Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

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  • Sweet and Sour Tofu with Corn and Tomatoes

    Sweet and Sour Tofu with Corn and Tomatoes

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    I’m old enough to remember when “tofu” used to be a dirty word; like in an eighties movie where the bad guy in a bandana says about the hero, “He probably eats tofu.”

  • The Warm Tofu at Robata Jinya

    The Warm Tofu at Robata Jinya

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    If we were playing a game called “Would That Be Delicious?” and you just started to name things–“chocolate dipped beets” (no), “lemon Parmesan chicken wings” (yes)–I have a feeling, for many, the response to “warm tofu” might be a resounding “blech.” Warm tofu; may as well say “warm pudding” or “warm Jell-O.” All of those…

  • Dinner with Chinese Scholars at Grand Sichuan

    Dinner with Chinese Scholars at Grand Sichuan

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    Speaking of Chinese food (what is this, a stand-up act?) the other night we had the unique opportunity to dine with Craig’s cousin Dave, a senior at Georgetown, and several of the friends he met while studying abroad in Beijing last year at our favorite New York City Chinese restaurant, Grand Sichuan in the East…