Hey, Hi, Hello.
I started my Charm City Cook blog in 2010 as a way to document my kitchen adventures. After a couple of trips to Paris to visit my best friend, I developed an interest in food and cooking and I dove in — France really made me see everything about food differently. With the help of food television and people like Julia Child, Mark Bittman and Ina Garten, I began to try cooking new things. I like to call it tinkering. I prefer playing around with flavors and ingredients, tasting and figuring out what my dish needs. My cooking is often based on cravings — I hope yours is, too. That makes it more of an adventure.
Q&A
Favorite album of all time?
U2, The Joshua Tree. I like albums that take you back to a place and time in your life.
What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re not eating, drinking or cooking?
Sleeping.
Favorite thing to order at a restaurant?
A really, really good Caesar Salad.
Favorite thing to cook at home?
A big pot of soup.
The last text message you sent:
Love you.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting around a table with people I love.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
That I didn’t go with the flow, although that might have been easier.
What is your most treasured possession?
My dad’s wedding band.
Your greatest fear?
Heights and public speaking, equally.
What do you love most about food?
That it creates a memory.
Cake or Pie?
Cake. Preferably yellow with chocolate icing or coconut.
Morning beverage?
Iced coffee, all year long.
What is your favorite place in Baltimore?
Fell's Point waterfront on a Sunday morning
