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There a came a moment on Saturday at The Baltimore Book Festival where I looked out at the crowd and down at the food in front of me and realized: "Holy (expletive): I have to cook something for all...Adam Roberts

At the end of the weekend and our trip to The South Beach Wine & Food Festival, my director, Matthew Horovitz, turned to me and said, "You've met everyone now. There's no one left to meet!" Watch the following video--the...Adam Roberts

The hassle of obtaining a reservation of Momofuku Ko has quickly become the stuff of legend—and that’s for a restaurant barely over a month old. After finally wrestling this bear to the ground, I can finally answer the question: Is it worth it?  read more »

The day: 23 rd April 2008, Dinner. The place: Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, London , SW7 5BB The venue: Brunello Restaurant The food: Italian The drinks: Rather wide list, expensive. Warning: if you are of an aesthetically sensitive disposition and suffer of a weak heart, dont enter here. As soon as you pass the porter-opened door of this 5 star hotel, you enter a kitsch fantasy, with water games, flat arches serving no apparent purpose, middle-eastern style decorations, gilded table mats and the like. A sort of upscale (and in our opinion less successful and humorous) version of LMNT . All a little cheap looking, however , and a lack of tablecloths, which somehow surprises us. Also in view of the fact that judging from the wine list, where you are hard pressed to find anything at a reasonable price, this place must be patronised by people who, unlike us, are not cheap bastards. The chairs, armchairs in fact, are really comfortable, and the tables are spacious and with a decent margin from the neighbour. The menu is quite short and not particularly inspiring; nevertheless we have an open mind since, as you know, Italian cuisine can perform at its best even in the simplest of dishes, provided the ingredients are good and the skill is high. Let us check this out. For primi we note bla bla. The room manager asks us if we want the wine list. We say yes, but that will be the last time we see him: we simply disappeared from his radar, and we had to strive to catch the attention of the (only) other waiter to get some wine at the last minute. Distraction and inattention in the service will be a theme of the entire evening. In the meanwhile, the bread arrives.  read more »

 Theres nothing wrong with entertainment, of course, but perhaps our celebrity chefs should learn the first rule of good dining: even the finest food leaves a sour taste if you eat it every day. So move away from the camera, go back to your kitchens, and come back when we can stomach you again. It might take a while.” - Hugh Wilson, Why we’ve had enough of celebrity chefs Mendoza, Argentina - So, on to the plates, the food, the meat of the matter. Where’s the beef?  read more »

 Songkran, the most vigorous of Thailand’s festivals, was the official Thai New Year until 1941. Formerly tied to the movement of the sun, modern Songkran takes place from 13-15th April. Songkran began as a ceremonial bathing of Buddha images as part of a new year’s spring cleaning ritual. However, it has degenerated over the years [...]

 It’s hard for people to understand why they should want to eat old-fashioned Tex-Mex. Let me put it this way: You eat at these old Tex-Mex places for the same reason that you listen to scratchy old recordings of the Delta blues. It’s not about the quality; it’s about getting in touch with the roots [...]

Gazpacho: Healthy, Lowfat, Refreshing, & No Cooking Required We do a lot of seasonal eating here on the farm, but seasonal recipe blogging is a whole other thing. Now that the sweltering days of summer are thankfully over, I realize that a refreshing bowl of chilled soup might not be at the top of your Must Eat List right now.  read more »