Here are some of my favorite things to eat:

• Spicy Thai food with lots of basil (Thai Dishes in LA, Spice and Rice in San Diego, Malees in Scottsdale)
• Big hamburgers (In-N-Out in LA, Fatburger in LA and Colorado Springs, Red Top in Colorado Springs)
• Fish tacos (Wahoo’s in LA and Colorado Springs, Rubio’s in LA, that nameless place in Ensenada, Mexico)
• Carne asada (El Faro #1 in Orange County, Trader Joes brand)
• Pizza (Carne Asada at CPK, Buffalo Chicken at BJ’s, Hawaiian anywhere)
• Steak (a *good* New York Strip server medium rare, preferably served Au Poivre (with pepper sauce))

Here are some of my favorite things to drink:

• Mountain Dew - green and orange
• Milk - 2%, please
• Dr. Pepper (on the rocks, with my dad)
• My mother’s chocolate and banana milkshakes
• Naranjilla (small fruit from Ecuador) juice