alison roman
@alisoneroman
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Author of NYT best seller Nothing Fancy + Dining In / Home Movies on YouTube / A Newsletter on Substack / SWEET ENOUGH out 3/28/23 🍰🌷
Joined August 2012
I am extremely please proud thrilled crying screaming to announce my third book, SWEET ENOUGH: DESSERTS FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT DO DESSERT out 3/28/23, available for pre-order now 🥰🍰😇
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You might never make shallot pasta again once you hear how I feel about abortion.
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I’ve thought a lot this weekend about my interview and the things I said. I know this is a lengthy note (succinctness has never been my strong suit). I appreciate you taking the time to read.
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Looking forward to making it out of this never having touched a sourdough starter.
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I hope getting drunk and talking on the phone is here to stay.
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I am so fucking sick of women cookbook authors being referred to Domestic Goddesses and men cookbook authors being referred to as Experts.
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I love wearing a mask bc it allows me to lipsync in public constantly, and nobody knows I’m having a blast under there.
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Olive oil.Lemons.Fresh herbs (parsley/cilantro/dill).Alliums (garlic/shallot/onion).Dried or canned beans/chickpeas.Canned tomatoes/tomato paste.Crushed red pepper flakes.Anchovies.Parmesan.Soy sauce.Eggs.Yogurt/labne/sour cream.Pickles/kimchi for snacking.
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This Fiona album has me wishing I was dating someone just so I could break up w them.
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I don’t want my own podcast bc there are too many, but who’s gonna give me a recurring segment on theirs called “yah I’m not gonna do that” where I review recipes and tell you why I’m not gonna do that.
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If you’re under 30 I don’t care about your age-defying skin care routine bc you’re under 30.
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just warning everyone right now i intend to publish a chicken salad recipe that does not include mayo and tbh i do not want to hear ONE word from ANYBODY.
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For the first time in my life a stranger at a restaurant just said “Alison?” And I turned and said “yes?” and they asked a very specific recipe question, we troubleshooted, and that was it. This is my life’s purpose! I feel so alive!.
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I did my best.
We gotta bring more attention to the shallot.
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Today I went to yoga and got my oil changed and did an ikea run and am going home to re-pot my plants and listen to Joni Mitchell and tbh I love dating myself.
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Dear lord please let me get through this pandemic without a backlash, my shallot pasta popularity is all I have in these dark times.
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If you’re a single person looking for a well-dressed woman with a sparkling personality who enjoys cooking, please do yourself a favor and come to one of my events bc that is literally every woman there.
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Will anything ever make me feel as safe and happy as an expensive scented candle?.
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I am playing a drinking game when I watch Normal People, but it’s crying, so every time they kiss or have sex I cry.
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Not having Aaron on Midnights and then showing up for 3am tracks is like when you think someone forgot your birthday and you get home and all your friends are there and it’s like SURPRISE.
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Sure, sex is good, but have you ever been properly communicated with?.
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The funny thing about the Aperol Spritz thing is that the government is taking away a woman’s right to control her own body in 2019.
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I like books because they don’t have a comments section.
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Just walked into a cute looking coffee shop that I went into because it “wasn’t a Starbucks” and lol jokes on me bc im in. a chase bank.
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Sitting at blue bottle having a coffee, a thing I never do, and heard 4 different grown men in a 25-minute period order “a hot chocolate”.
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the first week of scallion growth was cool and exciting but honestly they grow so slowly they are essentially useless for actual cooking, so now i absolutely resent them, have fully turned on my children, 3/10 recommend.
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Ever be at a dinner and go to that bathroom just 2 b alone.
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I’m gonna be honest- idk what anyone on Succession does or has ever done, is talking about or has ever talked about.
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What's the German word for "feeling guilty bc you have so much time to write and simply can not write one thing"?.
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me, a woman: i feel like this is a strangely ideal time for people who are open to dating virtually to build actual intimacy .men: u up.
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Just waved “bye” on a zoom for the 62846th time in my young sweet life, time to walk into the sea.
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I have lived in New York for 13 years and never once excited the west 4th stop correctly or with any sort of confidence.
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I almost forgot that Joe Biden is who this country came up with to help us.
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penne, the worst and somehow most popular shape.
by your thirties you should have a pasta shape you vehemently despise for no particular reason. mine’s rotini.
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bagels should always be cream cheese’d on both sides, even if presented as a sandwich.
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when I answer questions for strangers I'm like "sweetie you're doing great I'm just proud of you for trying" but when its for friends who text me it's "blanching bones for bone broth is for losers" and that is what it's like to be close to me.
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being grateful for my health the the health of my friends/family during quarantine has me feeling so positive about every small thing and now I say things like "man, food is so fun to eat!" "the talented mr ripley: wow, what a great film!" "i love blankets!" "water tastes good!".
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Gus got me big time.
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Happy to report I am once again the Uncut Gems of the James Beard Awards.
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Real question: who will pay me to review celebrity cooking content in real time? I’m already doing it (for myself), would love to share this gift.
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Listen, I may be drunk, but eating food and drinking wine is about the most fun you can have.
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Armie Hammer is a less good Jon Hamm I will not be taking questions.
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Congrats bc you are one of maybe 6 people on earth who thinks this is funny/gets it (I am one of the 6, obvs).
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I know it’s kinda petty, but I get a true jolt of joy when people I don’t even know come to my defense about someone not crediting me with a recipe.
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This does need a Home Movie.
Tonight I’m making Cookies for Kamala, but I’m 100% going to make @alisoneroman’s coconut cake for the occasion soon 🥥.
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It’s nice to remind yourself you don’t have to love (or even want to love) cooking 24/7/365. Be kind to yourself! Eat crackers for dinner, who cares.
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I am absolutely trashed from a martini lunch at keens and heading to a dentist appt lol why am I like this.
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I dont know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to soak your beans.
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Are you really a millennial if @KaraRBrown makes one of your recipes and you don’t freak out?.
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD, LITTLE BABY. Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food For Having People Over is available for preorder TODAY. Out October 22nd, she is the newest addition to my cookbook family and I can’t wait for you to meet her.
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The vibes are “cook something that takes a long time to prevent you from looking at your phone too much”.
ran all over new york asking everybody about the vibes for this week’s @NYMag cover story
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Someone told me the shallot pasta is doing well on tiktok, happy for her.
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I support a Billy/Meg reunion and love to see Katz’s get their flowers always, but there’s no mayonnaise on a pastrami sandwich, huge conceptual flaw in the commercial.
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HI! I want to thank everyone who's reached out and taken the time to write to me over the last few weeks. I am still working my way through each email (of which there are. a lot!), so if I haven't gotten back to…
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Just fired up the ol' mute feature on instagram, have i ever felt so alive?.
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some personal news: im now in a serious relationship with every fitness instructor ive done an online class with since last monday.
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my face when @jonlovett is like "i dont even have broccoli rabe".
Watching @jonlovett drive @alisoneroman to drink through sheer chaotic energy in the kitchen has made my day.
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Somebody’s mother just stopped me at the butcher to tell me I’m “much prettier in real life” have a great Wednesday everyone.
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Nothing like a quarantine to make every person you’ve ever dated come out of the woodwork.
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Why are people so obsessed w finding a new thing to drink that isn’t just water.
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ill say it: the kitchen is too large.
Nancy Meyers's kitchen is vast and airy, with crisp white cabinets and not one but two massive kitchen islands
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i more than happily accept this title. grateful to everyone cooking the things and taking joy in feeding themselves right now. i hope that part lasts forever.
As Alison Roman’s hearty stews and pantry-staple pastas fortify her countless fans, she has achieved a new level of culinary success: She has become the domestic goddess of the apocalypse, @mollyhfischer writes
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My takeaway is that if Elizabeth Holmes can find love, I’ve. got to become more insane.
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Please tell me someone is developing a hand sanitizer that moisturizes.
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I will give away my life rights for someone smart to make a TV show of my dating/sex life in nyc.
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lol kill me.
That’s Chef Gomez, to you
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I would love a home improvement hotline where I could FaceTime w someone and they could walk me through some basic home improvement stuffs- like a me but for “how can I replace my kitchen window screens”.
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Just trying to save democracy over here, one sheet pan chicken recipe at a time.
Someone printed this out in the Senate press gallery. It looks delicious.
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It’s Better Than Bouillon mixed w water, that’s it.
Choosing chicken broth from an aisles-worth of options can be daunting, so we did the work for you. Find out our top picks, the middle of the pack, and the broths you can skip ⬇️
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The Fenty beauty in the middle of her set 😭 my business woman.
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no need to elevate, my man. dip in yellow mustard, bon appetit.
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Trend report: food at most restaurants has become too saucy, too sauce-forward, too wet.
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discovered the secret to great skin is applying every single moisturizer and serum you own 84 times a day.
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My therapist texted to tell me she “saw my pasta recipe today in the paper, congratulations!” and I was like, oh babe, book me a double on Monday!!!.
The New York Times ran the recipe for shallot pasta in today’s paper…
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Listen, it’s only 6-8 shallots, and you’re already MARRIED, it’s fine.
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is the show everyone likes yellowjackets or yellowstone.
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Not to sound incredibly earnest, but when I see my friends and family cook my recipes it makes me feel like we are hanging out even when we aren’t and it makes me emotional every time 😭.
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unsolicited advice for anyone who wants to be a writer: when you want to interview someone, set up an IRL meeting/phone call & interview them. Sending them questions so they can write the piece for you will not help you hone your skills as a writer or journalist, goodnight!.
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How is that people can become successful food personalities without frequently putting out original recipes/content/knowing anything about food asking for a friend 🧐.
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i may be single, but i sure do make a lot of other couples happy which is just as fulfilling as being in my own relationship (im guessing!).
.@alisoneroman helping me keep the girlfriend happy one bowl of Creamy Cauliflower Pasta With Pecorino Bread Crumbs at a time
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PSA: writing a good, successful recipe is a skill. Recipe writing is an actual occupation, and smart recipes aren’t accidents, they are the result of an experienced and thoughtful writer who has the reader in mind to achieve success. Credit for hard work matters.
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"i made turkey bolognese" "and i went to my room" sorry i will be watching this on repeat for the next 9 hours, taking notes.
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An article about how Chrissy Teigen likes a recipe and that this is a good recipe that you should make (esp bc Chrissy told you to) but doesn’t once mention who wrote the recipe 🤷♀️(It was me, I wrote it)
“Sheet-pan meals feel easy but elevated, like you could pull one out at a dinner party and people would be impressed, but if you said something like, ‘Oh, this? I just threw it together!’ they might kind of believe you”
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my review of house of gucci is that none of the wine in the glasses they were drinking was the color of any wine i’ve ever had.
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Please know that 6 minutes before any Instagram live/zoom meeting I am mostly naked with no makeup on and my hair in a nest upon my head.
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