Adam Robb

Coming Up

Food writing, city reporting, and visual storytelling are the three lanes that define Adam Robb’s bylines. The early work at @restaurantgirl — a parody account built to needle contemporary food writing — established a voice with a taste for the room and a low tolerance for its pretensions. That same edge carried into reporting, where Jersey Journal and later Thrillist Philly and Thrillist AC (from 2012) required speed, local attention, and the ability to keep restaurant language and neighborhood language in the same frame. By the time his name appeared across Village Voice, Grub Street, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ Magazine, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Food & Wine, GQ, Travel + Leisure, Whisky Advocate, The Intercept, and Billy Penn (since 2021), the range was already clear: photo and text, style and food, city life and investigative reporting. That spread is less about breadth for its own sake than about a working method built on close observation, quick judgment, and a writer’s instinct for what should be seen, named, and held to account.

Where They Are Now

Freelance journalism is the current frame for Adam Robb’s work. In New Jersey, that means moving between food culture, city life, and the kinds of stories that reward a sharp eye and a faster pen.

Career - Contributing writer and photographer — Village Voice and Grub Street, New York - Writer and photographer — T: The New York Times Style Magazine, WSJ Magazine, Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Food & Wine, GQ, Travel + Leisure, and Whisky Advocate - Investigative reporter — The Intercept and Billy Penn (2021–present) - Writer — @restaurantgirl - Reporter — Jersey Journal - City editor — Thrillist Philly and Thrillist AC (from 2012)

FAQ What is Adam Robb's current role? As of 2026, Adam Robb is Journalist. Where did Adam Robb work before? Adam Robb's earlier career included @restaurantgirl, Jersey Journal, and Thrillist Philly and Thrillist AC.