Check out this Morning News interview with Ari Weinzweig, author of “Zingermans Guide to Good Eating” (a recent purchase of mine).I really like this quote: (when asked what cliched phrase/description he would drop from the troves of food writing): “Just one. The emphasis on the word ‘quality’ when it’s used without any definition. On its…

Because I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon for NYC, and because I’ve been song negligent two weeks in a row, I thought I would treat you tonight to a special Wednesday night Thursday Night Dinner Song.Before we go there, though, I would like to pat myself on the back.(Adam pats himself on the back).Why am I doing…

So my mom just sprung some exciting news on me.As a graduation gift (keep in mind, folks, I’m graduating a week from Monday…wow…that was weird to type) Saturday night will see the Roberts family dining at one of the most difficult to get tables in all of New York: Per Se!For those unfamiliar with it,…

PART ONE: BIRTHDAY BUSTEDFor my birthday (in February) Alex sent me a lovely Cookie Press from amazon.com. It was so lovely, in fact, that I kept it in the box and never used it. When Alex called to ask how I liked it I said: “I love it!” And when she said: “Are you using…

I really enjoyed the first part of this 87 part thread, namely because of the vibrant debate that went on. Keep in mind that you really can’t offend me with a dissenting opinion, as long as you stick to the issue and don’t make it personal. (Unless of course you’re William Shatner in which case…

Alex and Michael, two stars in my social planetarium, are here to visit, staying with me, despite the fact that I am mid-finals. Here you can see them raiding my kitchen–insulting my hard-earned tubs of homemade ice cream and sorbet for Lauren’s jar of Queso.This morning, Alex expressed her desire to revisit her favorite Atlanta…

Hey, here’s my friend Alex to tell you all a story:My friend Michael and I were eating after the March for Women’s Lives in DC with a good friend from high school and her two roommates from college. I began speaking of the infamous Adam Roberts and the most recent phone call to the nice…

Color me a hypocrite after my “entitlement” post, but I’ve schemed my way into a very good, very promising dining situation. You see, my NY friends–as lovely as they are–are all very busy this upcoming weekend. They are all swamped in a sea of finals, roommates with finals, and finals with roommates. I felt that…

The thing about the toasted coconut donut at Dunkin’ Donuts is that they take the time to toast the coconut. I mean really: wouldn’t the plain coconut donut be enough? Do we really need such an indulgance? And yet they spoil us.Today’s toasted coconut donut featured a soft chewy interior complemented by the crunchy, textured…

Ok this is too funny not to share. My parents went to a charity event this past weekend in New York and met a bunch of celebs, but this one takes the cake. Here’s my mom with the fab five (minus one):