Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

  • Blais Restaurant (Atlanta)

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    Let me spill the beans right away: after tonight’s 26th course a man with spiky hair and a white soccer jersey came over to our table.”How was everything?” he asked.”Wonderful,” I said.”Amazing,” said Lauren.”Good good. Well,” he continued, “I’m Richard Blais.” He shook our hands.For a sense of how accomplished Chef Blais is, check out…

  • The Birthday Is Here: 25 Years of Eating

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    Oh, I remember it like it was yesterday: floating in my amniotic sac, sipping through my giant umbilical straw that delicious pre-natal slurpee. The rich glowing red ambiance and everything free.And then poof! Birth!The Early Years: Born To EatAccording to my mother, I used to cry when she stopped feeding me. I would sniffle and…

  • Hand of Buddha

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    So the other day at the Farmer’s Market (see Farmer’s Market entry) Josh made a Fruit Find that would startle the love child of Salvador Dali and Courtney Love. It was labelled “Hand of Buddha” and it came with its own mystical soundtrack. When I lifted it up a gong rang out and an ancient…

  • Birthweek 2004: Hot Damn!

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    Can’t write much because I’m scrambling to write a 3-page paper for my Negotiations class, but my birthday gift from mom and dad just arrived. The story goes that my mother, the other day, said: “I want to get you a really nice pen for your birthday.” I replied: “WHAT?! Mom, if you’re going to…

  • What Famous Eater (I mean, Leader) Are You?

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    Remember that skit with Phil Hartman where he’s Bill Clinton in the McDonald’s and he’s charming everyone but he’s really stealing the food off their trays? That’s why I felt this was relavent here. What Famous Leader Are You?

  • Ask The Amateur Gourmet: Capers!

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    [This was posted several weeks ago, and I’ve been slack in answering it, so here we go! Oh, and PLEASE post more questions in the comments section!]Dear Amateur Gourmet,What, in the name of all that is holy, are capers? Are they animal, vegetable, or mineral? All I know is, anything I order in a restaurant…

  • Birthweek 2004: Indian Celebration Dinner

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    As you are probably well aware, this week marks the beginning of Adam and Lauren’s Birthweek. No, this is not some strange feminist mating ritual: it is the beginning of the celebration that is the Quarter Century Anniversary of Adam and Lauren’s birth.Here’s a brief synposis of the story: Adam and Lauren met in college.…

  • How To Make Marshmallows (In Reverse)

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    A late late late Sunday night movie with marshmallows. In reverse.https://youtu.be/pmQzhOHOtN8

  • The Atlanta Burrito Review: Chipotle

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    Tonight began a bold new endeavor in the land of the Amateur Gourmet: a comprehensive tour of Atlanta’s burritos. Since Moe’s and Willy’s are pretty standard fare, Lauren and I decided to try the newly built, newly popular Chipotle in Toco Hills. For the sake of keeping this review short, I will dispense of narrative…

  • Atlanta Farmer’s Market

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    “I can’t believe you’ve never been to the Farmer’s Market,” says Katy. “You’re the Amateur Gourmet!”Her husband, Josh, agrees. “It’s really embarssing for you,” he says. “It’s like this horrible secret that no one knows about.”Chris expressed similar sentiments last night. “It’s like you’re living this big lie.”So today I finally broke and called up…