Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

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Nora Ephron

  • “The Finest Hot Pastrami Sandwich in the World” (Lunch at Langer’s)

    “The Finest Hot Pastrami Sandwich in the World” (Lunch at Langer’s)

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    I remember reading the New Yorker in 2002 when Nora Ephron declared the pastrami sandwich at Langer’s in Los Angeles “the finest hot pastrami sandwich in the world.” As a New Yorker who grew up on the east coast (both in New York and Florida, major pastrami territories) I found this hard to believe. When…

  • The Recipes We Leave Behind

    The Recipes We Leave Behind

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    Marion Cunningham’s death is a sad occasion, one that’s fostered many loving tributes from distinguished food writers like Kim Severson and Michael Bauer. Many of these tributes make mention of her recipes, in particular her raised waffles (which I’ve made before, see picture above) and her baking powder biscuits (which I haven’t but plan to…