Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts
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Sailor
[From the 6/23/24 newsletter] Last night we went back to Sailor with our pals Jenny and Andy who you know and love from Dinner: A Love Story. The food at Sailor is so out-of-this-world, I have a new distraction when I’m writing during the day. When I need a break, I just go on to…
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Strange Delight
[From the 8/29/24 newsletter] Last night we had what many couples call “date night.” For me, every night is date night because I like to make every meal an occasion, but for Craig he needs the title to justify going out to a nice/new restaurant. Hence our date night field trip to Strange Delight in…
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Theodora
[From the 7/26/24 newsletter] On Tuesday night, I went with my friend Daniel to dinner at Theodora — the hot new restaurant from the owners of Miss Ada in Fort Greene. The dish above was a gift from the kitchen because my friend Toby’s brother Misha works there — though Misha wasn’t there that night.…
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Roasted Cauliflower Couscous with Dates, Almonds, and Cherries
When vegetables are starting to turn in the fridge, you have two choices: dump them in the trash and cover them with other garbage so no one else knows of your crime. Or, two, roast them and turn them into dinner.
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Nectarine Upside-Down Gingerbread
I’ve had a copy of David Lebovitz’s Ready for Dessert on my cookbook shelf for well over a decade, probably longer, and you can tell it’s much-loved because of all the flour, cocoa powder, and melted butter streaked across its pages. The fresh ginger cake is so iconic that I’m convinced one of the hottest…
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A Weekend in Hudson
[From the 9/23/24 newsletter] Let’s talk about our road trip to Hudson. On Thursday, our pal Ryan, who’s celebrating his *redacted* birthday, joined us at our apartment where a Kyte surfer showed up with a Hyundai SUV. I’ve used Kyte a few times now (in Seattle, now here) and it’s great: they deliver your car…
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Saint Julivert
[From the 9/6/24 newsletter] Last night Craig and I finally took advantage of the “Violet Hour” deal at Saint Julivert in our neighborhood. We walk Winston past it all the time and always mean to take advantage of their incredible offer of three half courses for $45 between the hours of 5 and 6. This…
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Café Kestrel
On Wednesday night, we met up with our friend Ryan O’Connell at Café Kestrel in Red Hook. Café Kestrel is such a cozy spot. It was our second time there: I snagged this reservation because they just started Wednesday night service. It was the perfect place to go to commiserate after the trauma of Tuesday…
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Sky Pavilion
[From the 12/9/24 newsletter] I feel like I’ve discovered gold in finding a dreamy new Chinese restaurant in the theater district: Sky Pavillion. We went there with our pals Mark and Diana before seeing Audra McDonald in GYPSY (an iconic performance: get your tickets now!). Finding a genuinely good place to eat in the theater…
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Café Mado
[From the 1/16/25 newsletter] Last night I had dinner at the bar of Café Mado in Brooklyn which Melissa Clark raved about in The New York Times. The Caesar salad was terrific, as was the Negroni I had with it: It was presented like flowers coming out of a vase, with each piece of romaine…
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