Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts
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My Interview With Nigel Slater
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Ladies and gentleman, I present to you my first ever professional food writing piece—a Salon.com interview with Nigel Slater. He was a pleasure to talk to, hope you enjoy reading it.
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70 Steps To Foie Gras Torchon
1. Receive a free lobe of foie gras from Mirepoix USA. 2. Post about it on your website. 3. Consider your options. (Option 1: Go as Foie Gras Head to that Halloween party; Option 2: Sear it and serve it; Option 3: Make a torchon from The French Laundry Cookbook.) 4. Decide on Option Two.…
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The Best Cookies Of Your Life
Diana and I are in love. No, not with each other, but with these chocolate chip cookies, our first apartment baking project that won raves from everyone who tried them. “These are seriously the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever made,” said Diana. “These cookies are so good,” said Craig. “Meow,” said Lolita. Of course,…
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The First Supper (Or: How The Chicken Wasn’t Crispy)
There was a fight. It was our first meal in the new apartment; the first time, since getting gas, we were going to use our oven and our stove. I planned it perfectly: a comforting Southern meal, based largely on “The Gift of Southern Cooking” by Scott Peacock and the late Edna Lewis, wherein I…
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Dornenburg & Page, Part Two: In Which I Learn About Wine and Eat Terrific Food at Bar Carrera
After my embarrassment at having stood Andrew and Karen up on Sunday (and if you click here you can see they actually wrote a play about it! Funny!) I was sure to be early on Monday for our rescheduled rendezvous. The place, this time, was Bar Carrera in the East Village: I pressed Karen to…
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How I Dissed Dornenburg & Page, How We Made Up, And Why You Should Buy Their Book (Part One)
Hello! I am your host on this, the 7th day of Dornenburg & Page’s virtual book tour. They are promoting their awesome new book “What To Drink With What You Eat” which you can buy by clicking here: When I found out I was playing virtual host to Dornenburg & Page (who are extremely well…
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The Post Where You Get To Live Calvin Trillin’s “Come Hungry” Tour Vicariously
I’ve wrestled with the Calvin Trillin in my head for hours and I have come up with the following conclusion: (1) I can do this post because (a) Calvin Trillin’s “Come Hungry” tour isn’t about giving away secrets it’s about (i) spending time with Calvin Trillin, (ii) having food presented to you without having to…
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‘Tis The Season To Eat In Brooklyn, Fa La La La La La Al Di La
Let’s write about Al Di La. (That’s what the voice in my head just said as I sat down to do work; I have various projects going, but the voice in my head cares about you, my reader, sitting at your desk desperate to see pictures of food. (How many of you just scroll through…
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The Last Supper & The Big Move
This is the last thing I cooked in my Chelsea apartment: The dish was Braised Chicken Thighs with Saffron, Olives and Mint from “Molto Italiano.” I made it a few days ago before I started packing up my kitchen. It’s a pretty terrific dish. It begins when you season chicken thighs, dredge them in flour…
