{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"Alison Roman Finds Inspiration Upstate with First Bloom and New Cookbook Something from Nothing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":818,"description":"Alison Roman, the bestselling cookbook author and food personality behind viral recipes like “The Stew,” “The Dip,” and “The Cookies,” has found a second home — and inspiration — in Delaware County.Known for her candid cooking style and approachable yet elevated recipes, Roman has built a career through cookbooks like Dining In, Nothing Fancy, and Sweet Enough. Her fourth, Something from Nothing, will be released November 11. The new book — and her Bloomville store, First Bloom — are the focus of this week’s Eating Up State.Roman first discovered Delaware County back in 2017 while working on Dining In. “We were introduced first by a friend of mine who has a house in Andes,” she recalled. “I asked him, ‘Do you know anyone where I could get fish up there?’ And he said, ‘You could ask Soheil, who owns Special Meeting House.’ He introduced us, and we just became friendly from there.”Roman says her connection to the area grew from there. “I love them so much and I love their restaurant so much,” she said. “It’s such a wonderful place to have in the community. They’re so influential — people see them and think, ‘Maybe I can move up here and pursue my dream too.’”Like many New Yorkers during the pandemic, Roman started looking for a home upstate — but soon discovered that housing prices were rising fast. “It mostly came down to what I could afford,” she said. “Buying property in New York City or Brooklyn felt impossible, and remains impossible. But I thought, okay, maybe I can buy this building and turn it into something.”That building happened to be the former Table on Ten — a beloved Bloomville restaurant that had closed early in the pandemic. “I wasn’t looking to open a grocery store,” Roman said. “I was looking for a house. But when I saw Table on Ten was for sale, I thought, wow, that could be the exact solution. It just felt right.”She bought the property in February 2021 and spent months figuring out what to do with it. “I’d never owned a business in this way...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}