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Review: The Al Tiramisu Restaurant Cookbook

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Judy

The title of this book is a misnomer.  Yes, it’s a cookbook, but also an autobiography, tutorial of Italian cuisine, travelogue, and repository of wisdom learned over the life of a successful chef and restaurateur. There are essays about growing … Continue reading →

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Review: Chef Roberto Donna’s Alba Osteria

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Judy

Those lucky patrons of the Olney Farmers and Artists Market who attended the Farm to Table Dinner in 2012 will remember the pasta course cooked by Chef Roberto Donna.  He has been busy around the city since then, opening, first, … Continue reading →

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Putting the Urban in Silver Spring

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Judy

Silver Spring continues to be a magnet for aspirational enterprises.  The latest one, opening this week, is Urban Butcher.  Envisioned as a restaurant with a retail component, all meat served is processed in-house, broken down from whole animals, and converted … Continue reading →

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Change Lobsters, and Dance

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Judy

I went back to Wegman’s in Columbia (see preview) looking for dinner, and stumbled across a treat: Thursday is Lobster Night.  At the Food Bar, they will steam to order a 1-pound lobster and serve it to you with corn, … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Reviewing: A Book Claiming to Teach How to Cook

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Judy

A few months ago, I won a copy of How to Cook: Delicious Dishes Perfect for Teen Cooks as a door prize.  Now, I have been cooking for 50 years, so I would not be the best person to judge … Continue reading →

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Where The K-Pop Never Stops

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Judy

Honey Pig first showed up on our radar when we went to the brand-new Lotte Supermarket in Catonsville (just down the road from the H-Mart).  There’s a stall selling Honey Pig Dumplings inside the Lotte.  We bought some and were … Continue reading →

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How Much Is That Donut In The Window?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Judy

Book Review: An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies Tyler Cowen is an economist with an eating habit.  The book jacket copy for An Economist Gets Lunch tells us that he writes the “world’s leading economic blog” as … Continue reading →

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FOOD Exhibit Part 2: Miss El Chico and Mrs. Mondavi

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Judy

Just as my favorite part of the media event for the Julia’s Kitchen re-opening back in August was meeting Julia’s niece, Philadelphia Cousins, the best thing about this exhibit’s event was meeting and chatting with several of the object donors. … Continue reading →

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A Pennsylvania Interlude

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Judy

We had an errand to run in Chadds Ford, PA, southwest of Philadelphia, so we took the opportunity to eat in Hank’s Place.  This used to be one of the places we stopped off on our way to Philly, when … Continue reading →

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Boloco Opening – Do We Need Another Burrito Joint?

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Judy

Bethesda is full of restaurants.  The whole DMV would seem to be saturated with fast-food burrito joints (even near my house in the wilds of upper Montgomery, there’s a Cal Tort), so do we need yet another?  And an interloper … Continue reading →

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