Name: Chris(tine) Cruz
Occupation: Ski Bum, former slave to the music
Borough: Formerly of Manhattan, now temporarily residing in Vail,CO for the
winter
Relationship status: Attached
What did you eat today? Quaker’s Maple Brown Sugar oatmeal for breakfast. Homemade chicken noodle soup for lunch. A piece of chocolate chip banana bread and a chocolate chip pecan cookie (baked by someone at work). Peach yogurt and grapes for snack. Thai beef stir-fry from Blu’s Restaurant (Vail).
What do you never eat?
Ice cream [GASP! --Ed.], exotic animal parts.
Complete this sentence: In my refrigerator, you can always find:
Bacon, Miller Lite, baba ganoush or hummous, pasta sauce & cheese of some sort.
What is your favorite kitchen item?
My bodum French press to go. And my new found love, my roommate’s crock pot – meals that cook while you’re at work!
Where do you eat out most frequently?
Up until 2 months ago before I moved to Vail, I could be seen at Bao Noodles on the regular – I love love love the Pho Bo Kho. I always order it. I can’t bring myself to order anything else. Best damn pho
ever. I could eat it every night. And the other spot I always roll to is Duke’s Café in Soho for their spicy chicken udon. Duke’s is the best reason to work in SoHo.
World ends tomorrow. What would you like for your last meal?
How exciting, all my favorite foods in the world in one whole sitting. I envision an enormous circular table complete with lazy susan so all these dishes are at my fingertips:
Pho bo kho from Bao Noodles
Spicy chicken udon from Duke's
Tagliolini al sugo toscano AND the Fettuccine Ai porcini con tartufo
bianco from Za Za
A Wild roll from Mizu
Spicy scallop roll from Pongal
Drunken noodles w tofu and vegetables from Sea
My dad’s spaghetti and meat ragu
My mom’s pancit shanghai and chicken adobo and chocolate molten cake
Beef pan fried noodles with from China Fun
The veggie dumplings from Panda
2 scoops of cookies and cream Tasti-D dipped in extra crunchies
2 plates of bacon from Peter Luger
My boyfriend’s mom’s sausage casserole
Betty Crocker’s beef stroganoff
Morning Glory, Tom Yum Goong, Shrimp fried rice, rad nar from Ruen Pair (LA)
Falafel from Mamoun's
A slice or pepperoni pizza from Rosario’s
Chimichanga from Tres Aztecas (RIP)
Big Mack Daddy from Tiny’s
Tater tots from Rush Hour
BLT from Grey Dog’s
Mac & Cheese with bacon (you have to ask) from Schiller’s
3 chocolate chip cookies from Magnolia
Veggie #6 Sandwich from Jimmy John's
Chitarrucci con Salsa Aurora AND Capellini Con Polpette from Lamarca
Damn, that is one fine meal. I'd like to join her for that one... yum! Of course, I'd have to add a bunch of stuff to it too :)
hi ganda, i'll also be using this as foodhop guide as well. thanks again for the recommendations.
i love this feature. wish i had thought of it for my blog.