Recipes and food adventures with Adam Roberts

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  • Bucatini Carbonara

    Bucatini Carbonara

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    There are lots of conversations in food media, by people much smarter than myself, about “authenticity” in cooking and what that even means. The trend seems to be that we’re shifting away from the word, which is a relief, since I’m about to share my go-to Carbonara recipe and who knows what a real Italian…

  • Six Hour Birthday Lasagna

    Six Hour Birthday Lasagna

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    Lasagna is the perfect birthday food. It’s festive, it feeds a crowd, and depending on which recipe you choose, the work that goes into it can become a gift in and of itself. Such was the case with this lasagna that I made for Craig’s [age redacted] birthday this weekend. The recipe comes from Chris…

  • We Sold a Cookbook!

    We Sold a Cookbook!

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    If you know anything about me you know that I love two things more than anything else: (1) cooking and (2) Broadway musicals. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to become friends with one of my favorite Broadway actors, Gideon Glick (we met up at The Russian Tea Room), and over the pandemic…

  • English Porridge

    English Porridge

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    As someone who’s starred in “Oliver” twice–as Oliver in 5th grade and Fagan in 7th grade–I know a thing or two about porridge (aka: “gruel”). Rule one: don’t ask for “more” or you’ll be dragged by your ear out into the snow and sold to a mortician. Rule two: it’s best not served from a…

  • Whistle a happy tune at Prune

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    So I did Prune for brunch when I got back from Europe and Lisa and I loved it. Remember? I was soon set on the idea of eating there for dinner. My friends Molly and Colin, from my program, told me how much they loved it last time I saw them. And then yesterday in…

  • My 1000th Post: How To Start a Food Blog

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    This is my 1000th post. Can you believe it? 1000 posts. That’s craziness. That means I’ve sat down exactly 1000 times with a new window here and a new idea, a new experience to convey to you all. That’s a lot of times. I hope you appreciate it! Since I’m a veteran now of 1000…

  • For $48, eat a three-course four-star lunch at the phenomenal Le Bernardin

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    [This is part two in an eating adventure with mom that began with the post before this, Chanterelle…] $48 is a lot of money and it’s a lot of money to spend on food. Is it $115? No it’s not, it’s cheaper. $115 is a tasting menu at Chanterelle. Is it $5 for a extra…

  • A ‘Shroom of One’s Own: Dinner with Mom at Chanterelle

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    Just when you thought you’d seen the last of my family in Rome–at least for a while–here they are again, back in New York, to celebrate my mom’s big 5-0 (never tell a woman’s age!) by which I mean she’s turning 30. Because dad had to work and Michael had some other goings-on through Thursday…

  • Lobsterdeath and Broken Bernaise (Foodie Rites of Passage)

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    Killing a lobster, as a concept, never much bothered me. Lisa, who you know and love, became a vegetarian at 13 because her parents took her to a Red Lobster and had her choose out a lobster from the tank and moments later it was steaming before her on a plate. She hasn’t eaten meat…

  • A Brunchy Return to New York: Brunch with Lisa at Prune

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    My first official meal when I returned to New York last week was brunch at Prune in the East Village. (The first unofficial meal was Chinese food I ordered, half-delirious, the Saturday night of my return. I had major jetlag.) I’d been hearing all about Prune from lots of brunch-happy people (and, also, dinner happy…

  2. For years, I struggled with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), two conditions that severely affected…

  3. For years, I struggled with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), two conditions that severely affected…

  4. For years, I struggled with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), two conditions that severely affected…