Spotlight: Ms. "Where's My Burrito?"

This week, it is our pleasure to spotlight Ms. L. "Where's My Burrito?" W. She is the co-founder of the Los Angeles Chapter of Delta Eta Pie and served on the 2006 DEP Planning Committee. We pulled Ms. "Where's My Burrito?" away from her law books long enough to ask her a few questions central in the minds of all food lovers. Please enjoy our interview with Ms. "Where's My Burrito?" All images link to interesting articles so happy reading.

What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Ah! This was a bad day to ask me that. I had a Chocolate Peppermint Stick Luna Bar.

How do you like your eggs?
I like to crack an egg into the frying pan, wait until it solidifies a bit and then pop the yolk so that you get a marbelized effect. Then, I eat it with Maggi Seasoning Sauce.

Would you like fries with that?
Yes! Cottage fries please!
(Editor's Note: That's Texan for Tator Tots)

What is in your refrigerator and freezer today?
Fridge: Tab energy drink, eggs, Tropicana orange juice, Coke Zero, ground turkey leftovers, taco truck salsa, canned Guinness draught beer, Hormel natural choice chicken breast, organic soy milk, shredded carrots, leafy salad greens, muenster cheese.

Freezer: 15 boxes of Lean Cuisine and Hot Pockets, edamame.

Your all-time favourite place to eat in Los Angeles?
Father's Office.

What would you like to have for your last meal on earth?
Keg of Guinness Beer, bottle of red wine - either a good Syrah or Pinot Noir, The Office Burger (carmelized onion, applewood bacon compote, gruyere, matag blue cheese and arugula), Office's sweet potato fries (roasted garlic, cabrales, blue cheese aioli, spicy buffalo wings, tender kobe beef.

Name the 3 most daring foods you have eaten.

• Steamed silk worm at a buffet in China. It measured about an inch and a half and was still in the cocoon. It was tough on the outside, mushy inside and unseasoned.
  
• Chicken and turkey necks and tails. Tails were fatty. Necks were tasty.
  
• Fried alligator gar. It was snuck into my sandwiches when I was younger.
• Monk fish liver.

What symptoms do you experience when you haven eaten all day?
Extreme grumpiness, irritability, snappiness. Whereas PMS is more of a mood swing thing, lovey dovey to angry to upset to sentimental to hyperactive, not eating all day is pure evil.
(Editor's Note: this question was answered by Ms. Burrito's fiance.)

If you were a flavour of ice cream (click here for quiz), which would you be and why? PG answers only.
Durian/green tea ice cream. It has a little edge, is a little bit rough, isn't super sweet, is an acquired taste, and is stinky until you get to know it.

Is your plate half empty or half full?
Half empty – there’s never enough!

G*d forbidden, for dessert, you must choose between fruity and chocolaty. Your choice?
Chocolaty.

Your cooking style: Do you Iron Chef or are you Recipe Retentive?
Recipe retentive. I get my recipes online from the Food Network.

Which came to cuisine first, the chicken . . . or . . . the egg?
Definitely the egg because the chicken came from the egg. In any case, I just buy chicken 'cause when I cook it, it always comes out dry.

Your favourite non-alcoholic drink?
Home-brewed matcha green tea with a bit of soymilk; Jamba Juice smoothies.

Your favourite alcoholic drink?
Beers: Depending on my mood - Guinness, Shiner Bock, Miller Lite.
Drink: Jack and Diet Coke, Scotch on the rocks, Vodka tonics.
Wine: Red, mostly CA varieties.

What do you do to stay in shape?
I run like crazy, play DDR like a maniac (it can burn 25+ calories per song!), snowboard in the winter, do triathlons and Thai kickbox.
Check out this DDR demo by a 5-year old. Trust me - it's tougher to jump up and down when you're over the age of 20.

Word of advice to a fledgling foodie?
Try everything in sight at least once!
(Editor's Note: This advice may be harmful to your health. Please use your common sense.)

Take a look at the ink blot to the right: what do you see?
Mouth with a tongue sticking out. Or actually, I also see two hands flicking off at me. How offensive!

If you were in the forest, holding an iron skillet with tender kobe beef sirloin cooked in a rich peppercorn sauce with buttery mashed fingerling potatoes on the side and a ravenous pack of wolves was chasing you, what would you do?
I would leave the potatoes and then try to eat the steak while running away. If I didn't, and instead ran away first, my steak might cool down too much! I guess the wolves would probably catch up to me but that's a chance I'd take.