Comments on: Special Guest Post: Food Trends by Ashley

By: emma d.

emma d. — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:24:02 +0000

I was skeptical about this post because of the cupcakes, but it wasn’t a re-tread – nice job, Ashley, I’ll be checking out your blog!

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:10:42 +0000

KYOO-puh-luh!

By: djdc

djdc — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:16:18 +0000

I got too curious and had to look in the dictionary here (Webster’s). Yep, it’s CUM-in. In fact, they provide an alternate spelling as “cummin.” As for culinary, it provides both pronuncations, with Kyoolinary preceding Kullinary. I love words, and I learned something today. How about “cupola” anyone?

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:52:16 +0000

WDC, I had written a long post with sources backing up “my” pronunciations, but I lost the post. Basically – go look up the words in a good dictionary (you can start with dictionary.com). I am right and you are wrong. And also rather snotty. “Your” pronunciations of cumin and culinary only came into vogue in the 1960s, and are used by uneducated people who think that “KYOO-min” or “KOO-min” and “KULL-in-ery” sound more elegant.
Check out “The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations” by Charles Harrington Elster the next time you try to correct someone else. Or, just open a dictionary.

By: eric in ledroit

eric in ledroit — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:52:05 +0000

wow we made it 5 posts before someone compared DC’s food scene to Philly’s. impressive. Seriously though, this – “That said, I’ll probably stick to my once every couple of months trip up to philly where I can get twice the quality and creativity for half the price (and half the noise/wait/’buzz’).” – might be the most annoying sentence ever on PoP.

By: WDC

WDC — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:59:56 +0000

JohnnyReb, I want to see your source. I’ve heard kyoo-min, but the experts I know all say koo-min. Never ever heard of your preferred pronunciation, so I think you’re having us all on.

Oh, and kyul-in-ary, or however YOU say it, sounds like nu-cu-lar in its wrongness. I’ll stick with kull-in-ary, thanks.

By: DelRayHaircutShopper

DelRayHaircutShopper — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:28:06 +0000

I agree with DelRayMom, but I would love if Ashley ranked the best Haircuttery’s in the DC- VA area. I usually get my haircut once every 6 months since I like the Fluffy Jonas look. I also sat next to Sashia and Malia during the Jonas Bros concert. I abs love them!!!! Go ASH. TTYL g2g cm.

By: Shaw Girl

Shaw Girl — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:26:43 +0000

I agree with anonymous: there are far too many fantastic farmers markets in the DC area to not cook at home. I find that the restaurants with all the hype in DC are disappointing…and I can cook better at home.

By: DelRayMom

DelRayMom — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:08:20 +0000

Not sure I can afford to eat at all 100 best in a year — but following the blog is free! Thanks letting me cyber-tag-along.

By: JohnnyReb

JohnnyReb — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:17:39 +0000

Monkey, you’re a funny one! But you’re wrong on the pronunciation bit: as disgusting as it sounds, “CUM-in” is the original and preferred pronunciation. I get around having to say this word by just not cooking…