Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts
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La Mercerie
[From the 9/18/23 newsletter] I met my friend Diana for lunch on Friday at La Mercerie in SoHo, a chic/store restaurant where Ina Garten is said to eat lunch. We sat outside on a perfect fall day and ate daintily and exquisitely, like the ladies that we are. Diana had the quiche (would you believe…
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Frenchette Bakery at the Whitney
[From the 1/22/24 newsletter] I’m not sure when I became a lady who lunches, but the previous day I went to another elaborate lunch with Jenny Rosenstrach of the essential newsletter Dinner: A Love Story. Our destination? The new Frenchette Bakery at The Whitney Museum. I love this space so much; I remember when The…
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Raku
[From the 1/29/24 newsletter] On Thursday last week, I met up with celebrated food writer Susan Spungen for lunch at Raku in the East Village. That’s a spicy crab salad that we shared as an appetizer. For my entree, I had the tantan hot udon with spicy pork, which was just what the doctor ordered…
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The Gramercy Tavern
[From the 2/5/24 newsletter] On Saturday night, we continued Craig’s birthday celebration with our pals Mark and Diana at The Gramercy Tavern, Craig’s favorite NY restaurant. It really is the perfect NY restaurant. Grand in a way that most restaurants in most cities couldn’t emulate; but also rustic and casual. There’s a chef cooking in…
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Blue Ribbon Sushi
[From the 2/23/24 newsletter] The other night we went to see Jelly’s Last Jam in concert at City Center and it was fantastic (go see it if you can!). Beforehand, we went to grab dinner and wandered into Blue Ribbon Sushi right by the Time Warner Center. Now you sushi purists may be shocked to…
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S & P
[From the 2/26/24 newsletter] This morning, I had to pick Craig up at a doctor’s appointment (all good!) and as a treat, we walked over to S&P for breakfast. Our breakfast was a marvel. A sandwich called “The Lil’ Shonda,” it featured eggs, pastrami, Munsteur cheese, a pickled tomato, and Dinkee sauce (whatever that is).…
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Red Hook Lobster Pound
[From the 3/14/24 newsletter] Yesterday, I took a walk to Red Hook to pick up some plants for our front porch (more on that in a sec) and did a quick lunch detour to the Red Hook Lobster Pound. One of my favorite things about living in New York again is that you can stroll…
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Roman’s
[From the 4/11/24 newsletter] Let me tell you about our 18th anniversary dinner at Roman’s. Yes, it’s true, on April 8th, 2006, Craig and I went on first date to Lucien in the East Village. Now it’s 18 years later and we’re still going strong. We decided to celebrate that fact with lots of meat…
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Popina
[From the 4/29/24 newsletter] On Friday, we joined Jenny Rosenstrach, who you all know and love from Dinner: A Love Story, her husband Andy, and Cup of Jo’s Jo for dinner at Popina. That’s Jenny and Jo at the table. Dinner at Popina was so good. We all shared olives and bread and strachiatella. I…
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Misipasta
[From the May 2, 2024 newsletter] Before [Craig’s family] got here, I went with my friend Daniel to MisiPasta in Williamsburg. We ate many delicious things that night, but the highlights for me were: this cocktail which was like a Manhattan made with rhubarb liqueur. (Love rhubarb in the spring.) And the sausage sandwich —…
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