Adam Rothbarth
Writer | Editor | Curator
Accolades
Winner, Best Holiday Campaign (Wayfair Way Day), The 2023 CAPS (Commerce Awards for Publishers)
Finalist, Writer of the Year, 2020 Great Plains Journalism Awards
Featured in Twitter's "The Best Music Writing of 2018, As Chosen By Music Writers"
BBC places Arcade Fire review among "7 of the most scathing record reviews of the year [2017]"
Rec Room @ VICE
"Sammy Hagar Loves Making Tortilla Chips (and Told Us What's In His Salsa)"
"Once and For All: Is Le Creuset's Cookware Worth It?"
"Masienda's Masa and Comal Turned Me Into a Tortilla Sorcerer"
"We Talked To T-Pain About His Wing Spices (and Black Sabbath)"
"Alison Roman's 'Sweet Enough' is the Timeless Dessert Meditation We Needed"
"We Talked To Jeff Tweedy About Snacks (And His Band, Wilco)"
"This Affordable Chinese Vegetable Cleaver Is the Best Knife In My Drawer"
"The War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel Shares His Fave Home Recording Gear"
"An Honest Review of the Balmuda Toaster (Yes, It Deserves a Nobel Prize)"
"Eric Wareheim's Saucy Guide to the Best Cooking and Food Gifts"
VICE / Munchies
"One of the Midwest's Best Italian Restaurants Is in the Suburbs of St. Louis"
"Cannabis Cocktails Will Be Everywhere—But Are They Even Any Good?"
"I Drank a 15-year-old Can of Nelly's Pimp Juice and Time-Travelled to 2003"
"There's Only One Good Subway Sandwich and It's the Veggie Delite"
"How to Eat Your Way Through the Backwoods of the Ozarks"
Chicago Magazine
"People Behind the Pizza: Doug Thomson"
"Hit the Road For an Epic Farm Dinner"
"Best of Chicago: Best Surprise Return for Imbibers"
"A Field Guide to St. Louis Sandwiches"
Eater
"10 Great Chicago Distilleries to Raise Spirits"
"Where to Eat Banh Mi in Chicago"
"Where to Drink Wine Outside in Chicago"
"Where to Eat Vegan Pizza in Chicago"
Sauce Magazine
"Best New Restaurants of 2020 // No 1: The Lucky Accomplice"
"Taco Quest: A Journey Through Some of St. Louis' Best Taquerias and Tex-Mex Restaurants"
"How David Stine Furniture Helped Build the St. Louis Restaurant Scene"
"These Are the Best Salads in St. Louis Right now"
"St. Louis is Having a Sandwich Renaissance"
"How Olive+Oak's Morgaine Segura Fell In Love With Bartending"
Spotify
"Sunn O))) on Why Loud Music Can Be Important"
"Tomb Mold's Steve Musgrave on Keeping a Day Job"
"Experimental Composer Kelly Moran on Finding Your Sound"
"How Folk Singer-Songwriter Ian Fisher Found His Audience in Europe"
Rolling Stone
"Why Is a Chicago Indie Rocker Covering a Lost Dave Matthews Band LP?"
Tiny Mix Tapes
"In Kanye's Wake: A Journey to the Ends of
the Pop Star"
Review of Arcade Fire: Everything Now
Review of Bell Witch: Mirror Reaper