Name: Deb Perelman
Occupation: Reporter
Borough: Manhattan
Relationship status: Hitched
What did you eat today?
One of my miniature bagels with a tiny bit of butter. [Your husband is a lucky, lucky man. --Ed.]A small coffee from the cart outside my office.
What do you never eat?
Fish. I thought I'd get over my aversion to it one day but I'm beginning to think it will squick me out for all eternity. Also: beets, chai, 99 percent of teas, cilantro except in rare circumstances, power/cereal/luna/anything bars and those tri-colored pastas. Wow, I better stop here or people are going to think I'm picky or something.
Complete this sentence: In my refrigerator, you can always find:
Eggs, butter, yeast, some fruit my husband has determined inedible because it has actually ripened and a few containers leftovers of an indeterminate age we're in a standoff with, waiting for last month's blog entry to throw itself out. Hasn't worked yet, but we're a hopeful bunch.
What is your favorite kitchen item?
It's like asking me to choose a favorite child! Cover your ears, okay? Mommy loves you all equally: Mandoline, digital scale, our g'normous Staub cocotte and its twin, a one-cup version that does nothing but sit there looking cute all day.
Where do you eat out most frequently? Le Singe Vert or Momoya on 7th Avenue, though lately it's been Tia Pol on 10th.
World ends tomorrow. What would you like for your last meal?
I want to eat at the Bread Bar at Tabla. I want one bite of every single dish on the menu, a bowl of spiced popcorn, two pomegranate gimlets and a vanilla bean kulfi pop. Would it be great to leave this world buzzing with inspiration? Or at least gin?
Why not both? Visit superstar Deb at her incredible, edible website, Smitten Kitchen.
Quick question. If Deb doesn't eat fish, what does she order at Momoya?
I suspect that it's more cooked fish (or maybe i'm wrong here deb) - I actually very much dislike cooked fish and practically live on sushi at work. Also aren't there other things you can get at Japanese places?
Good catch, Mike! You see, my husband is the sushi fanatic but I happen to like the other dishes at the restaurant enough (everything on the menu is fantastically well-prepared, mmm... cold duck appetizer, chicken katsudan...) that I never say no to eating there. I also order vegetable sushi a lot, but don't like to tell people because they tease me for it.
Wow, what a beautiful woman. The only woman more beautiful is my wife.