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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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Lubriano, wedged into the provincia di Viterbo near the border with Umbria. A town of 900 odd souls (and three butchers) stretched out along a ridge that drops off into the ethereal Valle dei Calanchi. Near Bolsena lake, Orvieto and the hills towns of the Tuscia and southern Tuscany. Land of vines, olives and chestnuts. You can find my listing on @airbnb with the title Garden View of Civita di Bagnoregio. And, being as I am most often location rich and cash poor, I am always open to trades for holidays here, in return for services at the studio (maintenance, web services, photography and more). Email me if you have a proposal, link in profile. Thanks to @emikodavies and @giorgianofriniph for the images. And if you live that round mat in the final pic you should follow @bottega_cazzato_specchia #lubriano #valledeicalanchi #latuscia #smalltownlife #offthebeatentrackitaly
If you were going to call this a Roman brunch there might be: crostata (with bitter #neighborhoodoranges marmalade), spinach, ricotta and pecorino torta rustica, fresh orange juice, and coffee. I had a lovely morning teaching @elizabethsimari ‘s food history class from Loyola University about the simple rustic bakes that make up part of the Roman repertoire of springtime food. We talked about ricotta and sheep’s milk cheese, seasonal greens and @mysweetitalianlife demonstrated the basics of the different types of pastry that hold a few simple ingredients together to make them a meal. #rusticitalianbaking #outoftheclassroomandintothekitchen #crostatacrostata #eattheseason
Talking carciofi, talking pasta, not necessarily in that order. Beautiful capture by @ericafirpo of @carla_tomasi and our group at Saturday’s #markettotablerome Carciofi special. Thanks to everyone around the table for coming and sharing the general artichoke (braised, fried, roasted, sautéed!) enthusiasm. See the #latteriastsudio events page for more on other artichoke specials. #carciofiforever #cooktheseason #weloveartichokes #markettotable
Today is World Pulses Day and my contribution to the mix (thanks @carla_tomasi for the reminder) is a lentil bowl with roasted red onion and fennel, with segments of perfectly seasonal pink oranges to finish. Lentils are my favourite ‘go to’ pulse because they are quick to cook and yum to eat, and local lentils are abundant here in central Italy (from Onano in alto Lazio and Castelluccio di Norcia in Umbria). Let’s get more pulses on the table, good for us and food for the planet! The girl to follow for more legume inspiration is @jennychandleruk , UN ambassador for pulses. #worldpulseday #lessmeatmorepulses #lentils #lenticchie #lenticchiedionano #lenticchiedicastelluccio
Still life with marmalade. Thursday 6.2.20, ore 16. Done the making bit, now on to the selling bit. Calling all Rome dwellers! Gather some friends/family/colleagues and make an order - we have lots of oranges to process and need sales to pay the girls, and for jars, sugar and company. Email me (link in profile) to order. Sorry no overseas, but can do orders to other Italian cities. #feelgoodmarmalade #socialenterprise #socialmediaforsocialgood #helprefugees #inworkdignity #neighborhoodoranges #bitterorangemarmalade #aranceamare #fruttaurbana
On Sunday afternoon we went to Rome’s Jewish Ghetto. We didn’t eat double fried #carciofiallagiudia (my vote), but in what we called a happy compromise (the kids wanted a kebab), had very good #shawarma from @orientalfonzie. But back to the artichokes, king of the Roman Jewish menu and cornerstone of la cucina Romana. Nothing tops eating them ‘in situ’ on Via Portico d’Ottavia, but frying them till they are crispy as chips, with hearts as soft as butter with @carla_tomasi @rachelaliceroddy and I at our special #artichokedaymarkettotablerome would have to come in a good second. Info on dates on the Market to Table post on the latteriastudio.com events page. Pic by @lorenzopescephotographer #artichokelovers #carciofigram #eattheseaaon #markettotablerome
Latest leftover stars. @rachelaliceroddy’s Tiella di Alici, my potato and fennel gratin, puntarelle (again). Winter fridays. Not pictured - @carla_tomasi onion and Gorgonzola focaccia (finished), supplementary potato croquettes from the pizzeria downstairs. #fridyayfish #eattheseason #vivagliavanzi #leftoversforever
If we want to, we can change absolutely everything. Oranges from @rsfp_kitchen, wheels by @jumpbyuber, helmet model’s own. #leavingthecarinthegarage #romebybike #electricwheels #wecandothis #marmellatesolidale #neighborhoodoranges #uberbikes
February is the month when: winter should finally arrive, I will get all my website updated, and any left over accounting will be magically under control. It is still January so I am officially ahead of schedule. Images from a cool job I did last year with photographer @lorenzopoli for a project promoting preserved tomatoes from Italy for @redgoldfromeurope . Amazing support in the kitchen from @annakovel @bettirosso @monishaincucina
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