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Fancy Food Show Part 1: Show Floor

The Fancy Food Show was held in the Washington Convention Center in June.  This annual event, open only to the trade, is a chance for specialty food producers to show their latest products, take orders, scope out their competition, and … Continue reading

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My Amazing Alice Waters Weekend – Part 2: The Portrait Presentation and Reception

After the conversation part of the evening ended (too soon!), the portrait unveiling and reception commenced.  From the auditorium, we processed to the Kogod Courtyard – an awesome venue for a party.  I have been there in the daytime, but … Continue reading

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My Weekend In Baltimore, Part 1

Ah, serendipity!  I love stumbling across foodie topics in unexpected places.  Two events I attended in Charm City over the weekend provided fodder to chew over (sorry!). The first was Darkover, a convention devoted to fantasy literature that has been … 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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Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Part 2: Sal del Mar

The exhibits at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show represented a wonderland of indulgence.  Foodstuffs, accessories, gimmicks and gimcracks abounded.  Some stood out from the rest. Walking up one row of vendors and down the next, I was immediately attracted … Continue reading

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Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Part 1: The Chefs

At the Washington Convention Center November 5 and 6, a mix of vendors, big-name personality shows, cooking demos and wine tasting.  Here follows a thoroughly idiosyncratic review of the things I found most interesting. Unfortunately, the personality I had most … Continue reading

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One More Expo Post

6th Oct 2011 This will be my first attempt to post pictures on this blog, so bear with me. The Natural Products Expo had some great visuals, one of which was an elephant cake made by Charm City Cakes, a … Continue reading

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Foodie Fun at the Natural Products Expo

Thanks to the thoughtfulness of our wonderful Market vendor Funlayo Alabi, owner of Shea Radiance shea butter products company, I attended the Natural Products Expo East last week. Funlayo had a booth on the Expo floor.  When I came by … Continue reading

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