Music:
House, Chillout, Hed Kandi compilations and Mixes of Miguel migs. A bit of RnB.
Books:
Anything that has an association with Good Food and Famous Chefs
Heroes:
Auguste Escoffier - the guy who started it all!Antonin Careme, Thomas Keller, Alton Brown, Ming Tsai, Robert Wolke and Gene Gonzalez