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Category Archives: Events
More Wisdom from Joan Nathan – Review: King Solomon’s Table
In her last book, Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France, Joan Nathan discovered the breadth of international influences on the cooking of one ethnic group in one country. Now, she has expanded her range to … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Cooking, Events
Tagged cookbook, cooking, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Joan Nathan, King Solomon's Table, Moti's Market, review
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Two Queens, The Governor, and Soft-Shelled Crabs: The 2016 Governor’s Maryland Buy-Local Cookout
Once again, the 2016 Governor’s Cookout was the place to be for the finest interpretations of our amazing local ingredients. Even the July evening was temperate for the time of year. There were opportunities to schmooze with interesting characters and … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Annapolis, chefs, cookbook, Governor Hogan, Governor's Buy Local Cookout, Yumi Hogan
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Old Friends and New at the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show, Part 3: Party Hardy
And for the last word on the Summer Fancy Food Show, a report on the fabulous cruise party thrown for Urbani Truffles’ Annual Celebration. It topped last year’s party, and that’s saying a lot! We Ubered down to the pier … Continue reading
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Tagged Ca' del Bosco, Calvisius Caviar, Fancy Food Show, Olga Urbani, Urbani Truffles
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Old Friends and New at the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show, Part 2: Ham Obsession
This year, I decided to undertake a photo-essay of the many legs of cured pork being carefully slivered in the cause of delicious. I didn’t come close to capturing them all, but I made a dent. Here was a Jamon … Continue reading
Old Friends and New at the 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show, Part 1: Tunisia and Other Countries
Another terrific tour of the world’s food and drink in New York! Unfortunately, we could only stay for two days this year. It was enough to get a smattering of the best goods on offer. Tunisia was the partner country … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill, Casa Luker, Fancy Food Show, Francine Segan, Italy, Morocco, New York City, Scotland, Tunisia
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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Chocolate? Part 3: Far Afield
And the final outstanding chocolate event of 2016 was our visit to the Askinosie chocolate factory in Springfield, MO, on the way to Kansas City. If you look up “artisan chocolate maker” in the dictionary, Shawn Askinosie’s picture should be … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged Askinosie, chocolate, reporting, Shawn Askinosie
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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Chocolate? Part 2: Where The Pros Go
Chocolate event the second: Elevate Chocolate, a semiannual gathering for chocolate professionals held the day before the Fancy Food Show, by the Fine Chocolate Industry Association. In the summer of 2016, at a hotel off Times Square, an afternoon and … Continue reading
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Chocolate? Part 1: The Local Show
The short answer: No. I have about 1,400 words around the long answer. In 2016, three events stood out as potential chocolate overloads. Fortunately, none managed to quell my love of the dark stuff, but not through lack of trying. … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events, Product Review
Tagged chocolate, Co.Co. Sala, cooking, D.C., DC Chocolate Show, event, exhibit, John & Kira's, Marisol Slater, OFAM, Steven Howard, The Chocolate House, Valhrona
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Cookbook Review: Dinner: Changing the Game by Melissa Clark
Melissa Clark dropped by Politics and Prose last week in honor of her latest cookbook, Dinner: Changing the Game. It’s the 38th book she’s written or collaborated on. Since her last book tour, in 2011, she’s been making videos with … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonnie Benwick, cookbook, D.C., event, Melissa Clark, Politics and Prose, Washington Post
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Everything You Need and More: The USBevX Trade Show
USBevX is a conference and trade show for Eastern and Midwestern beverage producers. The conference sessions address a plethora of in-the-weeds topics about producing and marketing alcoholic drinks; the trade show collected about fifty vendors of products and services who … Continue reading
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Tagged Amoretti, beer, canned wine, Chaddsford, cider, Gravotech, Kauffman's, Lucky Clover, Oakwise, USBevX, wine
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