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
Wild Backyard: Spring-Summer 2022 Edition
Wineberries and shiso in my backyard. Continue reading
Dogfish’s Latest Spin: Fermentation Engastration, Layers and Lay-ers
I should not have been surprised to learn of a collaboration between Gastro Obscura and Dogfish Head Brewery. Continue reading
Nollywood Dreams Review: Your Dreams Too Could Come True!
The current show at Round House assures many laughs, admiration for the set and lighting design, envy for the amazing costumes based on African fabrics, and a few tasty snacks as well. What’s not to like? Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Media Review, Reporting
Tagged Bollywood Dreams, event, review, Round House Theatre
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Up Close and Impersonal with Yotam Ottolenghi: With an Aside Concerning a Coincidental Event
Last weekend I travelled out to the Music Center at Strathmore in Rockville twice, and faced a little cognitive dissonance as I was exposed to not one but two cults of personality; two different tribes with the same enthusiastic vibe centered on the object of their obsession. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, event, Mary Beth Albright, Music Center at Strathmore, Octavia Butler, reporting, Yotam Ottolenghi
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America Imagines Japan: Sakura Matsuri in DC
It was amazing that this year’s Sakura Matsuri was the 60th annual Japanese street festival in Washington, but was the first I had been to. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Andrew Tsui, Bries Bakeoff Challenge, cosplay, D.C., Dolci Gelati, event, Ike Jime, Ike Jime Federation, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, taiyaki
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Grace, It’s Generational
Grace, a new musical playing until May 14 at Ford’s Theatre, celebrates the multi-generational culinary tradition of a long-established restaurant and catering business run by the black Minton family in Philadelphia. With daughter Ruthie in danger of losing the restaurant as the customer base vanishes through neighborhood gentrification, the family must pull together to save it. Continue reading
This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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Fabulous Frivolous February: Eating Events
Ah, the eating opportunities of February! There are three: Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and the unofficial but very real holiday: Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale Day. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Girl Scout Cookies, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, Valentines Day
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Good for What Ails You: Something Like Penicillin, Made with Cascade Moon Edition 2 Whisky
The weather at this time of year cries out for a warming, restorative drink; something with spice, which can warm you even while the drink remains cool. We found a good use for a special edition whisky from George A. Dickel/Cascade Hollow Distilling Company in a variation on a classic cocktail called a Penicillin. Continue reading