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
When Worlds Collide
On Saturday I attended the opening reception for Jon Mort’s exhibit of graphite drawings at the Sandy Spring Museum. They are fabulous, in all senses of the word! On Sunday, I returned for the first winter Farmers Market of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Events
Tagged Chef John Moeller, chefs, event, farmers market, OFAM, Olney, White House Chef
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Corned Beef King Comes In From The Cold
We had heard that the Corned Beef King truck that has made its home parked outside the Olney Exxon station on Georgia Avenue had moved inside, so we stopped by recently to check it out. Sure enough, there is now … Continue reading
We Are All Toast: Book and Movie Review
I recently viewed the movie Toast, released in Britain in 2010 as a TV movie but more recently in the US (and available on Netflix). It inspired me to read the book it was based on, an autobiography of the … Continue reading
The Trip Different: A Week In Santa Fe, Part 3: The Taco Lesson
There are two cooking schools in Santa Fe. One of them, the Santa Fe School of Cooking , invited me to sit in on a cooking class, and I accepted with alacrity. (Not to slight the Santa Fe Culinary Academy, … Continue reading
Festive Feliz Navidad At The Mexican Cultural Institute
Earlier this month, I was lucky to be invited to attend the last in a series of demo-dinners featuring Pati Jinich at the Mexican Cultural Institute. The building itself is a treat, with interior walls covered with murals and spacious … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, D.C., event, Mexican Cultural Institute, Pati Jinich, Patricia Jinich
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We Are Down With Downton Abbey
Last Thursday, WETA sponsored an advance screening of the first episode of Downton Abbey’s fourth season, to be broadcast Sunday. I can now authoritatively state that Life triumphs over Death – and that’s the extent of the spoilers in this … Continue reading
Putting the Urban in Silver Spring
Silver Spring continues to be a magnet for aspirational enterprises. The latest one, opening this week, is Urban Butcher. Envisioned as a restaurant with a retail component, all meat served is processed in-house, broken down from whole animals, and converted … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged chefs, review, Silver Spring, Urban Butcher
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The Trip Different: A Week In Santa Fe, Part 2: FUZE SW Conference, Sunday
We had a light breakfast of pumpkin empanadas at the coffee shop attached to our casita rental office, and arrived back at the MOIFA atrium in time for the opening keynote. Jeffery Pilcher, professor of history and author of Planet … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged chefs, chocolate, Deborah Madison, event, Four Seasons, FUZE SW, mate, MOIFA, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Culinary Academy
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Puffballs and Shaggy Manes
This fall’s mushroom foraging was a little sparse, but that was probably because we had to leave for Santa Fe in the middle of it. I only found one patch of shaggy manes. They were delicious as usual, but the … Continue reading
The Trip Different: A Week In Santa Fe, Part 1: FUZE SW Conference, Saturday
I went to Santa Fe in November for a non-food-related committee meeting, but expecting to fully appreciate the unique cuisine of northern New Mexico. Indeed, I had the good fortune to be invited to attend FUZE SW 2013, the first … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, cooking, exhibit, FUZE SW, Gustavo Arellano, history, Maricel Presilla, MOIFA, Nicolasa Chavez, Posa’s El Merendero Restaurant, reporting, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Culinary Academy
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