Hello there

Where's your kitchen? It varies. There was a time when I had a two-oven kitchen in Charlottesville, VA (those were the good times), then I had a pretty terrible kitchen in Green Bay, WI, which I never used, and now I have been accused of taking over a kitchen in the UES.

What's your signature dish? Anything involving a wok.

What's the best thing you ever ate? That is an impossible question. I will say that a restaurant in Charlottesville, Mas Tapas, makes these bacon wrapped dates which are, technically speaking, delicious.

What's your favorite item in your kitchen and what does it say about you? The wok. Let me tell you why the wok is brilliant. 1) You can cook things really quickly - throw in a little oil, a little whatever-you-want-to-stirfry, turn the heat up to high, and a couple minutes later you've got yourself something to eat. Patience is not a virtue in my world. 2) You can cook many and a lot of things in a wok, which cuts down on cleaning time later. 3) The wok is a perfectly legitimate instrument to cook chinese and thai-inspired food, which I would describe as delicious.

What's your kitchen resolution(s) for 2011? To have a kitchen? Alas, life on the campaign trail is not 100% conducive to being able to cook.

Coming up - an important examination of the deliciosity of Ricotta Salata. Don't touch that dial.