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Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup

I didn’t manage to experience (immersively!) the installation by the conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija at the Hirshhorn last summer, but I did arrange a visit to Glenstone before the end of its similar exhibit.  It closes April 5, so there’s … Continue reading

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Minimal-Maximal: The Expanded Glenstone Museum Opening October 4 in North Potomac, Maryland

When I saw advance pictures of the new pavilions at Glenstone, opening next week in North Potomac, Maryland, I thought, “It looks like the Getty without the views.”  After a press visit, I must admit that my impression was misinformed. … Continue reading

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The Apple, the Coffeepot, the Chef, and the Artist

The prolific artist Paul Cezanne’s most well-known paintings are arguably his still-lifes and landscapes, yet he produced about 160 portraits over his career.  The National Gallery of Art has gathered 60 of them into a fascinating exhibit which provides a … Continue reading

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Wish I’d Been There! “Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party” Exhibit

Who doesn’t love the French Impressionists?  And one of the best-known and beloved of their paintings is right here in Washington, DC: Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party.  The Phillips Collection has organized an exhibition around their pride and joy, … Continue reading

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Food and Design and Food and Spain and Food: Eat Spain Up!

An Exhibit and Series of Events sponsored by SPAIN arts & culture For the cover of a book by Freud, two walnuts skewered on an awl.  For the cover of Andre Gide’s Fruits of the Earth, a portrait of Gide … Continue reading

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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

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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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A Fine Food Day in DC

Yesterday, we took advantage of an invitation to a tech-related pitch lunch to eat at Fiola.  In our parallel lives as  IT consultants, we are sometimes invited to these events, where a software company extols the virtues of their product … Continue reading

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Get Your Ginger Up!

Bobbi Staat stopped by to show me the trophies that will be awarded for the Sandy Spring Museum’s Gingerbread Celebration.  They’re a treat! One looks like jolly James Beard; the other is set to blast off into the Great Gingerbread … Continue reading

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New, Return, Rebirth: Innovation on Your Plate at the Smithsonian Food History Weekend October 22-24, 2015

There was more to the Smithsonian Food History Weekend than I was privy to.  Too bad, but the Gala at which the first Julia Child Award was (fittingly) bestowed upon Jacques Pepin was beyond my price point.  There was plenty … Continue reading

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