I wanted to point out an interesting event that was coming up in July to everyone. The Smithsonian Resident Associates have put an event together at GWU's Lisner Auditorium with Mario Batali, Lidia Bastianich, and Marisa Tomei where the three stars of the television and culinary worlds will come together to talk about why the culinary arts have become popular in today's society...as if we didn't all know. Hello?! Food is AWESOME!

For more information, check out the Resident Associates web site. Tickets are $35 for non-members and $25 for members.