ROBICELLI

Writing

I’ve written about everything from Arctic explorers to Hot Pockets.

Usually with more research than anyone asked for. A few favorites.

  1. The Washington Post Pink lemonade’s origin story begins with a disgruntled circus clownSo good it ended up on NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!
  2. The Washington Post Real grenadine tastes like a lot more than red. Here's its true story.What began as a French immigrant’s fruity, complex bottled syrup is making a comeback in more than just Shirley Temples.
  3. The Washington Post Vanilla is anything but plain. Cream soda proves it.The wild history hiding in a glass of cream soda.
  4. The Washington Post I went to a dying honeymoon hotel to mourn the end of my marriageNursing heartbreak from a champagne coupe hot tub in the Poconos.
  5. The Washington Post I went on a girls’ trip — and bonded with three feral dogs insteadDogs don’t care if small talk makes you squirm.
  6. Bon Appétit This Bar Has the Oldest, Grandest Urinals In New York CityThe porcelain altar that would change the course of history.
  7. Thrillist What I Learned Visiting the Home of America’s Worst PresidentHistorians rank James Buchanan dead last. I went to his house anyway.
  8. The Takeout I Ate Nothing But Hydrated Powders For 3 Days To See What The Future Tastes LikeThree days, zero chewing, and a lot of questions about the future of food.
  9. TASTE Why in Bloody Hell Is There No Food in The Crown? An Investigation.A very serious inquiry into the most glaring omission in prestige TV.
  10. TASTE Listen, Suburban Ladies, I’m Taking Back Angel Food CakeIt’s time to rescue a misunderstood classic from the bake-sale table.
  11. TASTE Doughnut Lassies on the Front LinesThe women who fried doughnuts for soldiers in the trenches of World War I.
  12. TASTE The Official Drink of Arctic ExplorationHow malted milk ended up at the ends of the earth.
  13. The Takeout I Ate 35 Hot Pockets In 4 Days To Bring You These Authoritative Hot Pocket RankingsSomebody had to do it. Unfortunately, it was me.
  14. The Washington Post Through plague, scurvy and heat, lemonade has always been there for usA brief history of the world’s most loyal summer drink.
  15. The Washington Post Switchel, a drink dating to antiquity, is a refreshing way to cool offThe tangy, vinegar-spiked thirst quencher that kept colonial American farmers going.
  16. The Washington Post Dig into Chicken Marengo, a saucy dish inspired by Napoleon himselfA battlefield legend, a pan of chicken, and one very hungry emperor.
  17. The Washington Post I spent the night in an empty airport. It was a dream come true.O’Hare turns into a one-person playground after dark.
  18. The Washington Post Recipes for kids teach math, science and history through cookingHomework you can eat.
  19. Food & Wine How to Have a Hawaiian-Inspired Christmas in New YorkA New York holiday with a tropical twist.
  20. The Spruce Eats In the ’90s, Nothing Was More Glamorous Than Clearly CanadianA love letter to the most ’90s drink there ever was.

Bylines

The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Eater, Epicurious, The Infatuation, Thrillist, Food52, The Takeout, TASTE, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, and more.

© Allison Robicelli. Brooklyn born, Baltimore based.

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