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.
Author Archives: Judy
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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Tagged Bobbi Staat, event, exhibit, Olney, Sandy Spring Museum
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Jerusalem of Gold: Zahav, The Restaurant, Event and Cookbook
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, Zahav, A World of Israeli Cooking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 Michael Solomonov is the chef and part owner of the Israeli restaurant Zahav in Philadelphia. He is also the author of its eponymous cookbook, … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cookbook, D.C., Joan Nathan, Michael Solomonov, reporting, review, Steven Cook, Zahav
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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
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged D.C., event, exhibit, farmers market, history, Honest Tea, Julia Child, Naftali Duran, NMAH, Pati Jinich, Patricia Jinich, Paula Johnson, Seth Goldman, Smithsonian
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Food As Art; Art As Food: The Women Chefs Exhibit at Strathmore
Artists in the Kitchen is the subtitle of this eclectic display of portraiture, and the concept is as audacious as the execution. The representations of woman chefs by woman artists range from realistic to wildly conceptual. One, an installation just … Continue reading
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Tagged Carla Hall, chefs, Elise Wendland, event, exhibit, Harriet Lesser, Michelle Hauser, Nora Pouillon, OFAM, Olney, Strathmore, Susan Callahan, Susan Delbert
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Too Much Pumpkin: Trader Joe’s Goes Over The Top
Let me just make it clear from the start that I love shopping at Trader Joe’s. Even when they pull the old cancel-your-favorite-product act (which has happened more than once), I still keep going back. But this season’s pumpkin invasion … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Reporting
Tagged Horn and Hardarts, pumpkin, reporting, seasonal products, Trader Joe's
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Book Review: Ad Astra – The 50th Anniversary SFWA Cookbook edited by Cat Rambo and Fran Wilde
vutlu’meH QaQ jajvam! Which is, of course, Klingon for “Today is a Good Day to Cook!” and seems fitting for this collection of party food recipes from a group of folks who are known for their love of good times … Continue reading
Can’t Wait for the Baltimore Book Festival!
This weekend, the Baltimore Book Festival will surround the Inner Harbor with book- and reading-related activities. The food options have been expanded (I hear rumors of lobster rolls), and all vendors will be local and sustainably sourced. Even the demos … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Book Festival, chefs, cookbook, event
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The Northern (Mexican) Way: Pati Jinich’s Culinary Program at the Mexican Cultural Institute
2015 marks the 25th year since the Mexican Cultural Institute’s establishment. To honor that silver anniversary, the first program of Pati Jinich’s culinary series this year focused on the Silver Route of Northern Mexico. Aguascalientes, Guanajuato , Queretaro, San Luis Potosí: … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, cooking, D.C., event, Mexican Cultural Institute, Mexico, Pati Jinich, Patricia Jinich
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Another Tea-Towel Tale
And a palindromic one, at that. I got this framed tea-towel at the Medstar Montgomery Hospital Picnic and Bazaar. It makes a great companion to my previous find. I have many tea-towels, but only one other is framed and mounted. … Continue reading
Pisco, Pachamanca, and Alligator Pears: Peruvian Food at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
This year’s Folklife Festival was constrained in both space and scope. Squeezed onto the Mall between 3rd and 4th Streets, it focused on only one subject: Peru. But, just as a magnifying glass may concentrate attention on a small but … Continue reading