Adam Roberts
@amateurgourmet.bsky.social
Author of the novel FOOD PERSON coming from @aaknopf in May 2025! Preorder here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774416/food-person-by-adam-roberts/
Ugh I hate exercising... but here's how I made myself do it in 2025 so you can do it in 2026!
What I Finally Figured Out About Exercise (Ten Tips for the New Year) 🏋️
Plus: Panettone French Toast, Roasted Carrots and Squash, and Links.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Ugh I hate exercising... but here's how I made myself do it in 2025 so you can do it in 2026!
Ring in the new year like a vegan.
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes 🧁🍫
A deceptively wholesome way to ring in the new year.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ring in the new year like a vegan.
The list you've all been waiting for....
My Top 10 New York City Restaurant Meals of 2025 🗽
Plus: Stuffed Cabbage, Coconut Macaroon Cake, and Latkes.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The list you've all been waiting for....
Need a Hanukkah dinner? I got ya! amateurgourmet.com/shayas-stuff...
Shaya's Stuffed Cabbage - Amateur Gourmet
When it comes to Hanukkah, I’m a latke guy but not a brisket guy. Latkes are crispy and salty and fun to make. Brisket dries out really easy and it’s an expensive thing to screw up. So this year, for ...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Need a Hanukkah dinner? I got ya! amateurgourmet.com/shayas-stuff...
Ten incredible recipes that changed the game for me this year!
The Best Things That I Cooked in 2025 👨🍳
Featuring Recipes by Hetty McKinnon, Nicole Rucker, and Gurdeep Loyal.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ten incredible recipes that changed the game for me this year!
The Frozen Gnocchi Revelation amateurgourmet.com/the-frozen-g...
The Frozen Gnocchi Revelation - Amateur Gourmet
A fantastic technique for transforming frozen gnocchi into crispy golden orbs with just a skillet, some olive oil, and butter.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Frozen Gnocchi Revelation amateurgourmet.com/the-frozen-g...
Better Than a Space Heater: Lamb and Squash Tagine for a Cold Winter’s Night amateurgourmet.com/better-than-...
Lamb and Squash Tagine (Cozy One-Pot Winter Stew) - Amateur Gourmet
Which is better: summer cooking or winter cooking? I vote winter cooking, with an emphasis on “cooking.” In the summer, you don’t need to do much: slice a peach, add some arugula, a splash of olive oi...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Better Than a Space Heater: Lamb and Squash Tagine for a Cold Winter’s Night amateurgourmet.com/better-than-...
Peppermint Patty Brownies amateurgourmet.com/peppermint-p...
Peppermint Patty Brownies - Amateur Gourmet
Peppermint Patty Brownies filled with York Peppermint Patties from Maida Heatter's essential dessert book, Happiness is Baking.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Peppermint Patty Brownies amateurgourmet.com/peppermint-p...
What's better than a biscuit? A sour cream cheddar biscuit with scallions! amateurgourmet.com/sour-cream-c...
Sour Cream Cheddar Biscuits - Amateur Gourmet
A light, fluffy, and savory sour cream cheddar biscuit recipe with lots of cheese and scallions that's as easy to make as it is to eat.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What's better than a biscuit? A sour cream cheddar biscuit with scallions! amateurgourmet.com/sour-cream-c...
Chicken Paprikash amateurgourmet.com/chicken-papr...
Chicken Paprikash - Amateur Gourmet
When Woody Allen got cancelled, I defaulted to Albert Brooks. Annie Hall was (and maybe still is) my favorite movie; but when people ask, I say that my favorite movie is Defending Your Life because I ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Chicken Paprikash amateurgourmet.com/chicken-papr...
Hear me schmooze about bagels, tuna, and all things Food Person. amateurgourmet.com/talking-bage...
Talking Bagels, Tuna, and Food Person on "Book It" - Amateur Gourmet
An in-depth talk about bagels, tuna, and Food Person on the CUNY TV show "Book It!" with host Carol Anne Riddell.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hear me schmooze about bagels, tuna, and all things Food Person. amateurgourmet.com/talking-bage...
If you can get drunk this Thanksgiving, so can your pecan pie. amateurgourmet.com/chocolate-am...
Chocolate Amaro Pecan Pie - Amateur Gourmet
It’s T-minus four days til T-day and most of you who are cooking have your menus worked out. But wait! I’ve got a recipe you need to add to the mix. It comes from Renato Poliafito’s fantastic Italian-...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you can get drunk this Thanksgiving, so can your pecan pie. amateurgourmet.com/chocolate-am...
People wait in huge lines for these bagels. Are they worth it? amateurgourmet.com/apollo-bagels/
Apollo Bagels - Amateur Gourmet
Hordes of bagel fans line up to experience the famous bagels here at Apollo Bagels, but is the line worth it?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
People wait in huge lines for these bagels. Are they worth it? amateurgourmet.com/apollo-bagels/
What Soup Are You Cooking on Repeat? amateurgourmet.com/what-soup-ar...
What Soup Are You Cooking on Repeat? - Amateur Gourmet
Hey food blog friends, now that I’m up and blogging again I wanted to hear from you! What soup are you making the most these days? Here’s mine: I made it for lunch last week and I made it for lunch ag...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
What Soup Are You Cooking on Repeat? amateurgourmet.com/what-soup-ar...
Extra-Crispy Hasselback Potatoes amateurgourmet.com/extra-crispy...
Extra-Crispy Hasselback Potatoes - Amateur Gourmet
Thanksgiving potatoes tend to be creamy, buttery, gloppy, gooey, but are they ever crispy? Rarely, if ever, because who has the time to crisp up potatoes while also whisking gravy, heating dinner roll...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Extra-Crispy Hasselback Potatoes amateurgourmet.com/extra-crispy...
Espresso Tahini Granola - www.amateurgourmet.com/blog/2025/11...
Espresso Tahini Granola — The Amateur Gourmet
Here’s how I know if I need to buy a cookbook or if I can put it safely back on the shelf: I open to three random recipes and if those three recipes look really, really good — like ones I’ll actually ...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Espresso Tahini Granola - www.amateurgourmet.com/blog/2025/11...
Classic Shrimp and Grits - my latest take on the classic dish. www.amateurgourmet.com/blog/2025/9c...
Classic Shrimp and Grits — The Amateur Gourmet
On a recent trip to Jackson, Mississippi , I had grits for breakfast at Elvie’s (served with coffee-rubbed pork and red-eye gravy) and fell in love. They were fluffy, they were hearty, they were th...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Classic Shrimp and Grits - my latest take on the classic dish. www.amateurgourmet.com/blog/2025/9c...
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Ep 35! We loved talking with @amateurgourmet.bsky.social about his debut novel Food Person, a comedy about a cookbook ghostwriter and their narcissistic celebrity client. Plus: ice creams, cookbook faves, and how bad AI search might be making them more relevant. 🤞
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September 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Ep 35! We loved talking with @amateurgourmet.bsky.social about his debut novel Food Person, a comedy about a cookbook ghostwriter and their narcissistic celebrity client. Plus: ice creams, cookbook faves, and how bad AI search might be making them more relevant. 🤞
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New recipe! Smoke 'em if you got 'em. 🍆
Smoky Eggplant Dip — The Amateur Gourmet
The best recipes are both simple and effective. The least amount of steps for the most amount of impact? That’s my idea of a good recipe. This recipe is inspired by a recipe from Paul Kahan’s cookboo...
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September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New recipe! Smoke 'em if you got 'em. 🍆
Dealing with some health stuff which I wrote about today.
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
A life-changing medical diagnosis in the middle of a book launch.
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June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Dealing with some health stuff which I wrote about today.
Thank you People Magazine for putting Food Person at the top!
PEOPLE’s Best Books of May 2025: New Kevin Wilson, Sizzling Summer Romance and More
See PEOPLE's picks for the best books of May 2025, from new novels to celebrity memoirs.
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May 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thank you People Magazine for putting Food Person at the top!
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Old school food blogger Adam Roberts has a new novel out this week called Food Person in which “a young and socially awkward writer takes a job ghostwriting the cookbook for a famous (and famously chaotic) Hollywood starlet”. [amazon.com]
Food Person: A Novel
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May 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Old school food blogger Adam Roberts has a new novel out this week called Food Person in which “a young and socially awkward writer takes a job ghostwriting the cookbook for a famous (and famously chaotic) Hollywood starlet”. [amazon.com]
Reposted by Adam Roberts
@amateurgourmet.bsky.social looks at some of literature’s most iconic culinary moments from Nora Ephron, Charles Dickens, Bryan Washington, and more!
Face Pies, Holiday Turkeys, Finger-Feeding Critics: The Five Best Food Scenes in Literature
Feature image Rogers Fund, 1963. Much like life, the best food scenes in literature arrive at the most emotionally charged moments. It’s one thing to eat a jelly doughnut; it’s another thing to eat…
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May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@amateurgourmet.bsky.social looks at some of literature’s most iconic culinary moments from Nora Ephron, Charles Dickens, Bryan Washington, and more!
The Food Person Book Tour is coming to a city near you! Get your tickets here: www.amateurgourmet.com/my-book-tour...
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Food Person Book Tour is coming to a city near you! Get your tickets here: www.amateurgourmet.com/my-book-tour...
Christmas dinner. 🎅
December 26, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Christmas dinner. 🎅