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.
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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
Posted in Eating, Events, Media Review, Reporting
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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Review: Nine Night at Round House
The Jamaican funeral tradition of Nine Night shapes the current production at the Round House Theatre. Family matriarch Gloria has died and lies in state in her bedroom, while her family welcomes the community to celebrate her life with food, drink, dancing, and the airing of grievances. Continue reading
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Tagged event, Nine Night, reporting, review, Round House Theatre
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Nollywood Dreams Review: Your Dreams Too Could Come True!
The current show at Round House assures many laughs, admiration for the set and lighting design, envy for the amazing costumes based on African fabrics, and a few tasty snacks as well. What’s not to like? Continue reading
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Tagged Bollywood Dreams, event, review, Round House Theatre
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Up Close and Impersonal with Yotam Ottolenghi: With an Aside Concerning a Coincidental Event
Last weekend I travelled out to the Music Center at Strathmore in Rockville twice, and faced a little cognitive dissonance as I was exposed to not one but two cults of personality; two different tribes with the same enthusiastic vibe centered on the object of their obsession. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, event, Mary Beth Albright, Music Center at Strathmore, Octavia Butler, reporting, Yotam Ottolenghi
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America Imagines Japan: Sakura Matsuri in DC
It was amazing that this year’s Sakura Matsuri was the 60th annual Japanese street festival in Washington, but was the first I had been to. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Andrew Tsui, Bries Bakeoff Challenge, cosplay, D.C., Dolci Gelati, event, Ike Jime, Ike Jime Federation, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, taiyaki
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Grace, It’s Generational
Grace, a new musical playing until May 14 at Ford’s Theatre, celebrates the multi-generational culinary tradition of a long-established restaurant and catering business run by the black Minton family in Philadelphia. With daughter Ruthie in danger of losing the restaurant as the customer base vanishes through neighborhood gentrification, the family must pull together to save it. Continue reading