Alison Roman
Senior food editor, emeritus
Alison Roman is a former senior food editor for Bon Appétit and columnist for the New York Times cooking section. She is the author of bestselling cookbooks Nothing Fancy, Dining In, and Sweet Enough and the host and producer of CNN’s (More Than) A Cooking Show with Alison Roman, the creator of a bi-weekly YouTube series called Home Movies, and the author of a bi-weekly newsletter titled A Newsletter. alisoneroman.com
Martini Bar
Because you don’t individually stir these ‘tinis for a crowd, water is added to aid in the dilution you’d normally get from ice. You can thank us later.
Baked Potatoes Deluxe
These are impossibly fluffy on the inside and shatteringly crispy on the outside.
Low-and-Slow Rib Roast
This totally make-ahead rib roast is rubbed with a punchy mixture of rosemary, anchovies, and garlic.
If You Can Open a Cheap Beer, You Can Make This Cocktail
The shandy is the ultimate day-drinking drink.
With a Mini Grill, the World is Your Cookout
Buy a mini grill, fulfill all of your summer hot dog fantasies. (So, all of your fantasies.)
When a House Full of Hungry Friends Calls, Alison Roman Makes Brothy Meatballs
Dinners like this minimum effort, maximum payoff dish are your biggest ally while on vacation.
If Your Ideal Weekend Involves Cooking With Friends, These Recipes Are Meant for You
Alison Roman knows the best spring breaks are those spent putting together minimum effort, maximum reward dishes that blur the lines between lunch and dinner, lazy and ambitious.
Sumac-Rubbed Lamb with Minty Artichokes
There's no better large-format meat: A leg of lamb is fatty, flavorful, and crowd-pleasing, plus its size makes it hard to overcook.
Chicken with Lemon and Spicy Spring Onions
A main and a side all in one: As the chicken fat renders, it bastes the vegetables for a built-in side dish.
Butter-Roasted Halibut With Asparagus and Olives
Our best tip for cooking fish for a crowd? Slow-roast a single large fish fillet instead of making several small ones—it ensures that the fish is buttery and delicious.
Brothy Meatballs with Peas, Fennel, and Tiny Pasta
This dish is a perfect choice for those blustery but bright early spring days: It's comforting from the simple-but-flavorful broth and bright from the crunchy fresh topping.
Deviled Eggs Are a Waste of Time. There, I Said It!
So much work! The good news? There's a much easier way to make fancy-seeming, company-worthy eggs.
How to Keep All That Party Booze Cold—Without Using Your Fridge
When Alison Roman hosts, the wine goes in the bathroom, not the kitchen.
Alison Roman Wants You to Know That Tropical Fruit Is Seasonal
Like fresh farmstand berries in the summer, a platter of tropical fruit is winter's most perfect, effortless dessert.
The Easiest Homemade Party Appetizers Are Just a Marinade Away
Step away from the olive bar. Marinating your own beans, artichoke hearts, and veggies at home couldn't be easier, or more impressive.
Bad Wine Is Just a Great Cocktail Waiting to Happen
In Alison Roman’s new column, Party Tricks, the ‘Dining In’ author defends the wine spritzer.
How to Host a Dinner Party When You Just Don't Feel Like Cooking
There. Will. Be. Fried. Chicken. Alison Roman gives you permission to phone in your next party.
Charred and Raw Corn Salad
All the things that you love about elote (Mexican grilled corn), now in a convenient tossed-together form.