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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Change Lobsters, and Dance
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
Adventures in Reviewing: A Book Claiming to Teach How to Cook
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
Where The K-Pop Never Stops
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
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged BBQ, dumplings, Honey Pig, Korean Food, Lotte, review
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How Much Is That Donut In The Window?
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
FOOD Exhibit Part 2: Miss El Chico and Mrs. Mondavi
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
Posted in Cookbook Review, Eating, Events, Food Book Review
Tagged cookbook, D.C., El Chico, event, exhibit, history, Julia Child, Mondavi, NMAH, reporting, review
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A Pennsylvania Interlude
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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Tagged Chadd's Ford, cheesesteak, cooking, Hank's Place, ice cream, Kennett Square, La Michoacána, mushrooms, Pennsylvania, Phillips Mushrooms, review, Woodlands
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Boloco Opening – Do We Need Another Burrito Joint?
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
Posted in Eating, Events, Restaurant Review
Tagged Bethesda, Boloco, John Pepper, reporting, review
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Change Comes to Dinner – And Sixth & I Street
The Book Katherine Gustafson has written a compulsively readable book full of optimism that we can overcome our nation-wide dependence on big agriculture and addiction to obesity-causing fast food. She writes about initiatives across the country – of individuals, families, … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Food Book Review
Tagged 6th & I Historic Synagogue, D.C., event, review
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Cook This Now Review
I have enjoyed Melissa Clark’s column in the New York Times for many years, so when the 6th and I Historic Synagogue hosted her on a tour stop for her latest cookbook, Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Cooking, Events
Tagged 6th & I Historic Synagogue, cookbook, Melissa Clark, review
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Catillation Scoops The Post
Today’s Washington Post Food Section has an article about the Corned Beef King food truck. Readers of this blog will already be aware of this purveyor of excellent corned beef and related dishes. And my picture of Jon in the … Continue reading