Jody Adams
Jody Adams is the co-owner and chef of Rialto in Boston and has been part of the culinary scene there since 1983, when she worked under chef Lydia Shire at Seasons. Three years later, she became Gordon Hamersley's sous chef at Hamersley's Bistro, and moved to Michela's in 1990, where she was executive chef until 1994.
In 1994, she opened Rialto with partners Michele Larson and Karen Haskell. The Boston Globe quickly awarded the restaurant four stars, the newspaper's highest rating. Jody opened her latest venture, Red Clay, in 2009.
In 1993, Food and Wine Magazine named Jody “one of America’s 10 best new chefs,” and in 1997 the James Beard Foundation gave her the Perrier-Jouet Best Chef Award: Northeast. In 2004, Gourmet named Rialto one of the "world’s best hotel restaurants." In 2006, Jody was awarded with the Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Golden Whisk Award. She is the author of the cookbook In the Hands of a Chef.
She is a strong supporter of Partners in Health, Share Our Strength, and The Greater Boston Food Bank.
Quick Asparagus Stir Fry by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
This simple recipe for asparagus with ginger, garlic, coriander, and fenugreek hits the perfect note.
At Rialto, my focus is Italian and I use asparagus a million ways on my spring menus. When I get home from the farmers market with a handful of asparagus, I hanker for flavors different than the ones I taste all day at my own restaurant. Jeffrey and Naomi's simple recipe with ginger, garlic, coriander, and fenugreek hits the perfect note.
Restaurant
Susan Feniger's Street in Los Angeles is a restaurant entirely devoted to wild street food!
Susan Feniger's Street in Los Angeles is a blast. Imagine, a restaurant entirely devoted to wild street food! I can guarantee you're going to find something here you've never heard of that tastes great. Sit outside, ask the kitchen to cook their hearts out and keep it coming. Every bite's a surprise.
Arabesque by Claudia Roden.
Arabesque focuses on Turkey, Morocco and Lebanon, with the added bonus of a beautiful design and great photos.
Claudia Roden's approach to Middle Eastern culinary culture is at once light-handed and scholarly. I've cooked from her books long enough to trust that any recipe will work and, in all likelihood, will open a new door for me. Arabesque focuses on Turkey, Morocco, and Lebanon, with the added bonus of a beautiful design, great photos, and the best name for a cookbook ever. I leaf through this book and immediately want to cook.
Food Destination
Riding through Italy on a bicycle, you can see, smell, and taste Italy in the moment.
Italy by bike. I’ve pedaled through Sicily and Umbria and now I can’t imagine a better way to see a country, particularly in the warm weather. Perched on a bicycle you can see, smell, and taste Italy in the moment—in Sicily, it's oranges; in Umbria, green and purple figs. Next stop the Veneto.
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