Chris Van Houten
I'm a mentor in Truffle
Here For: Sharing Tips, Tricks, Recipes, Recommendations.
Occupation: Education, Dance
Schools: Northwestern University, Drew University
Major: Performance Studies, Anthropology, Theatre
Degree(s): MA, BA
Follow Me: 
Cooker or Caker: Both
Bake/Cook Frequency: 1-5 times a week
Baking/Cooking Training: Self-taught, especially enjoy making chocolates, ice creams and sorbets, and other treats.
Favorite Food: Fruits! Passion Fruit, Coconut, Lime, Red Currants, Mangosteen, Raspberries
Favoriate Restaurant: Soho Eastanah in Soho, NYC
In My Town Try: Northern Thai and Seafood dishes at Sticky Rice, Doro Tibs at Ethiopian Diamond, Fruit croissant at Beans & Bagel, Cookies & Cream Cupcake at Sensational Bites
Interests: Outside the Kitchen: West Coast Swing, Hustle, Zouk, Travel, Social Justice, Sustainability
In the Kitchen: Making Chocolate Truffles, Making Ice Creams and Sorbets, South and Southeast Asian Food, Cajun and Gulf Coast Foods
Languages: English, limited Indonesian & German
Books: Outside the Kitchen: The God of Small Things, The Hakawati, The Color Purple, Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell
In the Kitchen: Chocolates & Confections, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream at Home, The New Best Recipe, The Cake Bible, The New Orleans Cookbook
Music: Jill Scott, Sara Bareilles, Chaka Khan, Toby Lightman, Soca music
TV/Movies: True Blood, Pushing Daisies, Arrested Development, Rachel Maddow Show, Melissa Harris-Perry, United States of Tara
Travel: Thailand, India, Jordan, Northern California, Japan
Hope to visit: Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Netherlands
