What It Means
Catillation is an obsolete word meaning: to lick one's plate. It has nothing to do with cats, except that they catillate quite a bit.
Category Archives: Cookbook Review
Review: Two Asian Cookbooks: Lucky Rice and Koreatown
Danielle Chang, Lucky Rice: Stories and Recipes from Night Markets, Feasts, and Family Tables, Clarkson Potter, New York, 2016. Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard, Koreatown, A Cookbook, Clarkson Potter, New York, 2016. The two featured cookbooks at the National Museum … Continue reading
Jerusalem of Gold: Zahav, The Restaurant, Event and Cookbook
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, Zahav, A World of Israeli Cooking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 Michael Solomonov is the chef and part owner of the Israeli restaurant Zahav in Philadelphia. He is also the author of its eponymous cookbook, … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cookbook, D.C., Joan Nathan, Michael Solomonov, reporting, review, Steven Cook, Zahav
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Book Review: Ad Astra – The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook edited by Cat Rambo and Fran Wilde
vutlu’meH QaQ jajvam! Which is, of course, Klingon for “Today is a Good Day to Cook!” and seems fitting for this collection of party food recipes from a group of folks who are known for their love of good times … Continue reading
Review: The Al Tiramisu Restaurant Cookbook
The title of this book is a misnomer. Yes, it’s a cookbook, but also an autobiography, tutorial of Italian cuisine, travelogue, and repository of wisdom learned over the life of a successful chef and restaurateur. There are essays about growing … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Tiramisu, Amy Riolo, cookbook, D.C., Luigi Diotaiuti, OFAM, review
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Librarians Have Appetites!
Why would a food writer attend a librarian’s convention? Like everyone else, librarians appreciate cooking and eating, and they buy books on those topics for their libraries. The exhibit hall of the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in … Continue reading
Feast on Ice and Fire: Eat the Game of Thrones
The Game of Thrones has a tie-in cookbook, and I have reviewed it for SFRevu. See http://sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=14929
Posted in Cookbook Review
Tagged cookbook, cooking, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin
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What Took Them So Long? Part 2: The Cookbook
So the Post has finally published a collection of recipes from the 57 years the Food section has been running. How did they choose from among the thousands it has published over the years? The editors asked the readers for … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Cooking
Tagged Bonnie Benwick, cookbook, Phyllis Richman, Washington Post
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Adventures in Reviewing: A Book Claiming to Teach How to Cook
A few months ago, I won a copy of How to Cook: Delicious Dishes Perfect for Teen Cooks as a door prize. Now, I have been cooking for 50 years, so I would not be the best person to judge … Continue reading
FOOD Exhibit Part 2: Miss El Chico and Mrs. Mondavi
Just as my favorite part of the media event for the Julia’s Kitchen re-opening back in August was meeting Julia’s niece, Philadelphia Cousins, the best thing about this exhibit’s event was meeting and chatting with several of the object donors. … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Eating, Events, Food Book Review
Tagged cookbook, D.C., El Chico, event, exhibit, history, Julia Child, Mondavi, NMAH, reporting, review
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