Chappall Gage, who with his mother runs Susan Gage Caterers in Washington, D.C., has seen a boom in special events overall, with 30% to 40% of their weekend business in weddings. “It’s the one big event that’s coming back quickly,” he said. “Right now we’re at this transition point where micro-weddings are ending and now people are starting to get comfortable doing larger weddings. When the mayor announced she was allowing dancing at weddings I could hear an audible cheer from the city.”
- Fox 40

One of my favorite films, Julie & Julia, echoed my own experience while living in Boston in the 1970s. Of course, this was before blogs. Watching it, I felt like I was going back to my 20s when I cooked my way through “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” I don’t know what made me cook a French recipe. But I remember making Julia Child’s sole bonne-femme and absolutely flipping out. I thought it was the best thing I had ever tasted in my entire life. It was interesting: I really did it all by myself, and I felt like [the Julie character in the film, played by Amy Adams] needed a whole lot of support. There was a lot of drama, but probably that made for a more interesting movie.
- Susan Gage

"Gage can cook for me anytime."
- Tom Sietsema, Washington Post