My grandmother was my influence when it came to full on home cooking.. I don’t remember ever having a sandwich at her house.. even lunch was a bicuits and chicken kind of deal.. For my love of fancier stuff I credit Julia Childs and a family friend (former Alioto’s chef turned garbage man (no kidding)), and for my restaurant obsession of course, Jane and Michael. I wasn’t nearly as obsessed with food until I read Roadfood for the first time.. it started this odd little habit I now have of not being able to eat without reading a menu or food reviews. I spend of lot of my lunch and breakfast time on this very website…hehe.