Name: Jenny Miller Occupation: Freelance food and lifestyle journalist
Borough: Manhattan
Relationship status: Single
What did you eat today?
I've had very graze-y eating schedule lately. Half a Trader Joe's muffin and some Total yogurt and half a grapefruit for breakfast; Dumplings (frozen ones I get from Vanessa's) as a mid-morning snack; Miso soup with veggie and an egg that I made for lunch; Seaweed and rice with Sriracha for a snack - basically a vehicle for spiciness - and now I'm hungry for dinner. I eat a lot of Asian food because I live near Chinatown and across the street from a great Chinese supermarket.
What do you never eat?
I was a picky eater as a kid, but now I'm pretty omnivorous. I like most things if they're well prepared. That said, I don't care much for mayonnaise-y salads - potato salad, macaroni salad, etc. The slimy texture still gets me, I think.
Complete this sentence: In my refrigerator, you can always find:
Eggs, butter, something to throw in an omelette, Alvarado Bakery sprouted bread, Sriracha, Amy's Goddess salad dressing, half and half for my coffee.
What is your favorite kitchen item?
A big, sharp knife.
Where do you eat out most frequently?
Mamoun's on St. Marks - I generally go there for a falafel after yoga class.
Also am lamentably addicted to the Vanessa's location on Eldridge (they bought Dumpling House), which is near my apartment. Though I fear for my sodium levels, I crave their boiled shrimp dumplings, fried pork dumplings, and hot and sour soup. Actually, the soup's not excellent - if I bring it home I usually add vinegar - but I love even mediocre hot and sour.
And when I get red-meat cravings, I head to Blue 9 Burger for a cheeseburger.
World ends tomorrow. What would you like for your last meal?
Can we do a last day?
Breakfast: Chips and Salsa and the migas from Curra's in Austin. I used to live in Austin, so there'd have to be some Tex-Mex involved!
Lunch: Pho with everything from Pho Tu Do
Crispy spring rolls
Thai iced tea
A dozen West Coast oysters on the half shell [West side! --Ed.]
Sushi - a bunch of those specialty rolls made with spicy aiolis and tempura batter and such
Greenmarket salad with that miso-vinegar dressing from Whole Foods
A grilled medium-rare steak
Good red wine
Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream
Shortbread cookies
Jenny's online portfolio can be found at JennyMiller.org.
