You Are What You Eat, Jon Lyon

Name:  Jon Lyon

Occupation:  Food publicity

Borough:  Manhattan

What did you eat today?

1 Stonyfield Farms Blueberry Yogurt
Chicken with broccoli and brown rice for lunch
½ a pecan square leftover from a meeting in my office
Asparagus and parmesan soup
A double-cut pork chop with apricot rhubarb chutney and herbed cornbread

What do you never eat?

I don’t eat offal.  I won’t eat flaky white fishes, like the snappers, the flounders, the dorades; it’s the texture.  I won’t eat anchovies, EVER.  I’ll eat squid but I won’t eat octopus.

[DOUG:  Yeah, octopus is always tough, isn't it? 

GANDA:  I once had octopus tostadas that were unbelievable.  The octopus was as soft as a baby's ass.]

I’ll never eat baby ass either, while you’re on the topic.

Complete this sentence:  In my refrigerator, you can always find:

Four B squared caffeinated Budweisers because someone brought them over and I’ll never drink them.  It’s like Red Bull meets beer.  The only other thing you will always find is Stonyfield Farms yogurt and apple juice.

What is your favorite kitchen item?

My tongs.

Where do you eat out most frequently?

1.    The Grey Dog, in terms of sheer volume.
2.    August
3.    Westville
4.    Blue Ribbon Bakery
5.    Sammy’s
6.    Tabla Bread Bar -- It’s right next door to my office, it’s like my cafeteria.
7.    and Joe’s Pizza

World ends tomorrow.  What would you like for your last meal?

That’s a tough question, because those things change from day to day.  But today, I'd like:
A standing rib roast with Yorkshire pudding.  And we always take the blood from the rib roast and everyone drinks a shot of the blood.  It's not just fatty drippings.  It's extra blood from the roast that's cooked in the pan.