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: Events
Whisky Live DC Coming on March 7
DC’s premier tasting event, featuring the finest scotches, bourbons and whiskies from around the world, will take place this Saturday, March 7 at the Grand Hyatt Washington. It will include a full dinner buffet, master classes, music and chocolate pairings. … 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
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged baby peaches, espresso, Fancy Food Show, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, pisco, prosciutto, World Cup
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Best Hot Chocolate Ever – And Some Excellent Crafts, Too
We were lured to the press preview of the new exhibit, Cutting-Edge Spanish Crafts, Innovation and Design in Contemporary Crafts Industries, at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain by the promise of chocolate con churros. We were not … Continue reading
Ethnic Bazaars Abound Around Here
Faithful readers of this blog will know of my fondness for church bazaars (another link here). For the 2014 Christmas Bazaar season, we decided to concentrate on those with a big food component. Many in this category were the Nordics … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged aebleskiver, bazaars, Danish, event, Finnish, Hungarian, Tisza Ensemble
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Double Down Downton Abbey
It’s time, once again, for us on the far side of the pond to see the new season of Downton Abbey (or will be, starting in January 2015). WETA-TV sponsored a preview at the Marriott Wardman Park ballroom, as they … Continue reading
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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The Next Best Thing To Eating
The “Feast Your Eyes” Exhibit at Annmarie Garden, and a Related Book Talk Books That Cook edited by Jennifer Cognard-Black and Melissa A. Goldthwaite, New York University Press, 2014. Jennifer Cognard-Black could have filled the hour by lecturing on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Annmarie Garden, art, cooking, event, exhibit, Jennifer Cognard-Black
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I’ll Have a Basket of Maguey Worms and a Dog, Ready to Cook, Please.
You, too, can stand in the great marketplace at Tenochtitlan, capital city of the ancient Aztec empire, and absorb the sights and sounds of commerce. Acres of foodstuffs are spread out around you, all the bounty of the New World … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, D.C., exhibit, FUZE SW, history, Julia Child, National Geographic, reporting, review
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