Occupation: Sous Chef and Chief Leftover Scrounger at Get Cooking Edmonton.
What did you eat today?
A whole box of Walkers ginger biscuits, leek and pancetta risotto and a moscato zabaglione with moscato poached pears.
What do you never eat?
I eat mostly everything, but I am not a huge fan of kale.
What is your personal specialty?
Home cooked Indian food, especially from South India.
Complete this sentence: In my refrigerator, you will always find:
Milk and eggs.
What is your weekday meal standby?
Bulgur wheat or spiced quinoa salads with lots of fresh vegetables.
What is your favourite kitchen item?
My battered Le Creuset dutch oven, and my Wusthof chef’s knife.
World ends tomorrow. Describe your last meal.
My grandmother’s festival-special pork and offal curry with steamed rice cakes or sannas.
Where do you eat out most frequently?
Kathir on 34 Ave do great dosas.
Where’s the best place to eat in Edmonton?
The Marc. Love the food and the ambience.
If you weren’t limited by geography, where and what would you eat?
The streets of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, small hilltop villages in Italy, the back alleys of Old Delhi, the beaches of Bombay and the roadside eateries in Kerala. Oh, and the tearooms on the Wirral near Liverpool.
Michelle blogs at The Tiffin Box.
Fantastic q and a!
Somehow Michele’s Top Chef accomplishments got left out – as well as her winning recipes for contests in town!
Enjoyed the read and getting to know Michelle better!
Love the answer to the last question!
Yes, let’s not forget to mention her being a quarter finalist twice on Master Chef UK!