Final night time, I used to be fortunate sufficient to speak with my food-writer good friend Adam Roberts about his humorous new novel, and I laughed one million occasions…
We met on the Brooklyn Heights Library, which was shiny and busy (which feels so good these days!).
After we walked into the room, we noticed this desk stacked with Adam’s debut novel, Meals Individual. 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 status. 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 3 totally different branches of the library — and all of us beloved Adam’s shirt with embroidered dinner components.
It was additionally a deal with to fulfill 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 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, when you’d like to observe 🙂 It’s just a little blurry, however hopefully that’s charming!
A fast breakdown, when 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 how you can pronounce “abstemious”)
6:10: Transferring from L.A. to NYC
13:25: What Hollywood actors Adam would solid within the film model of his ebook
18:25: The nuts and bolts of writing a novel
24:00: How Adam hosts FIFTY DINNER PARTIES per 12 months and his suggestions for low-stress entertaining
26:31: Adam’s tackle essentially 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 contented marriage
37:29: How NYC isn’t at all times good, but it surely’s sort
38:50: Viewers Q&A
Such a beautiful night time!!! Thanks a lot for having me, Adam! If you happen to’d like, yow will discover his ebook right here and observe his publication right here. Thanks for studying. xoxo
(Photographs by Nato Tuke for Cup of Jo)
