Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts
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Only A Jerk Would Eat At Le Cirque
Dear Readers, I am writing you, on behalf of the human race, to inform you that a famous restaurant, a restaurant whose name still carries great cache, is a danger to humanity. Never have I been more outraged by a restaurant than I was on Friday night when my parents, who came to town, took…
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To Cut An Artichoke
For months now I have watched Mario Batali cut artichokes on “Molto Mario,” demanding the participation of this three guests and charging that “it’s really easy and really worthwhile.” What’s infuriating (but admirable) is that he takes the time, each time, to explain the process to his audience. The religious viewer is left irritated at…
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Labor Day Weekend on Cape Cod
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I wasn’t supposed to go to Cape Cod. Well, I was. But then I wasn’t. See, when Craig told me I was invited to go to Cape Cod, to stay at the beach house of his friend Rob and 13 others–most of them film school students–I was thrilled to be included. A Cape Cod invitation…
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Shopsin’s Burrito French Toast
– First, James Felder (of Snapshot Artifact) doctored the picture I took with my cell phone so it looks better. Here it is: [NOTE: James fixed the photo again to be less green.] – I wrote this in the comments, but just in case you didn’t read it I want to tell you how my…
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MFK Fisher’s “The Gastronomical Me”
On my night table sat two new books, purchased–somewhat irresponsibly–in hardcover: “Heat” and “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” My rule about hardcover is this: only buy something in hardcover if you’re going to read it right away. Well I read the first few chapters of “Heat,” thoroughly enjoyed them but felt that because it was based on…
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Give A Howl For The Little Owl
It made no sense to wind up at The Little Owl after attending the Mostly Mozart festival at Lincoln Center, but somehow we did. Diana’s youngest brother Brian was in town and we thought it would be fun to get rocked by Amadeus at Avery Fisher Hall. Our plan was to see the concert and…
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A Say, Say, Savory Onion, Cheese and Bacon Tart
If it’s fair to mock Diane Keaton for ordering pastrami on white bread with mayo in “Annie Hall,” then it’s fair to mock me for not knowing much about savory tarts and quiche-like items. In my Jewish upbringing both in New York and Boca Raton, Florida I never encountered a savory tart or a quiche.…
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In Kristen Veritas
My college friend Kristen of the food blog Give Me Some Food came to town recently with her mother and the two of them were kind enough to take me and our friend Ricky out to dine at a wine lover’s dream restaurant: Veritas. Here’s Kristen’s write-up of the meal, including an account of the…
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When Bread, Chocolate, Olive Oil and Salt Had A 4-Way
Of all the recipes in Amanda Hesser’s “Cooking For Mr. Latte,” the one I most wanted to try but the one I never–for whatever reason–attempted was her toasts with chocolate, olive oil and salt. This peculiar mix of flavors baffled me on the page, how would it taste hot out of my oven? The recipe…
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Foodie Movie Review: “I Like Killing Flies”
The new Shopsin’s movie is everything I wanted it to be, even though it’s not necessarily a great movie. Kenny Shopsin is a fascinating person, to say the least. He and his family represent genuine New York character–real quirkiness that isn’t manufactured by studios who paint kitschy sets and want you to believe in the…
