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 1,000,000 instances…
We met on the Brooklyn Heights Library, which was vibrant and busy (which feels so good nowadays!).
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 liked Adam’s shirt with embroidered dinner substances.
It was additionally a deal with to satisfy Jenny Jackson, Adam’s editor, and assistant editor Tiara Sharma.
Extra folks 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 folks sporting in New York and Paris. As for a micro-trend report on the Brooklyn Heights Library on Cadman Plaza? Gingham! (Right here’s the same gingham skirt, and the same 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, in case you’d like to look at 🙂 It’s a little bit blurry, however hopefully that’s charming!
A fast breakdown, in case you’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 realizing the best way to pronounce “abstemious”)
6:10: Transferring from L.A. to NYC
13:25: What Hollywood actors Adam would solid 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 yr and his suggestions for low-stress entertaining
26:31: Adam’s tackle probably the most controversial factor we’ve ever written on Cup of Jo: that you have to be 10-Quarter-hour late for a cocktail party.
28:35: Essentially the most controversial factor Adam ever wrote
33:35: Adam and his husband Craig’s secret to a contented marriage
37:29: How NYC isn’t all the time good, but it surely’s type
38:50: Viewers Q&A
Such a beautiful evening!!! Thanks a lot for having me, Adam! When you’d like, yow will discover his e-book right here and comply with his e-newsletter right here. Thanks for studying. xoxo
(Images by Nato Tuke for Cup of Jo)
