Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

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  • Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney

    Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney

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    The other day I went to an elaborate lunch with Jenny Rosenstrach of the essential newsletter Dinner: A Love Story. Our destination? The new Frenchette Bakery at The Whitney Museum. A Magical Space I love this space so much. I remember when The Whitney first opened downtown and there was a restaurant in this same…

  • Raku

    Raku

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    On Thursday last week, I met up with celebrated food writer Susan Spungen for lunch at Raku in the East Village. That’s a spicy crab salad that we shared as an appetizer. For my entree, I had the tantan hot udon with spicy pork, which was just what the doctor ordered on a rainy day.…

  • The Gramercy Tavern

    The Gramercy Tavern

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    On Saturday night, we continued Craig’s birthday celebration with our pals Mark and Diana at The Gramercy Tavern, Craig’s favorite NY restaurant. It really is the perfect NY restaurant. Grand in a way that most restaurants in most cities couldn’t emulate; but also rustic and casual. There’s a chef cooking in front of a fire…

  • Blue Ribbon Sushi

    Blue Ribbon Sushi

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    The other night we went to see Jelly’s Last Jam in concert at City Center and it was fantastic. Beforehand, we went to grab dinner and wandered into Blue Ribbon Sushi right by the Time Warner Center. Now you sushi purists may be shocked to hear that I’m declaring a corporate entity like Blue Ribbon…

  • S & P

    S & P

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    This morning, I had to pick Craig up at a doctor’s appointment (all good!) and as a treat, we walked over to S&P for breakfast. Our breakfast was a marvel. A sandwich called “The Lil’ Shonda,” it featured eggs, pastrami, Munsteur cheese, a pickled tomato, and Dinkee sauce (whatever that is). This was breakfast, lunch,…

  • Red Hook Lobster Pound

    Red Hook Lobster Pound

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    Yesterday, I took a walk to Red Hook to pick up some plants for our front porch (more on that in a sec) and did a quick lunch detour to the Red Hook Lobster Pound. One of my favorite things about living in New York again is that you can stroll in so many directions…

  • Roman’s

    Roman’s

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    Let me tell you about our 18th anniversary dinner at Roman’s. Yes, it’s true, on April 8th, 2006, Craig and I went on first date to Lucien in the East Village. Now it’s 18 years later and we’re still going strong. We decided to celebrate that fact with lots of meat and carbs at the…

  • Popina

    Popina

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    On Friday, we joined Jenny Rosenstrach, who you all know and love from Dinner: A Love Story, her husband Andy, and Cup of Jo’s Jo for dinner at Popina. That’s Jenny and Jo at the table. Dinner at Popina was so good. We all shared olives and bread and strachiatella. I had the orecchiette with…

  • Misipasta

    Misipasta

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    Last week, I went with my friend Daniel to MisiPasta in Williamsburg. We ate many delicious things that night, but the highlights for me were: this cocktail which was like a Manhattan made with rhubarb liqueur. (Love rhubarb in the spring.) And the sausage sandwich — Cotechino — was out-of-this-world delicious. I can’t find the…

  • Sailor

    Sailor

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    Last night we went back to Sailor with our pals Jenny and Andy who you know and love from Dinner: A Love Story. The food at Sailor is so out-of-this-world, I have a new distraction when I’m writing during the day. When I need a break, I just go on to the Sailor website and…