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.
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Worth Its Weight in Gelt
So for something completely different from all those Nutcrackers and Hallelujahs this season, Round House presents a mash-up of Dickens, Fiddler on the Roof, and wised-up Millennial humor – and it’s hilarious. Continue reading
Posted in Media Review, Reporting
Tagged A Hanukkah Carol, event, reporting, review, Round House Theatre
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Interactions and Reactions: Two Exhibits, and a Welcome Development
The NGA’s blockbuster exhibit is showcasing Impressionists – everybody’s favorite painting school – and the Phillips has an intriguing set of artworks drawn completely from their permanent collection. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged D.C., event, Impressionists, National Gallery of Art, NGA, Phillips Collection, reporting
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Three Odd Things For Hallowe’en
Another entry in the continuing but irregular series, “Three Odd Things!” Continue reading
Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh Part 3: The Other Festival
While researching the Fringe, I discovered another event in Edinburgh that gave me a severe case of FOMO. The Edinburgh International Book Festival. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged Asma Khan, cookbook, Edinburgh, Edinburgh International Book Festival, event, reporting
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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh
This is the story of our journey to Scotland from the foodie perspective.. Here is how we ate and drank our way from Reykjavik to Glasgow to Edinburgh (and back), in three posts. Continue reading
Almost Too Much Chocolate: The DC Chocolate Festival
The 7th Annual DC Chocolate Festival was a chocolate lover’s dream. In the airy atrium of the French Cultural Institute, makers of bars, bonbons and assorted other products lined the walls, offering samples and selling their wares. Several educational programs were held, and many of those involved tastings. It was a feast for all the senses, with opportunities to take away some fine examples of artisanal products. Continue reading
A Day In Two Countries: Sakura Matsuri and The Blessing of the Fleet
Last year on the Day of Cherry Blossom Saturation we attended both the parade and the Sakura Matsuri. This year, just for a change, we skipped the parade but subbed in another event which, coincidentally, took place on the same day and in almost the same location. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Blessing of the Fleet, D.C., event, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, US Navy Memorial
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Advance Notice: The Seventh DC Chocolate Festival Approaches
Chocolate is one of my favorite things, so I am really looking forward to the seventh iteration of the DC Chocolate Festival this Saturday. Continue reading