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Published Thursday, 22-May-2008 in issue 1065

Margi Duran, University Heights, licensed acupuncturist at New Life Health Partners in Mission Valley

Community involvement includes work as Guard Ildo with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Asylum of the Tortured Heart and volunteer for San Diego LGBT Pride for seven years

What is currently your favorite restaurant?

Ponce’s on Adams Avenue in Kensington

Do you have a favorite dish from any San Diego restaurant?

I love the carne asada plate at Ponce’s, with flour tortillas. Its beans are the best in SD, though not recommended for vegetarians. I did hear from the owner that the restaurant is in the process of creating a vegetarian menu!

What is your favorite lunch spot?

Mama’s Bakery on Alabama Street

How often do you cook at home?

Two to three times a week

Do you prefer cooking with others or banish all human life from your kitchen?

Help with prep work is OK, but when the cooking starts, get out of my kitchen.

Name three items that are always in your refrigerator?

Half and half, organic peanut butter and olive oil

Name three people, living or dead, that you’d most like to invite for dinner?

Gertrude Stein, Sappho and M. Ghandi