I've been asked many times what my favorite meal is and my answer changes each time. Although I do have a couple of favorite restaurants, it has as much to do with the people I'm with as much as the food.

For restaurants, nothing beats the chicken scapriello at Steve's Piccola Busaala, or the steak at Bryant & Cooper and the veal milanese at Trattoria Di Meo. I had some excellent pizza and salad last night at Pizza Beach in the City.

What's even better is that each of those meals I shared with great people...laughing and enjoying the art of sparkling conversation. And sometimes the food experience is heightened by a special ocassion.

And of course there's dessert. Audrey Hepburn once said, "Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me."