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.
Tag Archives: chefs
We Are All Toast: Book and Movie Review
I recently viewed the movie Toast, released in Britain in 2010 as a TV movie but more recently in the US (and available on Netflix). It inspired me to read the book it was based on, an autobiography of the … Continue reading
Festive Feliz Navidad At The Mexican Cultural Institute
Earlier this month, I was lucky to be invited to attend the last in a series of demo-dinners featuring Pati Jinich at the Mexican Cultural Institute. The building itself is a treat, with interior walls covered with murals and spacious … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged chefs, D.C., event, Mexican Cultural Institute, Pati Jinich, Patricia Jinich
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Putting the Urban in Silver Spring
Silver Spring continues to be a magnet for aspirational enterprises. The latest one, opening this week, is Urban Butcher. Envisioned as a restaurant with a retail component, all meat served is processed in-house, broken down from whole animals, and converted … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged chefs, review, Silver Spring, Urban Butcher
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The Trip Different: A Week In Santa Fe, Part 2: FUZE SW Conference, Sunday
We had a light breakfast of pumpkin empanadas at the coffee shop attached to our casita rental office, and arrived back at the MOIFA atrium in time for the opening keynote. Jeffery Pilcher, professor of history and author of Planet … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged chefs, chocolate, Deborah Madison, event, Four Seasons, FUZE SW, mate, MOIFA, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Culinary Academy
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The Trip Different: A Week In Santa Fe, Part 1: FUZE SW Conference, Saturday
I went to Santa Fe in November for a non-food-related committee meeting, but expecting to fully appreciate the unique cuisine of northern New Mexico. Indeed, I had the good fortune to be invited to attend FUZE SW 2013, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged chefs, cooking, exhibit, FUZE SW, Gustavo Arellano, history, Maricel Presilla, MOIFA, Nicolasa Chavez, Posa’s El Merendero Restaurant, reporting, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Culinary Academy
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A Fowl Theme For This Weekend
It was a fun weekend for foodies! It’s bazaar season again, and one of my sheros was in town. Two of the best bazaars were held yesterday. I found an addition to my tea towel collection at one. This towel … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged Alice Waters, chefs, cookbook, D.C., farmers market, Jose Andres, tea towels, Trader Joe's, Wegman's
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Pati Jinich Stars at the Last Seasonal Farmers Market
It was chilly, sunny and windy at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday. Some of the artist vendors had to take their tents down because of the wind, but in between gusts, the sun shone down. Between the … Continue reading
Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show 2012, Part 1: The Father-Daughter Act and Other Chefs
When Jacques Pepin had to cancel his appearance at this show in 2011, I was disappointed. In my opinion, he is one of the more influential chefs of the last few decades, both for his partnership with Julia Child and … Continue reading
Not the Civilian Conservation Corps
There’s an organization for every profession, and one of the world’s most exclusive has to be the Club des Chefs des Chefs – the club for chefs to heads of state. I had a chance to meet many of them … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, Club des Chefs des Chefs, Cristeta Comerford, D.C., event, Gilles Bragard, Jose Andres, National Press Club, OFAM
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The Governor’s Cookout Redux
Once again, in honor of Buy Local Challenge Week, Gov. O’Malley held a party on his lawn for folks involved in local food production and the press. As in years before, tents were erected and tables under them were populated … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, chefs, crabs, event, Governer's Buy Local Cookout, Government House, Governor O'Malley, reporting
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