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The Boston Globe calls me "skinny and nebbishy, with a nasally musical theater voice that would fit perfectly on NPR's 'This American Life.'"

Ayun Halliday interviews me about kitchen disasters and calls the book, "a real corker, complete with recipes, celebrity appearances and, the author takes care to note, Asian lesbians!"

Molly Orangette, inspired by the book, makes tomato sauce and comments, "If you haven’t yet seen Adam’s book, I sincerely suggest that you make it your business to do so immediately. And I don’t just say that because I like the guy. His book, part-memoir and part-how-to, is pure pleasure, a sweet, fresh, effortless story whose pages almost turn themselves."

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Andrea Strong writes on The Strong Buzz: "It really doesn’t matter what he’s doing or describing, ‘cause the guy is hilarious and really has a disarming voice that makes you want to get into the kitchen and cook, no matter what the consequences. The point is, have fun."

The Daily News says the book is "a funny little guide - thanks to Roberts' comic timing and frequent kitchen flops - to savoring life's flavor in the pursuit of good eats." The Villager says: "A celebration of life and the simplicity of shopping, chopping, and sharing, 'The Amateur Gourmet' is helmed by a man who isn’t afraid of biting off more than he can chew."

Michael Colameco of WOR's Food Talk mentioned me yesterday during his broadcast (I think he was reading from Grub Street). You can listen to it on the 8/29/07 podcast.

The Proud Fan: Hillary of Chew on That shares her experience getting the book from Borders.

"I keep telling my friends: he's FUNNY. It's not a cookbook--you don't have to like cooking--buy it because he's FUNNY." - my grandmother

The Boston Herald's food blog cheers: "You’ll love Adam D. Roberts, the author of 'The Amateur Gourmet' (Bantam Books, $25), which is published next week." Thanks Boston Herald. I love you too!

Dorothy Hernandez at The Detroit News food blog Matters of Taste writes: "I just finished reading the book, and it's a fun, fast read of an amateur foodie's discovery of food and himself."

Lindsay Nair at The Roanoke Times food blog Fridge Magnet calls the book "humorous" and "well-written" and then, inspired by my first chapter, attempts tomato sauce for her first time.

A few weeks ago I went to speak at Susan Shapiro's journalism class at The New School and one of her students, Jackie, who read the galley, wrote this on her blog: "Throughout the pages of the book, I starred things, folded down page corners, underlined intensely, and jotted notes in the margin such as 'Oh my god! Yes! Exactly!'" Thanks Jackie. I did the same with your blog!