Eating great food in great restaurants, travel, music, my ipod, my website, my blog, my Canon G7 camera, corresponding with people in my industry.
Music
Nick Drake, Ingrid Michaelson, Brandi Carlile, Sean Mullins, Steve Poltz, Corrine Bailey Rae, Feist, Jason Mraz, KT Tunstall, Natalie Imbruglia, Mark Knopfler, Lucinda Williams, Kathleen Edwards, The Killers, Neil Young, Shelby Lynne, Tom Waits, 3 Doors Down, Colbie Callait, Counting Crows, John Mayer, Amy Winehouse, Bebel Gilberto, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Snow Patrol, Dave Matthews, Coldplay, Billie Holiday, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Edith Piaf, etc etc etc
Movies
Dinner Rush, A Good Year, Sideways, Kissing Jessica Stein, La Vie en Rose, Vatel, Last Holiday, Babette's Feast
Television
I love TV. I know that's uncool but, it's true. I'm addicted to Top Chef, Project Runway, Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations", Daniel Bouloud's After Hours, CSI (Las Vegas-the REAL CSI), any Food Network Challenge involving cake or gingerbread, and Ace of Cakes (duh!) Oh, and I've been known to do marathons of Californication, Weeds, Dexter, Entourage and the Sopranos. And my new favorite, Mad Men. Oh and Breaking Bad!
Books
Soul of a Chef, Kitchen Confidential, Wife of the Chef, A Year in Provence, Like Water for Chocolate, Running with Scissors, Motherless Brooklyn, Bridget Jones Diary, Fast Food Nation, Service Included, Memoirs of a Geisha, House of Sand and Fog, Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Girl with a Pearl Earring, cookbooks
Heroes
Alice Waters, Julia Child, Colette Peters, Margaret Braun, Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, Martha Stewart (I'm SERIOUS! She's made the success of my business possible.), Frida Kahlo, whoever invented the Food Network. I'm sure I'll think of lots of others.
No longer Cake stylist to the stars. Recently joined the corporate world as Worker Bee in the pastry department of the new Hilton Bayfront Hotel San Diego. Just happy to have a job! Have the coolest cat in the world and even though he has shredded my sofa and leaves little wet hairball presents everywhere, I still love him unconditionally. His name is Mr. Brown. If I had not chosen to be in the culinary field, I probably would have done something in the arts, the fashion industry, or computers.
Who I'd like to meet: Friends and people in my industry.
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whaddup boss!!! i have to say, i love your cracked out picture!! me and joss will be rolling thru your hood around 2 am... if youre up, feel free to stand on the side of the street!! ♥ ya crazy!!
