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.
Category Archives: Cooking
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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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
Chefs But No Demos At The Gaithersburg Book Festival
Quiz: which local book festival is held outside (in the lovely-weather, low-humidity Spring); attracts nationally-known authors; and has free parking? That event that used to be down on the Mall only has the author thing in common with the Gaithersburg … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryan Voltaggio, Cathal Armstrong, chefs, event, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Nora Pouillon
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So Good! Cooking with Chestnut Puree
I don’t usually use this blog to brag, but I just made such a good supper that I couldn’t resist. I had a spaghetti squash that I needed a sauce for, and some cooked chicken, half a can of diced … Continue reading
What Chefs Talk About When They Talk To Each Other: Chef Connect: Baltimore 2015
Every profession has professional associations, and most professional associations have get-togethers. Meet and mingle, network, see the latest gadgets and raw materials, learn the trends and how to exploit them; in short, become better at what you do – that’s … Continue reading
Back Up to New York City: The 2014 Fancy Food Show, Part 2: Events On the Floor and Off the Wall
There were some tasty events happening on the show floor. I met Nancy Radke among an impressive array of opened wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano at a booth in the Italian neighborhood. “Coming to the Parm cracking at the Rogers Collection … Continue reading
Back Up to New York City: The 2014 Fancy Food Show, Part 1: World Tour in a Day (or Three)
For some reason, I found the most interesting booths and events at this year’s show were those from outside the USA. The World Cup may have had something to do with it, but as this report describes my subjective view … Continue reading
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Tagged baby peaches, espresso, Fancy Food Show, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, pisco, prosciutto, World Cup
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Sounds Good AND Tastes Great – Appetite at Strathmore Part 2: Everything Else: Saturday
Saturday at Appetite at Strathmore was packed with events, so many simultaneously that missing something good seemed unavoidable – however, we soldiered on into the fray, thankful for what we could experience. Which turned out to be very satisfying. We … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, cooking, Corned Beef King, Ellen Kassoff Gray, event, Jewish, Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Robert Wiedmaier, Scott Drewno, Strathmore, Todd Gray
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Sounds Good AND Tastes Great – Appetite at Strathmore, Part 1: Giada!
Previously known as one of the outstanding venues for music and performance in Montgomery County, Strathmore has taken a leap into the world of the taste buds with “Appetite – A Gastronomic Experience,” two days of talking, cooking and sampling … Continue reading
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Tagged Appetite, chefs, event, Giada de Laurentiis, Strathmore
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