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The Culinary Inquisition: Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) |
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By Betsy Rothstein
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Posted: 06/29/07 06:36 PM [ET] |
Coffee or tea:
Sweet tea.
Sweet or salty:
Sweet.
Food you can’t live without:
“Chocolate. But I could live without it. I could live without anything. Chocolate milkshakes — the world would be a lesser place.”
Pig-out food:
Chocolate chip cookie dough.
Ever gotten food poisoning?
“Yes. Egg Foo Young in Evanston, Wyoming, in 1978. That was remarkable.”
Any food allergies?
“Mild [allergy] to peanuts.”
Food you hate the most:
“I really am not fond of brussels sprouts.”
Favorite place to power-lunch:
“I’ll say Sonoma.”
Favorite restaurant in D.C.:
Levante’s in Dupont Circle.
What’s your cooking specialty?
“Breakfast. I make great omelets, really fluffy with all kinds of neat ingredients.” |
