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
Chefs But No Demos At The Gaithersburg Book Festival
Quiz: which local book festival is held outside (in the lovely-weather, low-humidity Spring); attracts nationally-known authors; and has free parking? That event that used to be down on the Mall only has the author thing in common with the Gaithersburg … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Voltaggio, Cathal Armstrong, chefs, event, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Nora Pouillon
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Jose and Carla and Joan and Alice: Saturday Night Sips 2015
I don’t usually start an article by dropping names, but I couldn’t help myself. So many shining lights of the local and national firmament in one place! They almost outshone the food. Almost. New this year at Sips: alcoholic elevators. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Waters, D.C., event, Joan Nathan, Jose Andres, Newseum, Saturday Night Sips
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Can There Be Too Much of a Good Thing? NMAI: The Power of Chocolate
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and Mars Chocolate North America sponsored an evening program and reception in advance of the Power of Chocolate Festival in March. In the interest of testing the theory that there can never … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., event, history, National Museum of the American Indian, NMAI, Smithsonian
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The 2014 Governor’s Buy Local Cookout: Silver and the Watermelon Queens
Silver Queen. How evocative is that phrase? For your faithful correspondent, it conjures the corner farm market, whose produce came from the fields down the road. Every day at 6 p.m. in corn season (stretched out by serial plantings), a … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, event, Governer's Buy Local Cookout, Governor O'Malley, Karen Montgomery, Silver Queen Corn
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Truck On Down To The Food Truck Convention
The food truck scene in our area has exploded in the last few years. Time was, if you wanted more than a hot dog when dining al fresco in downtown DC, you were out of luck. And try finding food … Continue reading
Two Lessons on Italian Food: Francine Segan on Pasta, Coffee, Chocolate and Other Delights
“She’s prettier in person,” the middle-aged man next to me whispered. He was right. Francine Segan, cookbook author, host of the TV series Americans who Love Italy, expert on Italian cuisine, stood at the lectern wearing a beautifully-embroidered coat. She … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, coffee, D.C., Embassy of Italy, event, Expo Milano 2015, Francine Segan, Italian Cultural Institute, Italy, Library of Congress, Nutella, pasta
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Whisky Makes Us Frisky: Whisky Live DC
At the Whisky Live DC event at the Grand Hyatt Washington, an underground ballroom was full of tables. Behind them stood jovial purveyors of cheer, happy to pour a tot or two of their products. There were small, local distilleries … Continue reading
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Tagged Beam Suntory, Catoctin Creek, Laphroaig, Lyon, Parfections, whiskey, whisky, Whisky Live
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What Chefs Talk About When They Talk To Each Other: Chef Connect: Baltimore 2015
Every profession has professional associations, and most professional associations have get-togethers. Meet and mingle, network, see the latest gadgets and raw materials, learn the trends and how to exploit them; in short, become better at what you do – that’s … Continue reading
Whisky Live DC Coming on March 7
DC’s premier tasting event, featuring the finest scotches, bourbons and whiskies from around the world, will take place this Saturday, March 7 at the Grand Hyatt Washington. It will include a full dinner buffet, master classes, music and chocolate pairings. … Continue reading
Back Up to New York City: The 2014 Fancy Food Show, Part 2: Events On the Floor and Off the Wall
There were some tasty events happening on the show floor. I met Nancy Radke among an impressive array of opened wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano at a booth in the Italian neighborhood. “Coming to the Parm cracking at the Rogers Collection … Continue reading