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I Love A Parade! The Cherry Blossom Blowout

I had never been to the Cherry Blossom Parade before, so I was looking forward to this year’s production – and the Sakura Matsuri was conveniently located a block away. Both were so full of sensation and sensory overload that it was quite an overwhelming day. The parade didn’t have much of a food connection, but the Matsuri made up for that.

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Keep Your Eye Upon the Donut: Review of Jennifer Who Is Leaving at Round House

Jennifer Who Is Leaving is part of the New Play Festival at the Round House Theatre.  Continue reading

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Cherry Blossom Time

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC is going strong. Continue reading

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The Eating and Drinking of the Green

The Eating and Drinking of the Green; one good thing, one not so much Continue reading

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Olney Winery Getting Closer

The Olney Winery is planning for an opening this Spring.  Continue reading

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Three Fowl Things

You don’t have to go far to find strange things these days – just browse your local main-line supermarket. I’m used to finding exotic ingredients and quirky imported products in ethnic markets, but here are three surprising things found in my local Harris Teeter and Giant Food. Continue reading

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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

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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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Three Odd Things: July 2022 Edition

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Wild Backyard: Spring-Summer 2022 Edition

Wineberries and shiso in my backyard. Continue reading

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