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Celebrate what is considered the ‘king’ of all steak cuts.

Here are today’s five thing to know about Filet Mignon:

  1. “Filet Mignon” is just a fancy name for a beef tenderloin steak.
  2. Famous author O. Henry coined the term filet mignon in his book, The Four Million in 1906.
  3. A French derivative, the literal meaning is small (mignon) boneless meat (filet).
  4. Filet Mignon is the cut from the small end of the beef tenderloin.
  5. Filet mignon is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major of the steer or heifer.

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Today’s Pinterest Board: The world’s best steaks

Today’s Food History

  • 1899 Alfred Hitchcock was born. Renowned director known for his great love of food.
  • 1970 ‘Make It With You’ by Bread is #1 on the charts
  • 1991 Jack Ryan died. Before helping to develop the Barbie Doll for Mattell and create the ‘easy bake oven’, Ryan worked for the Pentagon designing missiles!
  • 2004 Julia Child died 2 days before her 92 birthday. American cooking authority, cookbook author, TV Cooking show host, etc. During World War II, she also worked for the OSS from 1941-1945 (The OSS is the forerunner of the CIA).