I've been tagged

....by the Underground Baker

1. Name your favorite professional cook or restaurant.
That changes all the time. I had an uncle who was a French chef, and coincidentally also a spy....
3.What kind of pitch would you give the Food Network?
I don't know but there would be a little accordion combo on the show for sure.
4.Which is your favorite city for food, (not mentioning your home town)? I haven't traveled all that much. I loved the bbq in Memphis and the grilled sardines in Lisboa.
5.Who is your favorite food writer?
I really enjoyed reading Stanley Park, by Timothy Taylor. It is a novel and not technically food writing, but one of the main characters is a chef.
6.Are you a Wilsonian Idealist or Nixonian Realist in foreign policy?
Huh?
7.What is your favorite food show?
I used to really like that British show, Two Fat Ladies

Whew, that was the first set of tag questions, and now for the second.

1.What were you doing 10 years ago?
Working, painting, playing Go, chasing trout, living in Toronto
2.What were you doing 1 year ago?
Same but add making music
3.What five snacks do you enjoy?
pizza, guacamole and chips, hot olives, coffee flavoured yoghurt, pistachios
4.What five recipes do you have memorized?
Lots, but most importantly, my mom's recipes for pirogi, cabbage rolls and patychkys.
5.What five things would you do if you were a millionaire?
I'd get in a little more trout fishing, painting and music-making for sure.
6.List five bad food/eating habits.
I'm sure I've got them all.
7.What five things do you like cooking/preparing?
I like to slow bbq short ribs; I like to make pizza; I like to make bread; I like braising meats; I like making omlettes
8.What five things would you never eat or buy?
I just can't work up a taste for organ meats.

I don't tag anyone.