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: Eating
Indistinguishable From Magic: Koji Up Close
Although far less familiar in the West, koji has been the foundation of Japanese cuisine for centuries. It’s rice (or another starch) inoculated with the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, and it’s the basic ingredient for soy sauce, sake, miso, rice vinegar and many other products. Now koji has become the trendy plaything of chefs all over the world. Continue reading
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Tagged Carla Hall, cooking, event, koji, Les Dames D'Escoffier, Noma, Rene Redzepi, reporting, sake
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Holey Socks, Holy Smokes!
The success of a two-hander play depends on two things: the script and the relationship between the two players. In The Mountaintop, one sex has a slight advantage: she’s literally heavenly. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Media Review, Reporting
Tagged event, Martin Luther King jr, review, Round House Theatre, The Fourth Wall, The Mountaintop
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Think Inc. When Viewing Ink at Round House
What do you think of when you think of Rupert Murdoch? A ruthless businessman who runs a billion-dollar world-wide publishing empire? But did you know he acquired a rundown newspaper in 1969 and turned it into the best-selling tabloid in Britain inside of a year? Ink is that story. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Media Review, Reporting
Tagged event, reporting, Round House Theatre
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Tomato Smackdown
Field-grown or tunneled, which tomato tastes better? Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged farmers market, heirloom tomatoes, OFAM, reporting, Sandy Spring Gardens
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!9 Kitchens 9!: New Kitchens on the Block at Mess Hall
This last version of New Kitchens on the Block was the ninth opportunity to try the wares of a slew of emerging eateries all at once. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting, Restaurant Review
Tagged Alfreda, chefs, Cielo Rojo, D.C., Elena James, event, Kevin Tien, Mahal, Mallard, Matt Baker, Mess Hall, New Kitchens on the Block, Non Se, reporting, San Pancho, Two Nine Omakase, Urai
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Not Phoning It In: Review of Radio Golf at Round House
You will be both entertained and provoked to thought by this excellently written and acted production. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Media Review
Tagged August Wilson, event, Radio Golf, reporting, review, Round House Theatre, Sunflower Bakery
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I Love A Parade! The Cherry Blossom Blowout
I had never been to the Cherry Blossom Parade before, so I was looking forward to this year’s production – and the Sakura Matsuri was conveniently located a block away. Both were so full of sensation and sensory overload that it was quite an overwhelming day. The parade didn’t have much of a food connection, but the Matsuri made up for that.
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Cabrales Koji, Cherry Blossom Parade, D.C., Dolci Gelati, eating, event, National Cherry Blossom Festival, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, taiyaki
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The Eating and Drinking of the Green
The Eating and Drinking of the Green; one good thing, one not so much Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged Giant food, green bagels, Guinness, Olney, reporting
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Magic Potions – Magic Play
The magic of Round House’s current production goes far beyond the mere conjuring of a vasty storm at sea by a master of the very elements. No, this Tempest keeps the viewers amazed and amused by a constant stream of stage magic, harmonizing songs and fabulous acrobatics, all seamlessly integrated into the original text of the play. And all this is enhanced after perhaps indulging in some well-curated victuals. Continue reading
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Tagged eating, event, review, Round House Theatre, The Tempest
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My (Partial) Week of Italian Food in Washington, DC
The Embassy of Italy’s Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Washington celebrated the Week of Italian Food in America. That week also saw the opening of the Carpaccio exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cooking, Embassy of Italy, event, National Gallery of Art, reporting, review
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