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: farmers market
When Worlds Collide
On Saturday I attended the opening reception for Jon Mort’s exhibit of graphite drawings at the Sandy Spring Museum. They are fabulous, in all senses of the word! On Sunday, I returned for the first winter Farmers Market of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Events
Tagged Chef John Moeller, chefs, event, farmers market, OFAM, Olney, White House Chef
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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
It’s a Rough Job, But Somebody’s Got To Do It!
I was asked to keep this under wraps for a while, but now it can be told: I was a judge for Tulkoff’s Seasonal Spotlight Recipe Challenge. Readers of the Olney Farmers and Artists Market blog will remember that Linda … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged Baltimore, chipotle aioli, farmers market, horseradish, OFAM, Spike Gjerde, Tulkoff, Woodberry Kitchen
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Green and National Book Festivals This Weekend
I’m about to go down to the Convention Center for a press preview of the Ninth Annual Green Festival, which will be held this weekend. It will have an expanded variety of food programming, demonstrations and displays. Joe Yonan will … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged D.C., Doron Petersan, event, farmers market, Green Festival, Joe Yonan, National Book Festival, OFAM
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We Have Kittens, and Blue Ducks
Last Sunday, a cruel tease was perpetrated upon the Olney Farmers and Artists Market patrons. The Brownies of Scout Troop 77 from Olney, working with the foster program Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW), brought two adorable kittens and two grown … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged Blue Duck Tavern, chefs, farmers market, John Melfi, OFAM, Olney
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A Farmer, a Chicken and a Bureaucrat Walk Into a Bar…
There was a chicken. There were lots of folks in blue jeans and flannel. There was a genuine Amish farmer with a beard. There were butchering, fermentation and worm-bin-building workshops; and food, much of it locally-produced by the very farmers … Continue reading
First Winter Market at Museum a Winner!
We had a great turnout for the first indoor Olney Farmers and Artists Market of 2013, inside the Sandy Spring Museum. Although there was not enough room for all of our usual vendors, many were there (and others will be … Continue reading
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Tagged farmers market, OFAM, Olney, Steven Howard Chocolates, The Winery At Olney
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The Cardoon Adventure
Last Sunday, we went down to the Takoma Park Farmer’s Market. One of the farmers was selling cardoons. They were bundles of stalks two feet long, and they looked pretty formidable, like great big, overgrown celery. Cardoons are cousins to … Continue reading
Eating Poland Part 1: The Plac Nowy
I spent a week in what must be the best place in Europe for eating cheaply but well. Krakow, Poland, is a city full of genuine Medieval charm (not bombed in WWII) and genuine eating bargains. I had several lunches … Continue reading