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Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
Is today! Actually, to be totally accurate, it’s the 100th anniversary of her birth. She died at 92 years of age, so she didn’t make it to 100 alive, except that she lives in our memories and her...
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The Governor Invited Us To A Cookout
And we accepted. In honor of Buy Local Challenge Week, Gov. O’Malley held a party on his lawn for folks involved in local food production and press. Many little tents were erected and tables under...
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Drinking and Dining Under the Stars – The Farm to Table Dinner
Seventy guests enjoyed wine, appetizers, a five-course seated dinner, more wine, and a dessert buffet in the bucolic atmosphere of a working farm last Friday. The dinner was a benefit for the Olney...
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Bending An Elbow In Olney
Earlier this month the Winery at Olney hosted a preview party for the Olney Chamber of Commerce. We went along to sample the possibilities. The Winery is a large, airy space in the Fair Hill Shopping...
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I Saw The Mayor Twice In Four Days!
The Mayor of Baltimore, that is – and, considering that I had never ever seen any mayor before, this was exciting! The first time was at the 2nd Annual Urban Farm and Food Fair, held on a sunny...
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Natural Products Expo East 2012, Part 1 – The Show Floor: Big Apple, Little...
I went up to the Baltimore Convention Center to see the Natural Products Expo East. They were very accommodating to the press, with a nice press room and a separate room for bloggers. This Expo is...
View ArticleThe Metro Cooking Show Is Coming!
It’s almost time again for the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show. I covered this show last year and had a lot of fun (click on the Metropolitan Cooking Show tag to see the articles). This...
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Carla’s Encore and The Winery’s Debut
One of our favorite demo chefs, Carla Hall, came out to the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday. She did not disappoint the biggest audience of the season (by my estimate). She cooked a mess...
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Natural Products Expo East, Part 2: Alice Waters, Blue Buddha, Made In Montana
Alice Waters gave the keynote address at the Natural Products Expo East. She is an inspirational speaker, and the audience was there to be inspired! The young people in the chef’s whites are students...
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A Locavore In Baltimore – Woodberry Kitchen and Future Harvest-CASA’s...
Future Harvest CASA is an admirable organization dedicated to sustainable farming in the Chesapeake region. They have a yearly conference that’s a great opportunity to learn about and network with...
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You Know You’re Old When…
(and this is NOT a joke!) when you see the stuff of your childhood behind glass at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History FOOD Exhibit, for which Julia Child’s kitchen is now the...
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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...
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First Winter Market at Museum a Winner!
We had a great turnout for the first indoor Olney Farmers and Artists Market of 2013, inside the Sandy Spring Museum. Although there was not enough room for all of our usual vendors, many were there...
View ArticleTICKETS ON SALE FOR SIPS & SUPPERS
Last year, I reported on these two related events in this space (see My Amazing Alice Waters Weekend Parts 3 and 4). This year’s events promise to be just as enjoyable for participants and beneficial...
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Carla’s Encore and The Winery’s Debut
One of our favorite demo chefs, Carla Hall, came out to the Olney Farmers and Artists Market last Sunday. She did not disappoint the biggest audience of the season (by my estimate). She cooked a mess...
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Natural Products Expo East, Part 2: Alice Waters, Blue Buddha, Made In Montana
Alice Waters gave the keynote address at the Natural Products Expo East. She is an inspirational speaker, and the audience was there to be inspired! The young people in the chef’s whites are students...
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A Farmer, a Chicken and a Bureaucrat Walk Into a Bar…
There was a chicken. There were lots of folks in blue jeans and flannel. There was a genuine Amish farmer with a beard. There were butchering, fermentation and worm-bin-building workshops; and food,...
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Good Food and Drink for a Good Cause
This year’s Saturday Night Sips was held once again at the Newseum, and it once again featured an array of creative cocktails, nibbles from the area’s trendy restaurants, and artisanal, handcrafted...
View ArticleThe Metro Cooking Show Is Coming!
It’s almost time again for the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show. I covered this show last year and had a lot of fun (click on the Metropolitan Cooking Show tag to see the articles). This...
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The Way To A Fleet’s Heart Is Through Its Stomach
I worked for the Navy as a civilian for several years. The coffee mess was a sacred institution, and I often heard the saying, “Ships float on coffee, not seawater!” And although I never spent a...
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