Final evening, I used to be fortunate sufficient to speak with my food-writer buddy Adam Roberts about his humorous new novel, and I laughed one million instances…
We met on the Brooklyn Heights Library, which was brilliant and busy (which feels so good at the present time!).
After we walked into the room, we noticed this desk stacked with Adam’s debut novel, Meals Particular person. His comedy of manners follows an unemployed meals author, Isabella, who agrees to ghostwrite a cookbook for a badly behaved starlet hoping to revive her profession and repute. The writing is hilarious and considerate, and the way nice is that cowl?!
Adam’s husband Craig (left) was one of many first to reach — panting after operating to a few totally different branches of the library — and all of us cherished Adam’s shirt with embroidered dinner components.
It was additionally a deal with to satisfy Jenny Jackson, Adam’s editor, and assistant editor Tiara Sharma.
Extra individuals poured into the room, together with our beloved Jenny (who had simply gotten a brand new haircut!).
We’ve written posts on what we’ve noticed individuals carrying in New York and Paris. As for a micro-trend report on the Brooklyn Heights Library on Cadman Plaza? Gingham! (Right here’s an analogous gingham skirt, and an analogous gingham tote and polka dot skirt.)
After everybody sat down, Adam and I took to the stage! It was such a pleasure to speak about books, meals, marriage, all of the issues.
Right here’s the video of our dialog, for those who’d like to observe 🙂 It’s slightly blurry, however hopefully that’s charming!
A fast breakdown, for those who’d like to leap round:
4:15: Why Adam jogs my memory of a jaunty younger chef in a Pixar film
4:40: Why Adam is “a modern-day Nora Ephron.”
5:05: Adam’s robust ideas on bagels
5:16: Adam’s robust ideas on tuna (and my not figuring out the right way to pronounce “abstemious”)
6:10: Shifting from L.A. to NYC
13:25: What Hollywood actors Adam would forged within the film model of his e book
18:25: The nuts and bolts of writing a novel
24:00: How Adam hosts FIFTY DINNER PARTIES per 12 months and his ideas for low-stress entertaining
26:31: Adam’s tackle probably the most controversial factor we’ve ever written on Cup of Jo: that try to be 10-Quarter-hour late for a cocktail party.
28:35: Probably the most controversial factor Adam ever wrote
33:35: Adam and his husband Craig’s secret to a cheerful marriage
37:29: How NYC isn’t all the time good, but it surely’s sort
38:50: Viewers Q&A
Such an exquisite evening!!! Thanks a lot for having me, Adam! When you’d like, yow will discover his e book right here and observe his e-newsletter right here. Thanks for studying. xoxo
(Pictures by Nato Tuke for Cup of Jo)
