried them
What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make?
My dad's menu for getting laid was great, steamed artichokes with sauce bearnaise, Fricasee of chicken tarragon, and chocolate mousse, worked like a charm for him.
What's the native specialty of your home town?
For Boston, I guess baked beans and clam chowder
What's your comfort food?
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, pad thai when I'm ill
What's your favorite type of chocolate?
The darker, the better.
How do you like your steak?
medium to medium rare, grilled
How do you like your burger?
medium with lettuce tomato bacon cheddar and mayo
How do you like your eggs?
soft scrambled or cheese omelette
How do you like your potatoes?
mashed with butter, s+p
How do you take your coffee?
never
How do you take your tea?
dark and sweet
What's your favorite mug?
not bothered
What's your biscuit or cookie of choice?
plain chocolate hobnobs
What's your ideal breakfast?
challah french toast with real maple syrup and really good bacon
What's your ideal sandwich?
don't really do sandwiches. but anything cheesy and grilled will do
What's your ideal pizza (topping and base)?
bertucci's nolio, thin crust, white lemon spiked sauce, proscuitto and carmelised onions
What's your ideal pie (sweet or savory)?
apple
What's your ideal salad?
ceasar salad with good croutons and great dressing
What food do you always like to have in the fridge?
,ilk,eggs,butter,vanilla pods,mustard,cheeses, soy milk,salsa...
What food do you always like to have in the freezer?
unagi,soy fudge pops for the kids,veggies,
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard?
my cupboard is too big and packed to even start this
What spices can you not live without?
salt,pepper,nutmeg,cinnamon,cayenne,ginger,thyme,chervil
What sauces can you not live without?
soy
Where do you buy most of your food?
Trader Joe's, Marketbasket
How often do you go food shopping?
3-4X a week
What's the most you've spent on a single food item?
Veal chops at 19$/# and truffle peices for something insane
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own?
My Kitchenaid, tho it's pretty old and I have lust in my heart for the new 6 qt.
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen?
I haven't in ages, probably the back up bowl for the cuisineart
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without?
chef's knife
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients?
daily
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients?
tsimmes, right now
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry?
mutton, lamb, rabbit, any numbers of fish, goat,beef,veal,
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor?
cracker for lunch
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild?
Dunno about the wild, but the kids and I picked berries last summer, and the peaches from our trees
Place in order of preference (greatest to least):
French,sushi,Italian,Indian,Thai,Chinese, Mexican .
Place in order of preference:
Whiskey, brandy, tequila, vodka, dark rum, gin.
Place in order of preference:
Ginger, garlic, lime, basil, mint, aniseed.
Place in order of preference:
Cherry, apple, banana, watermelon,pineapple,.
Place in order of preference:
Food, sex, internet, movies, fashion, sports
Bread and spread:
some kind of wholewheat toast with peanut butter, english muffins with butter and marmite, pita with hummus
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order?
Wendy's, and I usually get a spicy chicken sandwich
What's your choice of tipple at the end of a long day?
Stongbow, red wine, single malt whiskey
What's the next thing you'll eat?
pesach