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email me: alicekiandra.adams@gmail.com

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my food styling work on alice adams food stylist

latteria studio and events like market to table

lubriano and renting our house on airbnb

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Off to a green and very happy start to #markettotablerome for 2019. Thanks to everyone for coming and to @carla_tomasi for teaching us the groovy Sardinian pasta whose name I can never remember, luscious broccoli and anchovy sauce and general sangfroid. Yes, there were artichokes, wild greens and puntarelle too but I forgot to take a photo of them. Next date is 8 March - see the events page on the latteriastudio.com site for more. #cooktheseason #markettotable #cookinginrome
Baccalà. Ordered it countless times every which way, eaten it fried before hundreds of pizzas. Time to learn how to cook it. I went for the ready soaked Norwegian, @annakovel took the Icelandic. #almercato #thebaccalaman #codfishstories
Good spot to eat a panino con la frittata. #bolsena #picnicviews #ilpaninoconlafrittata
The very special thing about all this cookbook writing thing are the stories that get preserved along the way. Especially in the case of @emikodavies new #tortelliniatmidnight, which (apart from having the book title of the decade) tells the story of a family’s journey from southern Taranto to northern Turin, before settling in Tuscany. Along with the recipes and family history Emiko gives us glimpses into lesser know Italian cities like misunderstood but fascinating Taranto, and charming Turin. It was a real pleasure to work with the super talented gang of @laurenbamford @deborahkaloperfoodstylist @marcolami @helenj97 and Emiko on the making of this delightful creature for @hardiegrantbooks . I also particularly love how books like Emiko’s share ideas and inspiration about visiting Italy. On page 84 there is a recipe for meatballs and the mention of a little restaurant in Grottaglie called @macchiavivabistrot that Emiko, @labnoon and I discovered a few years ago after hours of research and help from my friends at @slowfoodgrottaglie. That they got a little slither of the story makes me smile because people who cook that well deserve it. #foodstories #tarantoturintuscany #heirloomrecipes
It’s all about the season. We are in the middle of artichoke heaven here, the first #carciofiromaneschi are at the market, and sautéed in oil and wine they are ‘come burro’, like butter. Had a great day yesterday at my first seasonal cooking class for the year. We started at the little market in Monteverde Vecchio and made all the winter Roman classics, above artichokes and puntarelle, broccoli ripassata, ravioli with baby chard and sheeps milk ricotta and two dolce because the group was so on the job. Looking forward to doing more of these, contact me if you are in Rome outside the #markettotablerome schedule and are looking for a friendly group class. Oh, and your oil is amazing @tuscanfarmshop #cooktheseason #freshfromthemarket #lacucinaromana
The marmalade rampage continues. THANK YOU to everyone who keeps buying, we seem to be selling almost as fast as we make, which makes Joy, Pamela and I very happy. #socialenterprise #bitterorangemarmalade #fruttaurbana #socialmediaforsocialgood #helprefugees
I saw my 89 year old neighbor coming in from the market this morning. He was impeccably well prepared; hat, huge umbrella, galoshes, even a plastic bag over the top of his trolley. If he can do this, so can I. Came home with completely soaked shoes and the realization that I need a trolley. #atthemarket #almercato #rainysaturdays
Take a deep breath. Be bold. Pull off all the tough outside leaves and trim the top, just as the Romans do. How to deal with artichokes and other wonderful winter produce will be part of the small group seasonal class next Wednesday 6 Feb. Starting at the gorgeous outdoor market in Monteverde Vecchio. Two spots left, see the #latteriastudio events page for more. 📷 @oliviawilliamson_ #cooktheseason #winterinrome #frommarkettotable
Today. My first ever lunch at the ‘mensa’, the lunch room at my kids school. I have always been in awe of the Italian school lunch system, what I call ‘gastronomic democracy’ at its finest, feeding every child the same nutritionally balanced meal, sending every little belly home full so if there’s not much for dinner at least fish/meat/ dairy has been eaten at lunch. Sure, like most things, the system isn’t perfect. Sadly the real plates at our school have been replaced by single use (thank god biodegradable), the vegetable course could get some rethinking but, today I saw most plates wiped clean and lots of 10 year old boys going back for more. There was: pasta al pomodoro, roast loin of pork in a light veg Sugo, silver beet, and a kiwi. My boy was eating his meat between two slices of bread, very Aussie. #lamensascolastica #mensa #gastronomicdemocracy #vivalascuolaitaliana #foodforchange
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