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Sheroes and A Hero at the National Book Festival
The Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, on stage at the Convention Center, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared alive and well, followed by Jose Andres in conversation with Diane Rehm. The rest of...
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We All Scream for Jeni’s: Two More Splendid Ice Cream Shops to Open
The first Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Scoop Shop in our area opened in October, 2017, at 17th and U St. NW. I was at the opening, but for some inexplicable reason neglected to post about the event....
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So Much Art! So Little Time.
Last year saw a surfeit of wonderful art exhibits at Washington’s museums. For two at the National Gallery of Art, I can happily report on elements of food and cooking. The Life of Animals in...
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Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup
I didn’t manage to experience (immersively!) the installation by the conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija at the Hirshhorn last summer, but I did arrange a visit to Glenstone before the end of its...
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Spotlight: Sandy Spring Gardens
Note: This is an updated version of a previous article, just so the Olney Farmers Market newsletter can link to it for Opening Day. That’s this Sunday. See you there! Turn off New Hampshire Avenue,...
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Artful Event: Opening Day Art Show at Olney Farmers Market
The café tables were artfully decorated with pitchers of flowers, arranged by Madgie of M&M Plants. The booths were full of the best local art anywhere. The lawn in front of the Thrift Shop was...
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As American as Beisbol, Elote, and Flan: Smithsonian Cooking Demo and...
Who else remembers the old advertising jingle? (Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie…) The new Smithsonian exhibit and related virtual chef demo prove that Latinx fans are just as enthusiastic and voracious...
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Laurie Anderson and Eye(s) at the Hirshhorn
I jumped at the chance to meet Laurie Anderson, when her exhibition “The Weather” opened at the Hirshhorn in September. She has been a working artist since the 1970’s, influencing innumerable aspects...
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Fabulous Frivolous February: Eating Events
Ah, the eating opportunities of February! There are three: Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and the unofficial but very real holiday: Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale Day. Time was, a trip to Chinatown...
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It’s (Almost) Cherry Blossom Time!
And I could not be more ready. There are many other folks who share that feeling; some of them gathered last week for the National Cherry Blossom Festival press conference. There were two pieces of...
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America Imagines Japan: Sakura Matsuri in DC
It was amazing that this year’s Sakura Matsuri was the 60th annual Japanese street festival in Washington, but was the first I had been to. Maybe it had to do with my conviction that it wouldn’t be...
View ArticleUp Close and Impersonal with Yotam Ottolenghi: With an Aside Concerning a...
Last weekend I travelled out to the Music Center at Strathmore in Rockville twice, and faced a little cognitive dissonance as I was exposed to not one but two cults of personality; two different...
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Wild Backyard: Early Spring 2024 Edition
Well, it’s finally happening! The daytime temperature is mild enough to shed one’s winter coat. The cherry blossoms are waning, the redbuds are just starting to show, the bulbs are poppin’ up all...
View ArticleAdvance Notice: The Seventh DC Chocolate Festival Approaches
Readers of this blog know that chocolate is one of my favorite things, and so I am really looking forward to the seventh iteration of the DC Chocolate Festival this Saturday. Like so many other...
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A Day In Two Countries: Sakura Matsuri and The Blessing of the Fleet
Last year on the Day of Cherry Blossom Saturation we attended both the parade and the Sakura Matsuri. This year, just for a change, we skipped the parade but subbed in another event which,...
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Almost Too Much Chocolate: The DC Chocolate Festival
The 7th Annual DC Chocolate Festival was a chocolate lover’s dream. In the airy atrium of the French Cultural Institute, makers of bars, bonbons and assorted other products lined the walls, offering...
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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh Part 2: On To...
We did a day-trip to Edinburgh after our last Scottish Worldcon in 2005. It was not enough time in that town. We planned for three days on this trip, and it was still not enough (but considering the...
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Food and Roving in Scotland: Our Trip to Glasgow and Edinburgh Part 3: The...
While researching the Fringe, I discovered another event in Edinburgh that gave me a severe case of FOMO. The Edinburgh International Book Festival is billed as “the world-leading festival of words,...
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Interactions and Reactions: Two Exhibits, and a Welcome Development
Recently, the Washington Post ranked the top 20 major art museums in America. The National Gallery of Art was listed as #3. A complementary article ranked the top 10 small art museums; the Phillips...
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Review: What the Constitution Means To Me at Round House Theatre
Before I saw Round House’s production of What the Constitution Means To Me, I was only vaguely aware that this play was about a teenager debating the Constitution. I hoped that it would not be...
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