Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

  • Barcelona, A Reflection

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    Barcelona, A Reflection

    Before I left for Barcelona, two weeks ago, I created a three-ring binder of essential information. The first tab said “Hotels” and there I printed out the confirmations for the Hotel Banys Orientals, where we’d stay for most of the trip, and Hotel Coral Playa, where we’d stay when we went to Roses for dinner…

  • Secrets of the Amateur Gourmet

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    Secrets of the Amateur Gourmet

    [Here’s a bonus guest post, written my friend and cat-sitter, Travis Sentell, who stayed in my apartment for the two weeks I was in Barcelona. Here’s what he uncovered.] In the interest of time, honesty and full-disclosure, I’d like to publicly identify here at the outset as “food ignorant.” Not in the way that many…

  • Who Moved David’s Cheese?

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    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet and it’s official: I am back from Barcelona, Spain and this is our very last guest post. Last, but certainly not least. My friend John Kazlauskas, who you may remember from our trip to Paris or his trips to Iceland and Peru or his nephew Nico, now lives…

  • Not Your Mom’s PB&J (Not that there’s anything wrong with hers)

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    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain…. actually, I’m back! I came back yesterday, as a matter of fact. But let me have the rest of the week off, ok? Today, our final day of guest posts, is TV Day. And our first guest posters of the day have…

  • CSA Saves the Day

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    CSA Saves the Day

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today we continue New York City Business Owner Day with Rachel Zoe Insler, owner of the amazing Bespoke Chocolates in the East Village (remember my visit?). Rachel’s got…

  • Creating Destination

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    Creating Destination

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today is New York Business Owner Day! Our first post comes from my friend Dan Maccarone, a guy I met at an eater.com party, who soon started a…

  • Death by a Thousand Thai Chilies

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    Death by a Thousand Thai Chilies

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today’s post is from one of my favorite people in the world, my friend Patty Jang. I just love Patty–she’s an incredibly talented playwright (see her website), but…

  • How to Host a BBQ in the Park Without a Grill

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    How to Host a BBQ in the Park Without a Grill

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today we have my dear friend Lauren Gutterman, who, along with her girlfriend Patty (whose post is up next!) generously hosted Craig and I this past July 4th…

  • Strange Crust (Or How I Learned To Love British Pies)

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    Strange Crust (Or How I Learned To Love British Pies)

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today we continue British Guest Poster Day with someone who isn’t really British, but who recently moved to England. My friend Tray Butler, as you’ll see below, is…

  • Yorkshire Curd Tart

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    Yorkshire Curd Tart

    [Hey, this is Adam The Amateur Gourmet. I’m on vacation in Barcelona, Spain and while I’m gone I’ve asked some awesome people to fill in for me. Today is British Guest Poster Day! Our first guest poster is a very sweet lad and reader of this blog, Edd Kimber, who I met for lunch at…