Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

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ratatouille

  • The Ratatouille Sandwich at Prune

    The Ratatouille Sandwich at Prune

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    In September, I shared with you a picture of the Avocado Sandwich I ate at Prune for lunch (link here.) The response was enthusiastic: “Ohmgosh that looks so beautiful,” wrote Shannon. “Oh, PRETTY!” wrote Hannah. “That sandwich is a work of art!” wrote Kathryn. Again, it was a very enthusiastic response. Last week I took…

  • A Ratatouille Recipe

    A Ratatouille Recipe

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    It’s been more than a month since I made the ratatouille you see in the above photo. I made it for a dinner party where there was lamb (a leg of lamb, actually) and, as many will tell you, ratatouille goes well with lamb. When I wrote my last book, the final chapter “Feast” featured…

  • “Ratatouille” & Jewish Assimilation (an essay, with spoilers)

    “Ratatouille” & Jewish Assimilation (an essay, with spoilers)

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    The key moment in “Ratatouille” is not the creation of the title dish, a layered circle of sliced zucchini, eggplant, and tomato perfectly rendered by Pixar’s animators and lovingly sauced by Remy, the film’s protagonist. It’s not the climactic scene of judgment by the film’s primary antagonist, the food critic Anton Ego, voiced by a…