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New, Return, Rebirth: Innovation on Your Plate at the Smithsonian Food...
There was more to the Smithsonian Food History Weekend than I was privy to. Too bad, but the Gala at which the first Julia Child Award was (fittingly) bestowed upon Jacques Pepin was beyond my price...
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Jerusalem of Gold: Zahav, The Restaurant, Event and Cookbook
Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook, Zahav, A World of Israeli Cooking, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015 Michael Solomonov is the chef and part owner of the Israeli restaurant Zahav in Philadelphia. He...
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Get Your Ginger Up!
Bobbi Staat stopped by to show me the trophies that will be awarded for the Sandy Spring Museum’s Gingerbread Celebration. They’re a treat! One looks like jolly James Beard; the other is set to blast...
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The Bazaar Report 2015
Here it is again – the annual bazaar roundup – our report on the best eating at area ethnic churches during the holiday season. This year, we have discovered four new ones, so this article is all new...
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The Farmer in the Show: James T. Farmer III at the Washington Winter Show
I live in Maryland, and it’s usually easy to forget that it’s a border state. You can’t get more liberal than Montgomery County; you wouldn’t catch anybody smoking inside a building, for instance. But...
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Have Another Taste: The 2015 Summer Fancy Food Show Part 2: A Fabulous Party...
I should start with the formal opening ceremony, even though I was just slightly late, and had to stand behind the big cameras. Never mind, it gave me a chance to take a few of my favorite kind of...
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Living To Eat: The 2015 Summer Fancy Food Show Part 3: Old Friends and Surprises
The opening night party at the Fancy Food Show was held on an upper floor of the Javits Center. It had a great terrace with river views, and a fashion show with a unique twist: the dresses were made...
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Kor Eat Own at the Smithsonian
No, the title is not a typo, but echoes the clever type layout for one of the cookbooks authored by two of the panelists at the program, “Cooking Korean in America.” Last month, one of the History...
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New Management, Same Dedication To Local Food: The 2015 Governor’s Buy-Local...
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...
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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...
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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...
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Conserver of a Great Tradition – Review: Chesapeake Bay Cooking with John...
Have you ever picked up one of those spiral-bound cookbooks published by a community group, expecting to find it full of recipes redolent of the culture or region of its origin, only to discover it...
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Faces Made For Radio: In the Studio Audience at The Kojo Show
I was, as usual, listening with half an ear to the house ads and teasers on WAMU-FM, when I sat right up: there was an announcement of the chance to be in the audience for a live broadcast of Kojo...
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Playing Hooky Results in Celebrity Sighting
Last Sunday, I sneaked out of school and visited another farmers market. I know, egregious, right? That’s what it felt like! But I had a good reason, and there was no chef demo to shepherd at the...
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Return to Armenia: The Soorp Khatch Armenian Church Food Festival
Last year in December, we dropped by the Soorp Khatch Armenian Dessert Festival. There will be another of those later this year, but meanwhile, this very weekend they are hosting “A Taste of Armenia,”...
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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...
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It’s Greek to Me (In a Good Way): A Taste of Greece and The Greeks Exhibit at...
The National Geographic Society is eclectic in its areas of expertise: photography, geography, exploration, science…they demonstrated their mastery of meteorology by having an outdoor event showcasing...
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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...
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Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, And With (a Little)...
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...
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Smithsonian Food History Weekend 2016: Bigger and Better, With Foodie Celebs...
“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...
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