our staff
What’s your favorite day of the week?
Friday
What’s your favorite quote in life?
“Life shrinks of expands in proportion to one’s courage” – Anais Nin
What’s one thing you couldn’t live without?
Music! It carries me through everything, sets the tone in any situation and is such a game changer when I’m in a funk.
Are you a beach vacation or a sight seeing vacation person?
Sight-seeing, for sure- especially from a mountain-top.
What’s one of the most bizarre food cravings you’ve ever had?
Most of the food I eat is some kind of interesting… I did try the fish fingers-and-custard thing that was happening with the Dr Who crowd.
Who was your celebrity childhood crush?
Tony Danza! I can still remember going watching “Who’s the Boss” and thinking “wowww.” Haha!
If you could take any celebrity, dead or alive, to brunch… who would it be?
Frida Kahlo, or Kate McKinnon
What’s your favorite color?
Magenta
Favorite movie of all time?
Amelie
Favorite childhood animated movie?
The Great Mouse Detective, Fern Gully, All Dogs Go to Heaven…
What’s your guilty pleasure?
Nutella, right out of the jar or smeared on an animal cracker… also, cookies for breakfast.
What’s your favorite restaurant in Rochester?
Good Luck & Vern’s
Favorite place to have Sunday brunch?
I’m usually at church, but I’ll do brunch on a Saturday at Atlas Eats
Favorite place for a romantic dinner?
Cure
Favorite place to meet friends for happy hour?
The Spirit Room or Lux, but it’s more likely late-nite.
Do you like spontaneity or routine?
Spontaneity!
What’s your favorite physical feature about yourself
My eyes. It was my obliques, but those have been gone for a while.
What was the last book you read?
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman.
What condiment could you NOT live without?
Sriracha
PB and Jelly or PB and Fluff?
Fluff
How many siblings (if any) do you have?
Two brothers – one older and one younger
Did you or do you have a nickname?
Dria, or Dee
One thing about you that surprises people?
People are usually surprised that I’m a mom!
What’s your favorite day of the year?
Naples day! It’s a family holiday – we head out to Bristol to climb the mountain and pick grapes every October.
What’s your favorite dessert?
Of all time? Brownies. But the pistachio croissants from Flour City Bakery are a close second.
If I turned on the radio in your car right now, what would I be listening to?
The Longest Johns. Don’t ask how we got there.
How do you like to spend your day off?
Roaming around Highland park or the public market with the fam and a cup of coffee, gardening, sitting in a coffee shop, going for a run, playing with clay or paint… as long as I get to be around my people.
Snow men or snow angels?
Angels, all the way
Hot, medium or mild?
Hot!
How do you like your eggs?
Over medium, on a waffle, with maple syrup and maybe red hot.
>Would you rather jump into a pile of leaves or a puddle of water?
Pile of leaves
If you could have any pet house broken and tame, what would you have?
A snow leopard
If you could travel to any place in the world all expenses paid, where would you go?
Easter Island or the Galapagos
Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
My husband and kids are constantly teaching me something new about how to be a better person or enjoy life at a new level.