Tag Archives: Olney

Daredevil Chefs at Market

Chef John Melfi of the Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt and his sous chef Michael did a star turn at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday.  They chose to prepare Watermelon Gazpacho, even though they had … Continue reading

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Tea Towel, Ant Cake, Ghost Colonel

Here is a collection of some oddities I’ve encountered in the last few weeks. The Long, Dark Tea Towel of the Soul Well, no, it’s actually quite a cheerful tea towel, but I couldn’t resist the Douglas Adams reference.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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So Much For THAT Vegetable Garden!

Remember the lettuce I wrote about in a previous post?  It did not live up to the promises of the Master Gardeners.  Here is what it looked like today: It never became the thick, leafy plantation which the (greenhouse-grown) samples … Continue reading

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Olney Farmers Market Community Meeting

The Olney Farmers and Artists Market will have an organizational meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1st at 7pm. It’ll be held in the Montgomery General Hospital’s Community Learning Center on the 2nd floor. We’ll be discussing plans for the new season … Continue reading

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Catillation Scoops The Post

Today’s Washington Post Food Section has an article about the Corned Beef King food truck.  Readers of this blog will already be aware of this purveyor of excellent corned beef and related dishes. And my picture of Jon in the … Continue reading

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New Food Truck In Olney

Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I might smell a trend.  First we had the fish truck at the OFAM every Sunday, and now the Corned Beef King is parked at the Exxon station off Georgia Avenue Wednesday through Sunday, filling … Continue reading

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Another Reason I Love Church Bazaars

Some bazaars have white elephant sales and some have a nice selection of crafters.  The really good ones have food inviting enough to keep you there for lunch, or a specialty you can’t get anywhere else, or both. The Washington … Continue reading

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Namaskar: A New Jewel in Our Crown

Residents of the Olney area no longer have to travel across the county to find good food from the Indian subcontinent.  Frances Gomes, who has been selling Indian/Bangladeshi food at the Olney Farmers Market for two seasons, has opened a … Continue reading

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