Food Person

I scarfed this book in a single seating. Utterly delicious and satisfying to the end

Mary Roach

Literally the most delicious beach read - sharp, funny and bang on trend, this novel is The Devil Wears Prada for devoted foodies. I had to stop every other chapter to cook a chocolate souffle or brownies!

Plum Sykes

Adam Roberts made me, someone who formerly thought Chef Boyardee was the ultimate celebrity chef, an honest to goodness FOOD PERSON in this savoury meal of a debut. Charming, witty and served with all the food industry insight the author's decades of experience brings to the table. You'll want seconds! I can't wait to see what Adam dishes up next

Steven Rowley

At turns hilarious, harrowing, and heartwarming, this wonderful debut will be beloved by food people everywhere - and if you are not a food person already, it may make one out of you

J. Ryan Stradal

Food Person is a debut that's about as perfect as they come. Roberts takes everything you think you know about the food world and turns it on its head, whipping up a hilarious and slyly moving novel about ambition, friendship, and soufflés gone awry. Get ready for a riotous romp

Grant Ginder

Think Bridget Jones if she were in The Bear

Sunday Times Style

Slyly satirical and richly comedic, the protagonist in Adam Roberts' debut novel is quite the pastiche of a modern gastronomist

A Summer Read of 2025, Evening Standard

A love letter to all things food ... A fun read, I devoured it in a day

The Bookish Drop, substack from The Express and Mirror

Such good fun! Witty and refreshing

Prima

A fun summer read

Daily Mail

A delicious debut novel

Country & Townhouse

A fun summer read

Daily Mail Review

Roberts' writing is sharp, witty and funny, with the ploy moving at a whiplash pace ... the perfect easy-breezy beach read to devour on a sun lounger this summer

'Best new books to read', Independent

Tautly written and punchy ... a delectable tale

Dorset Echo

A rollicking read

Northern Echo

Roberts could have titled his novel The Devil Wears Green Juice. [A] boisterous page-turner

Washington Post

[A] delicious debut

People

Never mind The Devil Wears Prada. This is The Devil Eats Nada ... [Roberts] writes with deep humor and authority about the food world and its inhabitants, and with humanity about the various appetites that drive his characters

Wall Street Journal

Part romp, part satire and frequently mouthwatering. Do not read on an empty stomach.

Hollywood Reporter

Roberts is a terrific writer who loves food, knows his way around the kitchen and can grab—and hold—your attention on just about any subject. ... With all that’s going on around us, a little romance, some smiles, a bunch of laughs and a lot of good food seems like a perfect recipe.

Dorie Greenspan

[A] delightful debut novel ... Roberts' love for food shines'

starred review, Booklist

A debut novel that dishes up one of the most delectable ingredients of all: fun.

Kirkus

Entertaining ... Roberts's breezy and zany dramedy offers a fun take on the joy and business of cooking

Publishers Weekly

[A] pure page-turner ... blends kitchen chaos with friendship and romance

August Books of the Month, Delia Online Newsletter

A rollicking read ... [and] a delectable tale

The Scotsman