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| Which topic could you talk about for days on end, if anyone would listen??
God + faith
What is the one thing (food, dish, ritual) you CRAVE daily? Sugar
If you could have dinner with 1 bay area resident, who would it be?
Peggy Arent
Where does your sweet tooth take you in desperate times?
To a doughnut at Bob's Donuts in San Francisco
What is your favorite treasured possession?
My children + wedding ring
If you could get any reservation on a moment's notice, which bay area restaurant would it be? BIX
What is your greatest extravagance? The poor
What is your favorite secret junk food? Coffee crunch cake, Cuban coffee
Which vice could you NOT live without: sugar or butter? Sugar
Which vice could you NOT live without: coffee or wine? Coffee
On what occasion do you lie about your wine knowledge?
Most of the time
Where is your favorite weekend hideaway within a 3-hour drive?
Ira Yeager's Sea Ranch house
If you had one last sip of wine.... what would you chose?
Swanson Crepuscule dessert wine
When quaffing wine, do you plunge your nose, deep into the glass + sniff or do you theatrically swirl?
Theatrically swirl
Which is your favorite neighborhood restaurant?
Rutherford Grill
What is the quality you most admire in a man?
Integrity
What is the quality you most admire in a woman?
Loyalty
Describe your perfect menu…
Spinach + anchovies souffle, Oysters Rockefeller, Chocolate Doberge cake
Share your favorite + secret pairing with wine
The problem is... i don't drink!
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| Elizabeth Swanson is my mother and the Wizardess of Oz, here in Oakville.
Ever since I was a little girl, any time I walked into a 7-11, Cuban coffee shop,
hardware store, or airplane "IT" always happened.... A stranger would immediately race up to me, with wild enthusiasm and animated eyes and say, "a-r-e YOU?????" Knowing immediately where this was going, I would say, "yes, I AM, she is my mother."
My mother is known for her magnificent joie de vivre, infectious spirit, powerful jazz hands, breathtaking prop closet, trunk full of candy colored wigs + tap shoes for late night entertainment, magical word-smithing, love of junk food/ 40s french music/ red rubber boots, and most importantly, her kind ways.
It is SHE, behind our crazy curtain..
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