Category Archives: Eating

The Days of Wine, Roses, and Olive Oil: Two Events with One Connection – Part 1: Kensington Day of the Book

The 2025 Kensington Day of the Book (DotB) was a literary, musical and culinary celebration. Held at the end of April, just as the last frost date rolled around, it was one of the signs of spring in these parts (may it be again)! Continue reading

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The Street Fair and the Ceremony: Sakura Matsuri and the Blessing of the Fleet, 2025

I can always find new things to report about these two events, which coincide each year. Continue reading

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MoCo Eats (and Drinks, and Schmoozes) Expo

At the Consumer Expo, eighty-seven food and drink purveyors, with a sprinkling of state and county agencies and civic-minded sponsors, stood ready to introduce themselves to a crowd of 600 eager patrons. Continue reading

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Wild and Wicked Holiday Entertainment, and Commerce

It’s been quite a holiday week here in the snow-free mid-Atlantic. We celebrated Jewish Christmas with Chinese food at Peter Chang’s in Columbia, then saw Wicked: For Good, which was enjoyable, but paled in comparison to Hello, Dolly! at the Olney Theatre. Then, we indulged in some recreational shopping. Continue reading

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Is It Soup (Dumplings) Yet?

I’m somewhat ashamed to admit that I wasn’t aware of the new branch of Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings opening in Westfield Montgomery Mall until my friend Jim proposed a visit. Continue reading

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It’s a Two-Bakery Town, and That’s All Right with Me

At the grand opening of the Classic Bakery in Olney, the crowd was full of carbs and enthusiasm. Friends and family mingled with local government representatives and Chamber of Commerce members. They admired the shiny new space, the outdoor seating, and the cakes and pastries in the display cases. Continue reading

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Happy Pie Day!  Celebrate With Not One But Two Contests

Yes, in honor of that unique mathematical relationship and MIT cheer (Cosine secant tangent sine, 3.14159), not to mention the tastiest of round desserts, we present: the Olney Theatre Center Pie Eating and Baking Contests! Continue reading

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And the Sushi Goes Round and Round

I’m a sucker for revolving sushi restaurants, so when Kura opened in Rockville three of us went for lunch.  Continue reading

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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh Part 2: On To Edinburgh

This is the story of our journey to Scotland from the foodie perspective. Edinburgh was a study in contrasts to our experience of Glasgow. Continue reading

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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh

This is the story of our journey to Scotland from the foodie perspective.. Here is how we ate and drank our way from Reykjavik to Glasgow to Edinburgh (and back), in three posts. Continue reading

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