NOTHING FANCY

In Nothing Fancy, Alison Roman reinvents the dinner party as something that doesn't have to be stressful in order to be impressive.

Just as Martha Stewart introduced a generation to entertaining nearly forty years ago, so now Alison Roman reinvents the dinner party as a relaxed gathering for our current culture where dining out is increasingly expensive and everyone is craving down time connecting with friends. In NOTHING FANCY, Alison brings her signature laid-back, approachable style and visually stunning recipes that are high on wow factors and low on effort to dishes designed to be enjoyed with others, whether for an impromptu Tuesday dinner with a neighbor or a Saturday-night hang with the gang.

From a special plate of lamb chops "for the table" to a who-doesn't-love-a-baked-potato bar to Overnight Foccacia Tonight, each of these 150 recipes is brand new and signature Alison. Here, too, are plenty of Alison-isms, such as forget wine pairings and drink what you like, don't stress about parsley stems, and yes, you can ask the guests to help with the dishes.


Since Dining In was published, ALISON ROMAN has grown her Instagram to 185,000 and established herself as a master of the platform: Her recipes, most notably "The Cookies" and "The Stew," often go viral. In the last year, she's debuted a biweekly column in the New York Times Food section and a book-adjacent column in Bon Appétit, "Party Tricks." Alison has worked professionally in kitchens such as New York's Momofuku Milk Bar and San Francisco's Quince.