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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Up Close and Impersonal with Yotam Ottolenghi: With an Aside Concerning a Coincidental Event
Last weekend I travelled out to the Music Center at Strathmore in Rockville twice, and faced a little cognitive dissonance as I was exposed to not one but two cults of personality; two different tribes with the same enthusiastic vibe centered on the object of their obsession. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, event, Mary Beth Albright, Music Center at Strathmore, Octavia Butler, reporting, Yotam Ottolenghi
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America Imagines Japan: Sakura Matsuri in DC
It was amazing that this year’s Sakura Matsuri was the 60th annual Japanese street festival in Washington, but was the first I had been to. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Andrew Tsui, Bries Bakeoff Challenge, cosplay, D.C., Dolci Gelati, event, Ike Jime, Ike Jime Federation, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, taiyaki
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This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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Fabulous Frivolous February: Eating Events
Ah, the eating opportunities of February! There are three: Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and the unofficial but very real holiday: Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale Day. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Girl Scout Cookies, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, Valentines Day
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Good for What Ails You: Something Like Penicillin, Made with Cascade Moon Edition 2 Whisky
The weather at this time of year cries out for a warming, restorative drink; something with spice, which can warm you even while the drink remains cool. We found a good use for a special edition whisky from George A. Dickel/Cascade Hollow Distilling Company in a variation on a classic cocktail called a Penicillin. Continue reading
Israeli Soul Food: Event and Review
Event: Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Presents Nourish Your Soul: Featuring Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook, in conversation with Joan Nathan Review: Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious, by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook It’s déjà vu all over again. Another knockout cookbook from … Continue reading
Minimal-Maximal: The Expanded Glenstone Museum Opening October 4 in North Potomac, Maryland
When I saw advance pictures of the new pavilions at Glenstone, opening next week in North Potomac, Maryland, I thought, “It looks like the Getty without the views.” After a press visit, I must admit that my impression was misinformed. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Reporting
Tagged Brian Patterson, Emily Rales, event, exhibit, Glenstone, Mitchell Rales, Paul Tukey, reporting, Ruth Asawa, Yayoi Kusama
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The Cheese Stands Alone: A Field Trip to Caputo Brothers Creamery
“Where’s the ricotta?” Jimmy and Carl had got me hooked on this fresh cheese they brought to sell at the Olney Farmers and Artists Market, and then they cruelly stopped bringing it. They gave me some runaround about it being … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged Caputo Brothers Creamery, David Caputo, farmers market, Mark Severn, OFAM, reporting, ricotta, Rynn Caputo, Slow Food
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