You Are What You Eat, Amy Yang

Name: Amy Yang

Occupation: I manage Luilei, a beauty and fragrance boutique

Borough: Brooklyn

Relationship status: Married

What did you eat today?

Espresso and a frittata made with left over linguine for breakfast, lentil soup for lunch and a duck salad with orange marmalade dressing for dinner and affogato for dessert.

What do you never eat?

I always try everything, especially if someone wants to share something with me. If, however, someone should offer me something I’d want to cuddle (puppy, panda, sloth, etc.) I’ll politely decline.

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

Milk, eggs, Parmesan, Tabasco, jam.

What is your favorite kitchen item?

My old fashioned rice maker with the metal top that wobbles up and down when the rice steams at full blast. My mother gave it to me when I went off to college. And it doesn’t just prepare rice. You can make an egg soufflé, oatmeal, soup, ramen, etc.

Where do you eat out most frequently?

Our takeout joints are Tamari, La Villa and Amin’s. When we entertain and I don’t want to cook I take our guests to Palo Santo. Palo Santo takes reservations, has great food, nice atmosphere, friendly staff and reasonable prices.

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

Oysters, roasted bone marrow, baguette, cheese, champagne, chocolate.

Luilei is my favorite slice-of-heaven shop in Brooklyn. It's pristine, but not in a Stepford way, and they carry hard to find fragrances and beauty products. You can tell it's a total labor of love. It's on Union St. and 5th Ave. in Park Slope. Go check out the Andy Tauer scents.