Writing about food since 2004.
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True Adolescents Out on DVD Today
At long last, Craig’s movie TRUE ADOLESCENTS–which was a New York Times Critic’s Pick last month (careful, that review has a major spoiler!)–is available on DVD and on iTunes. Buy it here on Amazon or watch it right now in HD on the iTunes Music Store. Make sure to rate it when you’re done watching…
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Casseroles, Atlanta
It’s not every day that you have a friend go into the food business, which is why I was so excited and exhilarated when my friend Hunter Hanger, the most charming Southerner that I know (when I just called him he answered: “As I live and breathe, if it isn’t Adam Roberts”), was opening up…
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Amanda’s Coffee Intervention
Amanda Byron, one of my favorite baristas at my favorite coffee shop, Joe (don’t call it “Joe The Art of Coffee”!) had some strong words for me today about my post yesterday on How To Make a Good Cup of Coffee:
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See Cole Live
You know my friend and occasional cat-sitter Cole Escola? We once cooked live together? He has a one man show coming up at Joe’s Pub at the end of the month. You’d be crazy not to see him live–the Washington Post called him “charming, weird and LOL”–so, New Yorkers, get your tickets here.
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Asparagus, Amanda Hesser & Food52
Dip into the archives of my blog, go way back, and you’ll see that at the very beginning one of my very first gastronomical spirit guides was Amanda Hesser. I read her book, “Cooking For Mr. Latte,” while studying for the bar exam (here’s my 2004 post about it) and then proceeded to cook my…
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Who’s Going To Win Top Chef?
This season of Top Chef has been my favorite so far. The chefs are more talented than they’ve ever been, the focus has been on the food not chef antics (well, except for everyone’s conflict with Robin) and somehow the Vegas setting, which might’ve undermined the shows credibly, has allowed for some of the world’s…
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Vote for Sasie
My friend Sasie Sealy, a super talented filmmaker, is a semi-finalist in the Netflix “Find Your Voice” Film Competition. So please go here, watch her short film, “SarahN_12,” and if you like it, give it a good ranking so she advances to the next round. She deserves it!
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Cowgirl Cure Auction
Gina DePalma, pastry chef at Babbo and recent James Beard Award winner, is currently fighting cancer and holding an online auction to raise money for ovarian cancer research. Some of the items are pretty stellar, including dinner for 4 at Babbo and, my personal favorite, a year of free coffee from my favorite coffee shop…
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Pim’s Tweetcipe
For those who thought my Kimchi Fried Rice post used too many words, check out Pim’s Tweetcipe version: “hot wok, oil sizzles, garlic+grnd pork to brown, toss kimchi, push aside, crack eggs, whip&in goes rice, TOSS+s&p+pinch sugr, grn onion DONE.” I hate to admit it, but hers actually sounds better.
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True Adolescents To Premiere at SXSW
Many of you know that my boyfriend Craig (whose birthday is today) is a film director who wrote and directed his first feature, True Adolescents, two summers ago in the Pacific Northwest. Now–at last!–the movie is having its premiere: it was announced today that Craig’s movie is one of only 7 movies (out of 750…
