Q&A | Stefie

I'd like to do a brief Q&A interview (kind of like the Proust Questionnaire that appears on the last page of every issue of Vanity Fair) for each person that is featured in Four Tines and a Napkin. I'll volunteer myself first :]!


Me at The Modern: Bar Room.

NAME
Stefie

CURRENT CITY

New York, NY

FAVORITE ALL-TIME RESTAURANT

Eleven Madison Park

MOST REGULARLY FREQUENTED SPOT(S)

Baoguette, Argo Tea, Shake Shack

DRINK OF CHOICE

kir royale (champagne with a splash of crème de cassis and fresh raspberries) or a glass of Italian wine

SOMETHING YOU SECRETLY INDULGE

Taco Bell (shhh!)

DISH YOU MOST ENJOY PREPARING

farfalle pasta mixed with a San Marzano tomato sauce with sweet Italian sausage, baby portabello mushrooms, vidalia onion, and garlic, seasoned with basil and oregano

THE HOMEMADE DISH YOU ALWAYS LONG FOR

Auntie Cynthia's Thanksgiving stuffing (infused with celery, breadcrumbs, three types of mushrooms, among other ingredients) or my grandmother's fried rice (corn, Spam, and egg)

GASTRONOMIC GETAWAY/ADVENTURE OF CHOICE

Paris or Napa Valley

CULINARY ICONS

Martha Stewart, Thomas Keller, Grant Achatz

MEAL YOU WISH YOU CAN REPEAT BUT SOMEHOW CANNOT

The #7 sandwich from a European-style panini deli called Zams: lightly grilled slices of chicken on a soft Italian baguette topped with Swiss cheese, mushrooms, and a little mayonnaise, spread with whipped butter over the top part of bread, sandwiched inside an industrial panini grill, then toasted to perfection--since all locations have been closed, won't be able to have this sandwich again unless I recreate it!

ABSOLUTE "CAN'T-STANDS"

Parmesan cheese, cilantro, raw onions

FAVORITE DESSERT OF ALL TIME

cannolis or pistachio macarons

FAVORITE COOKBOOK/COFFEE TABLE BOOK

Alinea

CULINARY WORDS THAT NEVER LOSE THEIR PANACHE
hor d'oeuvre, mignardise, bonne bouche

FOOD BLOG(S) YOU JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF
Oh Joy! Eats