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
Carla’s Encore and The Winery’s Debut
One of our favorite demo chefs, Carla Hall, came out to the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday. She did not disappoint the biggest audience of the season (by my estimate). She cooked a mess of country-style greens and … Continue reading
The Metro Cooking Show Is Coming!
It’s almost time again for the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show. I covered this show last year and had a lot of fun (click on the Metropolitan Cooking Show tag to see the articles). This year, it occupies the Washington … Continue reading
Natural Products Expo East 2012, Part 1 – The Show Floor: Big Apple, Little Fish, Everything In Between
I went up to the Baltimore Convention Center to see the Natural Products Expo East. They were very accommodating to the press, with a nice press room and a separate room for bloggers. This Expo is similar in appearance to … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged Baltimore, Bob's Red Mill, Doron Petersan, Natural Products Expo, taiyaki
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I Saw The Mayor Twice In Four Days!
The Mayor of Baltimore, that is – and, considering that I had never ever seen any mayor before, this was exciting! The first time was at the 2nd Annual Urban Farm and Food Fair, held on a sunny Saturday at … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged Baltimore, Baltimore Book Festival, Center Stage, chefs, Doron Petersan, event, Mayor Rawlings-Blake, OFAM, science fiction, Urban Farm Fair
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Bending An Elbow In Olney
Earlier this month the Winery at Olney hosted a preview party for the Olney Chamber of Commerce. We went along to sample the possibilities. The Winery is a large, airy space in the Fair Hill Shopping Center. A bar dominates … Continue reading
Drinking and Dining Under the Stars – The Farm to Table Dinner
Seventy guests enjoyed wine, appetizers, a five-course seated dinner, more wine, and a dessert buffet in the bucolic atmosphere of a working farm last Friday. The dinner was a benefit for the Olney Farmers and Artists Market. For the volunteers … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged chefs, event, Farm To Table Dinner, farmers market, Georgetown Cupcake, OFAM, reporting, Roberto Donna, Rocklands Farm
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Daredevil Chefs at Market
Chef John Melfi of the Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt and his sous chef Michael did a star turn at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday. They chose to prepare Watermelon Gazpacho, even though they had … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged Blue Duck Tavern, chefs, cooking, farmers market, OFAM, Olney
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A Pennsylvania Interlude
We had an errand to run in Chadds Ford, PA, southwest of Philadelphia, so we took the opportunity to eat in Hank’s Place. This used to be one of the places we stopped off on our way to Philly, when … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged Chadd's Ford, cheesesteak, cooking, Hank's Place, ice cream, Kennett Square, La Michoacána, mushrooms, Pennsylvania, Phillips Mushrooms, review, Woodlands
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The Governor Invited Us To A Cookout
And we accepted. In honor of Buy Local Challenge Week, Gov. O’Malley held a party on his lawn for folks involved in local food production and press. Many little tents were erected and tables under them were populated by teams … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, crabs, event, farmers market, Government House, Governor O'Malley, Governor's Buy Local Cookout, reporting
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Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
Is today! Actually, to be totally accurate, it’s the 100th anniversary of her birth. She died at 92 years of age, so she didn’t make it to 100 alive, except that she lives in our memories and her legacy to … Continue reading