When new bloggers join the Slashfood team, we like to make sure they get a proper introduction to our readers. Meet the latest addition to our team, Sarah LeTrent.

Do you have a personal blog?
No -- but I do have a Twitter account. Does that count? It is, technically speaking, "micro-blogging."...

What is your day job, or rather, what do you do when you're not blogging?
I am the summer food intern at AOL Food until the end of August, and happy to report I will be continuing my stay with the AOL Food team as a full-time contractor thereafter.

How long have you been blogging with Slashfood and what is your favorite post?
My first post was in June about a Washington hotel keeping honeybees on their roof -- those types of stories are always fun because I get to incorporate as many "bee" and "buzz" puns as possible. As far as favorites go, I really enjoy conjuring up my "Table for One" series -- partly because I have a delicious meal waiting for me at the end, and partly because cooking for one is a niche that I feel is often left unnoticed in many cooking publications.

Do you have any non-food-related, non-blogging hobbies?
Food is pretty much my full-time shtick. I do rather enjoy shopping as well though -- and I jump on any chance to travel domestically and internationally as much as possible. I am also an avid runner, and recently started playing squash, which I thoroughly enjoy.

Not every foodie does, so we have to ask: Do you cook?
Oui oui!

What is your most prized utensil/gadget in the kitchen?
My ice-cream maker. I would absolutely love to open up my own little ice-cream shop in a few decades.

List three things in your refrigerator right now:
Coke Zero, spelt tortillas and unsalted butter. Let's see a Top Chef come up with a recipe incorporating those! In other news, I obviously need to go to the grocery store.

You have to impress a date with a home-cooked meal. What are you going to make?
As they say, a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. If a restaurant reservation is considered cheating on this question, I would opt for a classic lasagna -- meat, tomatoes, cheese and noodles never steered anybody wrong. Plus, you can make it ahead and pop it in the oven as dinnertime approaches -- that way, I can spend less time in the kitchen and more time on primping.

What is the last thing you ate?
A spinach and pancetta insalata alongside summer corn and fregola from Mario Batali's OTTO.

Confession time: What do you eat that will get you kicked off Slashfood?
I consume an unholy amount of diet soda (aspartame schmaspartame), and I will confess that when I was a child, I used to microwave a bowl of marshmallows every day after school. There was a science to it: I'd pop them in the microwave for about 30 seconds to a minute, let them blow up (but not too big), take them out and let them cool so the sugar would harden again. It gave them this sort of crispy marshmallow effect. Consider it my adolescent version of molecular gastronomy.

If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fried okra. It would be a short-lived life as a result.

Your Mom makes the best ...
Bacon. I swear she could give every diner in this fine country of ours a run for their money.

Which chef would you most like to have come into your kitchen and cook you dinner?
Ferran Adrià of elBulli -- if I can have anyone, why settle? And I'd want Jean-Georges' pastry chef, Johnny Iuzzini, to make me dessert -- for obvious reasons, food and non-food related.

Who would you most like to eat dinner with?
I'd be too nervous to eat with someone too awe-inspiring -- and as a girl who likes her food, I certainly wouldn't want that. To be quite honest, some of the most enjoyable dining experiences are with my family and friends. I would especially love to be eating back home with my yellow lab, Libby, plopped at my feet under the kitchen table.

Your drink of choice?
Caipirinha.

Where was your best restaurant dining experience?
I had the wonderful opportunity to enjoy a multi-course tasting menu at La Maison Troisgros in Roanne, France, a few years ago. I was in a serious food coma afterward. Plus the French table service was impeccable -- the waiters were rarely noticed but always there when you needed them to be.

The worst?
On a recent family road trip, the only place we could find to stop was an Arby's off the highway. Ravenous, I ordered a roast beef sandwich since it's what they're known for. One bite and I was pretty sure it was rancid. Needless to say, I will be packing my lunch for road trips from here on out.

Do you want fries with that?
Um, duh. Extra crispy though; I don't like ones that flop.

What foods do you think should be banished from existence?
As they say, "to each their own" -- so banning from existence could take someone's favorite food away (and I would hate to inflict food pain!).

OK, forget diplomacy, I HATE those candy Valentine's Day hearts. I somehow end up with them in my possession every February and they are absolutely atrocious.

What do you see as the biggest "thing" in food for the coming year?
With the economic climate the way that it is, I think the food world will continue to see more recession-friendly offerings like extended restaurant week deals. Coinciding with that, I think food carts (especially those of well-known chefs) will continue to pop up on streets across the United States to offer more reasonably priced yet culinary ambitious cuisine to the pedestrian masses.