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Adam Roberts

  • Da Winnaz

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    Congrats to da winnaz of the Menu For Hope III raffle. And congrats to all the participating bloggers who helped raise $60,925.12 for the UN World Food Programme. We rock.

  • What I’ve Learned: Julia Child

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    I love this Esquire interview with Julia Child. The theme is “What I’ve Learned” and I think the very first thing on the list should be memorized by every man, woman and child in this frighteningly health-conscious culture. “Fat gives things flavor.” Further down, she says, “I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in…

  • The Lost Chapter

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    Thanks to everyone who came to my reading on Sunday. It was lots of fun, even if–despite warnings from my friends not to–I read too fast. For those that missed it, now you have an opportunity to read about a lost chapter of my book. Check out my

  • Three Years of Magic

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    Happy Blogiversary, Amateur Gourmet Readers! I feel like we only met last week. Ah, how the time flies…

  • Don’t Forget!

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    Tomorrow (Sunday, the 14th) I’m reading from my book at the Good Words Reading Series. It starts at 5 PM and it’s at Good World Bar and Grill, 3 Orchard Street. I’ll be sharing the stage with Andrea Strong and Patrick Martins and afterwards Amateur Gourmet readers are invited to celebrate this site’s third year…

  • We Spend Time in Seattle (Featuring: An Orangette Lunch + The Seattle Meet-Up)

    We Spend Time in Seattle (Featuring: An Orangette Lunch + The Seattle Meet-Up)

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    Some cities trigger immediate food flashes in our brains. It’s word association for your stomach. Let’s play. Paris: cheese. London: pudding. Orlando: mouse. From the moment I knew I was going to Seattle, I thought: coffee. Where does Frasier recreate in the middle of every episode? A coffee shop. Where did Starbucks begin? Seattle. Seattle…

  • My Impression of Top Chef

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    For this Bravo TV Quick Fire Challenge you’ll use your Kenmore stoves in your Kenmore kitchens to turn this Kraft mayo into a tasty snack for Queer Eye’s Ted Allen whose new book, “The Food You Want To Eat,” is available at Borders Book Store in the Time Warner Center in Mike Bloomberg’s New York…

  • Food Bloggers in the Glossies

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    Congrats to Heidi and Famous Fat Dave, both of whom were featured in February food glossies: Heidi in “Food & Wine” and Dave as the #15 best thing in food in this year’s Saveur 100. Always proud to see some of our own hit the mainstream media. Go food bloggers!

  • Woohoo

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    I’m thrilled to have won the food blog award for Best Post 2006 for my Alain Ducasse cartoon*–thanks to everyone who voted. More importantly, congrats to all the other competitors. If any of you missed Shauna’s “yes” post (which came in 2nd) you’re in for a treat. Go check it out. * I just discovered…

  • Third Anniversary & A Reading

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    Readers, would you believe it? This Sunday, January 14th, marks the THIRD ANNIVERSARY of this website. Three years! Boy, I’m getting old. But the timing is perfect: Sunday is the day of my reading! I’m reading Chapter Four of my book, “The Amateur Gourmet,”* at Good World Bar & Grill at 3 Orchard Street at…