The Batali Inquisition: David Lynch
Wine geek extraordinaire and owner/sommelier of
St. Vincent Tavern in San Francisco is always hungry
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2 min readAug 14, 2014
When is your favorite time of day?
Dusk is nice.
Where do you sleep best?
In my bed, on my right side.
What is the best way to recharge your batteries?
Reading something good.
Where is your energy most successfully applied?
Being a dad.
Where do you waste the most energy?
Inside my head.
When are you most depleted?
Driving home after a busy night in my restaurant.
What is the last thing you ate?
A chocolate chip cookie from the bakery next door.
When are you hungry?
Always.
What was the last thing you cooked?
A fresh marinara (with killer tomatoes from Free Spirit Farm in Winters, CA).
If you were a food, what would you be?
A meatball. Everyone likes meatballs.
Describe the perfect meal, what and where?
Grilled ribeye, corn and tomato salad, good bread. Chilled chianti classico. On my deck with my family.
What is your favorite olympic event?
Downhill skiing.
What was the last live performance you saw?
With which artist of all time do you most identify?
It’s a tie between Philip Roth and Sly Stone.
Who is your favorite literary character?
what is your favorite method of travel?
A boat’s the best if you can make it happen.
What is your favorite vacation spot?
Adriatic in Italy.
Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
Rome, Italy.
What food do you want served at your funeral?
Hot dogs or some other hand-held food to allow for theatrical grieving. And good white wine.
What is your favorite luxury?
Good wine, preferably from a magnum.
