Our friend Eric was not born in the U.S. but in the city of Lille, France. His future wife, Mary, was American, however. They met in France and farmed together, then moved to this country. We met Eric in the catering business. Eric had been a catering supervisor and was one of the best in [...]
Tags: catering·celebrations·cookies
One of our best friends is the dean of a very progressive law school here in the District of Columbia and each year my wife and I try to do our part for the cause by donating a catered event to the annual school auction. More specifically, we donate our time preparing and serving dinner [...]
I know many of you are anxious to hear the results of the parents dinner last night. It was a huge success, with many raves for a menu representing the work I’ve been doing with the kids in my “food appreciation” classes. Besides the kids themselves, the stars were the fresh Kielbasa sausages that the [...]
Tags: catering·food appreciation·re-heating·sauerkraut·sausages
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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