Jim and Marcy Kay Killy, who own the Metropolitan Bakery shop in Chestnut Hill, tied for the Philadelphia Flower Show's Best Overall Window display.

Julie Dannenbaum, the internationally known cookbook author, who owned and operated cooking schools in Philadelphia, Venice and at the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia, died suddenly in December at the age of 89.

The Center City District has sprung another edition of its online cookbook, “Center City Cooks.”

Attention carnivores: Philly CowShare is taking orders now for spring deliveries.

A fabulous collection of kitchen gadgets belonging to the late Julie Dannenbaum will be auctioned April 15, with proceeds going to the scholarship fund of the Philadelphia chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, which she helped found.

* You love Reading Terminal Market, you know you do. Show your love for the market (51 N. 12th St., 215-922-2317) at the gala Valentine to the Market Saturday 2/25. The VIP event, complete with celebrity chef cook-off, starts at 7 p.m. Or come at 8 for the party, with music, dancing, Market vendor eats and open bar. $125; VIP, $300. www.PartyTicketsOnline.com/valentine.

People who have CSA shares seem to love ‘em.

We’re speaking of Community Supported Agriculture programs, in which individuals or families pay in advance for a share of a farmers’ crop.

In return for their start-of-the-season investment of $400 or so, share-holders get a weekly box of fruits and/or vegetables, sometimes eggs, too.

Part 3 >> Some thirsty Philadelphians have embarked upon a beer pilgrimage this week to Belgium, where they will collaborate with the legendary Brasserie Dupont on a special brew to be poured at Philly Beer Week this June. But first, there is the adventure. Stay tuned to The Food Department - philly.com/Food's new blog - as The Inquirer's Craig LaBan reports back between sips from the land of tripel and saison.

 
The biggest drawback in traveling with a pack of beer fanatics on a pilgrimage to Belgium is that they take the term “liquid bread” too seriously.

Part 2 >> Some thirsty Philadelphians have embarked upon a beer pilgrimage this week to Belgium, where they will collaborate with the legendary Brasserie Dupont on a special brew to be poured at Philly Beer Week this June. But first, there is the adventure. Stay tuned to The Food Department - philly.com/Food's new blog - as The Inquirer's Craig LaBan reports back between sips from the land of tripel and saison.

The cool February air smells like chocolate – roasty, warm and sweet – the minute we step off the train in Brussels. But when I pause to inhale and begin imagining my first in-country bite of truffle, I look up to see my group already hustling away down the station quai. There will plenty of time for chocolates, Tom Peters assures me. But first, we have an appointment at Brasserie Cantillon – the legendary producer of sour ales known as lambic.