Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts
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Brooklyn
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Mile End Deli
[From the 2/13/25 Amateur Gourmet Newsletter] Craig and I were embarrassed never to have been to Mile End Deli in our neighborhood, even though it’s often on lists of the city’s best. Suffice it to say: we have a new favorite local deli. That there is the smoked meat sandwich — I believe it’s brisket…
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Chez Ma Tante
[From the 3/31/25 Amateur Gourmet Newsletter] On Saturday we met our friends Joseph, J.S., and their friend Whitney (who owns Chez Foushee in Richmond) at Chez Ma Tante in Greenpoint for their famous brunch. What makes the brunch at Chez Ma Tante so famous? One word: pancakes. Frequently cited as the best pancakes in the…
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Lucali
[From the 4/7/25 newsletter] In neighborhood news, for the past year and half that we’ve lived in Brooklyn, I’d let go of the idea of getting into Lucali, Beyoncé’s favorite pizza spot. There’s always a line wrapped around the block at 3 PM, and that’s just to get a reservation for later in the night…
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Oma Grassa
[From the 4/14/25 Amateur Gourmet Newsletter] On Saturday, we met our friends Jeremy and Jason for pizza at Oma Grassa in Fort Greene. Eric Kim was raving about it the other night at drinks and since I love pizza, it was kind of a no-brainer. (Though I did realize, after I made the reservation, that…
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Café Brume
[From the 6/19/25 newsletter] We recently went with our friend Toby to a new Alpine restaurant called Café Brume in Brooklyn Heights. The food at Cafe Brume comes from the Alps so it’s more wintry fare, but it was a cool cloudy day when we ate it so that worked. Highlights were this cold sausage…
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Jr. & Son
[From the 7/28/25 newsletter] On Saturday, we went with our pal Lucie to Jr. and Son and had a blast. Imagine your favorite Italian-American red sauce joint taken up to an eleven and you’ll get the idea. The garlic bread was dreamy, the salad with arancini (fried rice balls) brilliant, and this chicken parm was…
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Inga’s Bar, Gertrude’s, and Foul Witch
Carrie Bradsaw used her oven to store sweaters and took every dinner as an opportunity to put on a slinky new dress, slide into her Jimmy Choos, and step out into the glamorous New York City restaurant scene. And though I actually use my oven for cooking and mostly wear Vans, sometimes the pull of…
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