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: Reporting
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks
Looking Back and Looking Forward: Two Story Chimney Ciderworks is a new vendor at the Olney Farmers Market. Continue reading
Artful Event: Opening Day Art Show at Olney Farmers Market
The café tables were artfully decorated with pitchers of flowers, arranged by Madgie of M&M Plants. The booths were full of the best local art anywhere. The lawn in front of the Thrift Shop was edged with booths full of … Continue reading
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Tagged Evan Glass, Greg Mort, Olney Farmers and Artists Market
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Spotlight: Sandy Spring Gardens
This is an updated version of a previous article, just so the Olney Farmers Market newsletter can link to it for Opening Day. That’s this Sunday. See you there! Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged Olney Farmers and Artists Market, Sandy Spring Gardens, Tom Farquhar
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Harmonic Convergence: Pi(e) Day and Guinness
Pi(e) day and St. Patrick’s Day combine for gastronomic sublimity and a little cognitive dissonance. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Harris Teeter, Pi(e) Day
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Three Odd Things, The Holiday Edition: Perversity, Mystery Pumpkins, and the War on Christmas
These things popped up within days of each other, and with suspicious proximity, as well. So here they are: The Perversion of a Perfectly Legitimate Citrus Fruit, The Great Pumpkin Mystery of Sandy Spring, and Victims of the War on Christmas. Continue reading
Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup
I didn’t manage to experience (immersively!) the installation by the conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija at the Hirshhorn last summer, but I did arrange a visit to Glenstone before the end of its similar exhibit. It closes April 5, so there’s … Continue reading
So Much Art! So Little Time.
Last year saw a surfeit of wonderful art exhibits at Washington’s museums. For two at the National Gallery of Art, I can happily report on elements of food and cooking. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art ran from June … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged Christopher Curtis, Garden Cafe, Kaywin Feldman, National Gallery of Art
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Mighty Vegetables: Review of Vegetables Unleashed by Jose Andres and Matt Goulding
When will Jose Andres win the Nobel Peace Prize? He certainly deserves one. Not only does he personally rush to the rescue at global disasters, feeding and giving comfort to thousands, but he advocates for healthy diets and food waste … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cookbook, event, Jose Andres, Politics and Prose, review
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Sheroes and A Hero at the National Book Festival
The Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, on stage at the Convention Center, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared alive and well, followed by Jose Andres in conversation with Diane Rehm. The rest of the day was fun, but anticlimactic. What … Continue reading