Adam Erace went from a kid whose dinner plate was no-vegetable, nothing-touch zone to a restaurant critic, food and travel writer, cookbook author and recipe developer. Recognized with awards and nominations from the James Beard Foundation, Association of Culinary Professionals, Society of American Travel Writers and the North American Travel Journalists Association, Adam's writing has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Fortune, Saveur, Food & Wine, Virtuoso, the Wall Street Journal and many more publications. He is the coauthor of Laurel: A Small Restaurant in Philadelphia; Dinner at the Club: 100 Years of Recipes and Stories from South Philly’s Palizzi Social Club; The Philadelphia Chef’s Table; The Cocktail Workshop: An Essential Guide to Classic Cocktails and How to Make Them Your Own; and Backcountry Cocktails: Civilized Drinks for Wild Place. He co-hosted Great American Food Finds on Food Network.
Adam is available for editorial and advertorial projects, books, recipe development, creative copywriting, art direction, consulting, radio, podcasting and television. He splits his time between South Philly and Wildwood, New Jersey with his wife, Charlotte, and two maniacal rescue pups. He observes the Oxford comma on request.