Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

  • Chocolate Covered Bugs

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    Check out these chocolate covered bugs:Saw them at the Junkman’s Daughter (a funky store in Little Five Points) and, after reading the ingredients, I can tell you that they are indeed bugs: crickets (or other insect).Did I buy them? Did I eat them? I won’t lie. No, I didn’t. My journalistic ambition only goes so…

  • What’s With This Book?

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    What’s with this book?Who thought of this? Is this a joke? “Wine for WOMEN”? That makes as much sense to me as “Spinach for Dwarves” or “Tofu for Jesuits.”It’s amazing to me not only that this book was made but that it will sell. There are women out there that will see this book and…

  • On Sushi

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    Check out this audio slide show on sushi at the New York Times.

  • Am I A Fraud?

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    My friend M made an interesting statement tonight.”I have a theory about you and your website,” he said.”Oh?” I responded.”Ya,” he continued.”Well what is it?” I pressed.”I think,” he said, “that you don’t really care that much about food. That you just like writing about it, but that you don’t really care about it.”*************************************To properly…

  • Best Ice Cream in Atlanta? Jake’s.

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    Call me a hypocrite. Actually don’t. In my last ice cream post, I declared that the ice cream at Bruster’s was “creamier” and “fresher” than Jake’s. However, I concluded: “I still prefer the quirky flavors at Jake’s….”And tonight Lauren and I dined at the Flying Biscuit, where we saw an Ice Cream truck:Do you remember…

  • Champagne on the Last Day of Law Classes Ever

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    To those joining us late; In addition to my prowess with the video camera (see films) and the microphone (see songs), I have a small bit of prowess as a student: I’m in my third year of law school at Emory in Atlanta.Many people ask me: “Adam, what did you think of law school? Are…

  • On Smoothie King

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    Starbucks did what it did by introducing a need in society that wasn’t there before: the need for a tall iced decaf no-fat caramel macchiato with extra caramel. Love ’em or hate ’em, you can’t help but admire the Starbucks business model; a model that carved its way through our craniums, branding our brains with…

  • THE FLOURS

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    From the creative team that brought you “The Hours” and the pastry chef who brought you “bread,” comes: THE FLOURS. Enjoy!

  • Ask The Amateur Gourmet: Ross and Dana

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    Tonight I’m settling all debts, and that includes answering the long-lingering-never-been-answered “Ask The Amateur Gourmet” questions that have been piling up. Well two people asked questions. Two make a pile, right?First up Ross, who asks:1. Tomato- fruit or vegetable?What are categories but empty signifiers that perverts use to organize their porn collections? A tomato is…

  • Answering Reader Mail

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    When you operate the most important blog on the internet, it’s important to remember that you’re not the Amateur Gourmet.When you’re the Amateur Gourmet, it’s important to remember to respect your fans and those who take the time to write you. Because of this, tonight I’m doing some catching up and–much like David Letterman, but…