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: Events
Icy Bikers, Homemade Booze, Black Russians: The 2016 Bazaar Roundup
For this year’s round of bazaar eating, we decided to try some new ones in addition to our old standbys. We discovered a new favorite or two, and one that would become a favorite if it weren’t so darned far … Continue reading
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Tagged bazaars, beer, Eastern Europe, homebrew, Iceland, wine
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My Slanted Opinion and the Jade Night Market
There we were out in Portland, Oregon, on a eating and sightseeing jaunt, back in 2015, on the way to Spokane. We made a special effort to visit a street market in an Asian neighborhood, and it was well worth … Continue reading
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Tagged event, Jade International Night Market, Portland, Portland Jade District, reporting, The Slants
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Review: Dutch Treats: Heirloom Recipes from Farmhouse Kitchens by William Woys Weaver
Here is a book by a food historian which goes far beyond a collection of recipes, resembling not so much a cookbook as an ethnography through food. Many recipes are presented with variations of their ingredients and methods over time, … Continue reading
The Business of Yum: YUMpreneurship at the University
How’s this for synergy: the business school of the University of Maryland stages an event to showcase local food entrepreneurs, providing an opportunity for b-school students to plan and promote it for course credit, and rising businesses to show off … Continue reading
Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, With Foodie Celebs – Part 2, Saturday: Food History Festival
“Deep-Dish Dialogs” was a fitting title to the Saturday program, with five intriguing personalities (and possibly a sixth, but I skipped the “Food on Film” talk to catch the rest of the festival). Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Prud'homme, D.C., event, Jane and Michael Stern, Jessica Carbone, Julia Child, Kitchen Sisters, NMAH, reporting
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Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, And With (a Little) Food – Part 1, Friday: Food History Roundtables
I’m happy to report that there is now some food at the Food Weekend. Those dedicated enough to attend the Friday Roundtables got a nice bonus: a reception with beer, wine and munchies at the end of the day. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., event, NMAH, Paula Johnson, reporting, Rock Harper
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Corn Maiden, Gummy Man, Swpeepish Chef: AVAM Encounters Food, and It Is Us
Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, Director of the American Visionary Art Museum, is energized: “This is our first major show with all our artists still alive,” she explained, and many of them were having a good time schmoozing with each other, there … Continue reading
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Tagged American Visionary Art Museum, AVAM, Baltimore, exhibit, Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, reporting
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It’s Greek to Me (In a Good Way): A Taste of Greece and The Greeks Exhibit at the National Geographic Museum
The National Geographic Society is eclectic in its areas of expertise: photography, geography, exploration, science…they demonstrated their mastery of meteorology by having an outdoor event showcasing the Greek food of the Washington area on the least humid and most zephyric … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Valley Vineyard, Jose Andres, Kellari Taverna, Mykonos, National Geographic, Radiator, Zaytinya
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The Weekend of the Books: Two Festivals, Too Much
What genius decided that the National Book Festival would take place on the same weekend as the Baltimore Book Festival??? Friday’s heat and Saturday’s concrete floors darn near did me in, even as I limited my attendance in Baltimore to … Continue reading
Return to Armenia: The Soorp Khatch Armenian Church Food Festival
Last year in December, we dropped by the Soorp Khatch Armenian Dessert Festival. There will be another of those later this year, but meanwhile, this very weekend they are hosting “A Taste of Armenia,” which includes food you can eat … Continue reading