Adam Roberts

Yesterday, I went to Kroger and used the automated checkout. Do you have this in your city?Basically, you scan your own items and put them in the bag. Everything goes smoothly unless you remove the bag prematurely and place the bag in your cart.”Please place the item back in the bag,” says the automated voice.”Excuse…

Several days ago, in the comments section of my vanilla ice cream post, site reader McColl wrote: “The first ice cream recipe I tried was from a June 2000 Atlantic Monthly article by Corby Kummer (a great food writer) called Toscanini’s Burnt-Caramel Ice Cream. It’s still available on-line, I think. It is absolutely, I mean…

“I’ll be taking my meal in the dining room, Jeeves,” says Lolita.”Yes ma’am, right away.”

Today I had planned to take Tara up on her challenge, making her elaborate Thai Chicken Barley Risotto. But, alas, it was Easter and Publix was closed.Was this part of Tara’s plan?Amateur Gourmet investigators have attempted to reach Tara for comment, but she refuses to take our calls. A few basic facts have developed:1. Today…

Site reader Elise, in the comments for my first sorbet post, asks: “How do you maintain your girlish figure with all of this delcious food?”A lot of people ask me this. It’s the fourth most common question I’m asked, after “Why are you punching that muppet?”The simple answer is: although I don’t watch what I…

Well, look, here’s the strategery:If I had waited to make the lemon thyme sorbet from last night, could I make burnt caramel ice cream later? Surely not. That bucket’s gotta freeze.So, crack o’dawn this morning (around 11:30 am) I removed my freezer bowl and poured in the lemon thyme syrup.Twenty minutes later, she was done:Check…

If there is one question I get asked more than any other it would have to be: “Why are you naked in our nursing home?”But if there is another question I get asked more than any other, it is surely: “How do you manage your website and attend law school all at the same time?”Tonight…

This morning I decided to remove my starter from the fridge, where it has lain in a state of cyrogenic preservation like Dr. Evil.Here’s what I saw:Is it dead pa?Well, hmmm, it looks a little like death:But we stirred it up, poured out the two cups for the feeding and saw–to our vast delight–bubbles!That’s a…

You may have noticed that “Fun Fictional Food Facts” is no longer that; it is now “The Upper Left Corner.”What is “The Upper Left Corner”?I had been wondering the same thing. What could I do with this thing?Inspiration struck last night.”Aha!” said inspiration. “You can post an exciting food-related question everyday and make a link…

Conversation turned, last night, to the subject of ice cream.Michael K. is an ice cream afficianado. He has a mega-ton ice cream/gelato maker and his knowledge runs deeper than mine, thus far, on the matter. He was happy to hear about my serene out-of-body experience with the vanilla bean.”What’s your favorite ice cream in Atlanta?”…