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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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Chocolate? Part 2: Where The Pros Go
Chocolate event the second: Elevate Chocolate, a semiannual gathering for chocolate professionals held the day before the Fancy Food Show, by the Fine Chocolate Industry Association. In the summer of 2016, at a hotel off Times Square, an afternoon and … Continue reading
My Slanted Opinion and the Jade Night Market
There we were out in Portland, Oregon, on a eating and sightseeing jaunt, back in 2015, on the way to Spokane. We made a special effort to visit a street market in an Asian neighborhood, and it was well worth … Continue reading
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Tagged event, Jade International Night Market, Portland, Portland Jade District, reporting, The Slants
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The Business of Yum: YUMpreneurship at the University
How’s this for synergy: the business school of the University of Maryland stages an event to showcase local food entrepreneurs, providing an opportunity for b-school students to plan and promote it for course credit, and rising businesses to show off … Continue reading
Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, With Foodie Celebs – Part 2, Saturday: Food History Festival
“Deep-Dish Dialogs” was a fitting title to the Saturday program, with five intriguing personalities (and possibly a sixth, but I skipped the “Food on Film” talk to catch the rest of the festival). Jane and Michael Stern, authors of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Prud'homme, D.C., event, Jane and Michael Stern, Jessica Carbone, Julia Child, Kitchen Sisters, NMAH, reporting
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Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, And With (a Little) Food – Part 1, Friday: Food History Roundtables
I’m happy to report that there is now some food at the Food Weekend. Those dedicated enough to attend the Friday Roundtables got a nice bonus: a reception with beer, wine and munchies at the end of the day. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., event, NMAH, Paula Johnson, reporting, Rock Harper
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Corn Maiden, Gummy Man, Swpeepish Chef: AVAM Encounters Food, and It Is Us
Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, Director of the American Visionary Art Museum, is energized: “This is our first major show with all our artists still alive,” she explained, and many of them were having a good time schmoozing with each other, there … Continue reading
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Tagged American Visionary Art Museum, AVAM, Baltimore, exhibit, Rebecca Alban Hoffberger, reporting
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The Weekend of the Books: Two Festivals, Too Much
What genius decided that the National Book Festival would take place on the same weekend as the Baltimore Book Festival??? Friday’s heat and Saturday’s concrete floors darn near did me in, even as I limited my attendance in Baltimore to … Continue reading
History and HerStory: Legal Eats: Food and the Culture of the U.S. Supreme Court
What would you like to know about the eating habits of the Supreme Court? A peek behind the bench was revealed earlier this month when the Smithsonian Food History Program collaborated with the Supreme Court Historical Society to present a … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., event, history, NMAH, reporting, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
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Cuisine and Coincidence at the Embassy Chef Challenge 2016
Where can one find tastes of eighteen countries’ best dishes in one impressive light-filled atrium? At the Embassy Chef Challenge, an annual event sponsored by Events DC and Cultural Tourism DC, the folks who bring you the Embassy Open Houses … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., Embassy Chef Challenge, Embassy Open House, EU Embassy Tour, event, Events DC, reporting
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New Management, Same Dedication To Local Food: The 2015 Governor’s Buy-Local Cookout
Last year’s Governor’s Buy-Local Cookout belied fears that the change of parties might affect that office’s dedication to Maryland food producers. The event on the governor’s mansion lawn showed just as much consideration for the promotion of local products as … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis, event, Governer's Buy Local Cookout, Governor Hogan, John Shields, OFAM, reporting
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