Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

  • All My Bags Are Packed, I’m Ready To Go

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    Ok, gang, I’m now en route to the Big Apple! If you’re a New Yorker, keep your eyes peeled for a charming lass in a red sweater scrutinizing his kumquats. Au revoir!

  • The Ew Department: Smelly Food Eaters and Enclosed Spaces

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    There are two types of people in this world: those who eat smelly food in public spaces and those who hate them. I fall into the latter category. I think there is nothing ruder than stinking up a smell-neutral space with your Philly cheesesteak.First year of law school, one such perpetrator did just that in…

  • Fat Matt’s Rib Shack

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    “What a terrible thing consciousness is.”- Harold Bloom on King Lear Act IV (gleaned from The Village Voice)Tonight, I was craving ribs. Lauren was going for tacos. “We’re going for tacos,” she said.”Well,” I replied, “I’m in the mood for ribs.””Very well,” she said and exited.Cue cell phone. Cue finger. Cue Mark.”Mark,” I said, “I’m…

  • Wednesday Wade-Through: March 3, 2004

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    Indeed, I have been slack in my promise to bring you the best and the brightest from the Wednesday Food Day food sections that I gleefully read through each and every week. But slack I shall be no more. Here are the articles / columns / reviews I found noteworthy from today’s food sections:1. Amanda…

  • On Ketchup

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    Tonight at karaoke (Tuesday night is karaoke night), I asked my friend Andrew–who is a waiter–the following question:”Andrew-Who-Is-A-Waiter,” I began, “what is the grossest thing about the restaurant business that most people don’t know about?”Andrew didn’t pause. He said: “Ketchup.”I looked at him with slight confusion. “Forgive my look of slight confusion,” I said, “but…

  • On Napkins

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    It’s my grandmother’s fault.Back in the day, we would go to Wendy’s and she would say: “go get us some napkins.” I would come back with two or three and she’d say: “No, no, no! Here, let me show you.” She’d hold my hand and lead me over to the napkin dispenser. “Like this,” she’d…

  • My First Quesadilla

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    This past summer, I worked at a law firm in Los Angeles. One day, all the interns (myself included) went to have Mexican food for lunch. To better inform the story, here is a brief synopsis of my Mexican food experience up to that point:1. When I was 8, my parents took us to a…

  • Feedback At This Juncture

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    Let’s hear your voice, America! What do you like about The Amateur Gourmet? What would you like to see more of? Less of? The dark underbelly of? We here at the Amateur Gourmet appreciate your feedback and though, most likely, we’ll ignore it, it’s nice to know that people like you have enough free time…

  • Corn Eaters March on the Capitol

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    ATLANTA, GA–(AP)The Gay Corn Eaters of Georgia marched on the Capitol today, chanting “We Shall All Eat Corn” and other rousing spirituals. They were met by the Anti-Gay-Cornists who wielded Bibles and posters espousing anti-gay-corn-eating rhetoric.One of the Anti-Gay-Cornists, PJ Owens, held a sign saying: “Homo Sex is a Sin.””What does that have to do…

  • Dressing Strawberries For The Oscars

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    Nominated for their work in the film “Lost in Digestion,” a tub of strawberries knocked on my door tonight and asked me to dress them.”Look we don’t have a lot of time,” said the lead strawberry, “what can you do for us?”I carried them over to the sink for a quick evaluation.”I see chocolate,” I…