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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What Chefs Talk About When They Talk To Each Other: Chef Connect: Baltimore 2015
Every profession has professional associations, and most professional associations have get-togethers. Meet and mingle, network, see the latest gadgets and raw materials, learn the trends and how to exploit them; in short, become better at what you do – that’s … 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
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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
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
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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Hope For The Future Of The Planet
North we drove, almost due north, until we swung north-east at York, up to a small town in Pennsylvania with big things happening on a farm just outside it. We took a road trip to the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm … Continue reading
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Tagged event, farm, gardening, organic, Rodale Institute Organic Farm
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Prince Caspian for a Night
Singers! Food! Musicians! Food! Dancers! Food! Artists creating Art before our eyes! And did I mention food? Most Americans couldn’t find Azerbaijan on a map, but the Azerbaijan America Alliance (AAA) gave a spectacular Gala Dinner and Cultural Evening that … Continue reading
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Tagged Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan America Alliance, D.C., event, reporting
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In Search Of “Natural” Food
Attending the Natural Products Expo East, you might wonder about the definition of “natural food.” Products from ice cream and gelato to whole grains (yes, Bob’s Red Mill was there), to soda, barbeque sauce and candy were on display. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Branch Milling Co., Bob's Red Mill, Bruce Cost, event, Gelato Fiasco, Gifford's, Honest Tea, Marisa McClellan, Montana, Natural Products Expo, reporting
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The Ends of The Earth, Next Door
I went down to the Folklife Festival on Saturday. I was hoping to go on Friday, because one of the demonstrations at the Chinese kitchen was listed as “Duck Blood Glass Noodle Soup,” but didn’t manage to. “You didn’t miss … Continue reading
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Tagged chefs, China, Chinese food, cooking, D.C., event, Kenya, reporting, Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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