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September 16th is National Guacamole Day! / #NationalGaucamoleDay

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Here are today’s five things to know about Guacamole:

Avocados are native to Central and South America.

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They have been cultivated for over 10,000 years.

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Another name for the avocado is the “alligator pear.”

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The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means “testicle tree”.


Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado, “aguacate.” This is the origin of the word guacamole.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
  • 1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
  • 1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
  • 1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
  • 1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
  • 1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
  • 1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born.


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The ‘Official’ November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week

Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
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Vote your Favorite ‘Day’!!! / November’s Food Holiday List

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
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The ‘Official’ 2018 November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
_____________
Continue to December Food Holidays

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Here’s THE November Food Holiday List / #FoodHolidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2018 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
_____________
Continue to December Food Holidays

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Complete November Food Holiday List

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here’s the 2017 Complete November Food Holiday List
#NovemberFoodHolidays @Foodimentary

National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
National Pepper Month
National Stuffing Month
National Raisin Bread Month
November 1-7: National Fig Week
Daily Holidays

November 1
National Bison Day
National Paté Day*
November 2
National Deviled Egg Day
November 3
National Sandwich Day
November 4
National Candy Day
November 5
National Doughnut Day
National Chinese Take-out Day
November 6
National Nachos Day
November 7
National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
November 8
National Cappuccino Day
November 9
National Greek Yogurt Day 
November 10
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
November 11
National Sundae Day
November 12
National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
November 13
National Indian Pudding Day
Feast of St. Diego Alacala
November 14
National Guacamole Day
National Pickle ‘Appreciation’ Day
November 15
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
November 16
National Fast Food Day
November 17
National Baklava Day
Homemade Bread Day
November 18
National Apple Cider Day
 National Vichyssoise Day
November 19
National Macchiato Day**
November 20
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
November 21
National Cranberry Day**
 National Gingerbread Cookie Day
November 22
National Cranberry Relish Day
National Cashew Day
 
November 23
National Espresso Day
November 24
National Sardines Day
November 25
National Parfait Day
National “Eat with a Friend” Day
November 26
National Cake Day
November 27
National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 28
National French Toast Day
November 29
National Chocolates Day
National Lemon Creme Pie Day
National Rice Cake Day
November 30
National Mousse Day
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Continue to December Food Holidays

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November 14th is National Homemade Guac’ Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s five things to know about Guacamole, Guac for short!

Avocados are native to Central and South America.

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They have been cultivated for over 10,000 years.

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Another name for the avocado is the “alligator pear.”

giphy9

The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means “testicle tree”.


Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado, “aguacate.” This is the origin of the word guacamole.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
  • 1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
  • 1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
  • 1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
  • 1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
  • 1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
  • 1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born

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October 3rd is National Soft Taco Day 🌮🌮

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National Soft Taco Day

Five Food Finds about Tacos

  1. A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
  2. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
  3. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
  4. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (“Tortilla de maíz enrollada con algún alimento dentro, típica de México”).
  5. The original sense of the word is of a “plug” or “wad” used to fill a hole (“Pedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algún hueco”).

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author of‘Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home’ (1922); ‘The Emily Post Cook Book’(1949); ‘Motor Manners’ (1950).
1883 The ‘Orient Express’ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.


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March 23rd is National Chips and Dip Day!

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Happy National Chip and Dip Day!

Here are today’s food facts about Chips and Dip:

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The potato chip was first invented in 1853.

Dips for chips first become popular in the 1950s serving as finger food.

Hummus, as part of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines for centuries, did not appear in the United States until after World War II.

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It takes 10,000 pounds of potatoes to make 3,500 pounds of potato chips.

Dips can be salsa, guacamole, cheese, hummus, olive dip – anything can be made into a dip.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1699 John Bartram was born.  American naturalist and explorer, considered ‘father of American botany’; established a world renowned botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728.
  • 1857 Fannie Merritt Farmer was born.  American culinary authority, and author of the 1896 edition of ‘The Boston Cooking School Cook Book‘ which became known in future editions as the ‘Fannie Farmer Cook Book.’  Director of the Boston Cooking School, and founder of Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery.  She is often cited as the first cookbook author to introduce standard measurements.
  • 1880 A patent for a glass milk bottle was issued to Warren Glass Works.
  • 1912 The Dixie Cup was developed by Lawrence Luellen and Hugh Moore.  Its original name was the ‘Health Kup,’ changed to ‘Dixie Cup‘ in 1919.  The name came from a line of dolls made by the Dixie Doll Company.
  • 2008 R.I.P. Al Copeland, the founder of Popeye’s restaurant chain.

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October 3rd is National Soft Taco Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

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National Soft Taco Day

Five Food Finds about Tacos

  1. A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
  2. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
  3. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
  4. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (“Tortilla de maíz enrollada con algún alimento dentro, típica de México”).
  5. The original sense of the word is of a “plug” or “wad” used to fill a hole (“Pedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algún hueco”).

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author of‘Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home’ (1922); ‘The Emily Post Cook Book’(1949); ‘Motor Manners’ (1950).
1883 The ‘Orient Express’ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.


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November 14 is National Guacamole Day

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Here are today’s five thing to know about Guacamole:

  1. Avocados are native to Central and South America, where they have been cultivated for over 10,000 years.
  2. Another name for the avocado is the “alligator pear,” so-called because of its alligator skin texture and pear shape.
  3. The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means “testicle tree”.
  4. Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado aguacate. This is the origin of the word guacamole.
  5. The origin of guacamole is the Aztec avocado sauce called ahuaca-hulli.

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Today’s Food History

  • 1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
  • 1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
  • 1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
  • 1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
  • 1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
  • 1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
  • 1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born.

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October 3rd is National Soft Taco Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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National Soft Taco Day

Five Food Finds about Tacos

  1. A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
  2. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
  3. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
  4. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (“Tortilla de maíz enrollada con algún alimento dentro, típica de México”).
  5. The original sense of the word is of a “plug” or “wad” used to fill a hole (“Pedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algún hueco”).

 

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author of‘Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home’ (1922); ‘The Emily Post Cook Book’(1949); ‘Motor Manners’ (1950).
1883 The ‘Orient Express’ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.

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National Guacamole Day

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National Guacamole Day

Five Food Finds about Avocados

  • Avocados are native to Central and South America, where they have been cultivated for over 10,000 years.
  • Another name for the avocado is the “alligator pear,” so-called because of its alligator skin texture and pear shape.
  • The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means “testicle tree”.
  • Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado aguacate. This is the origin of the word guacamole.
  • The origin of guacamole is the Aztec avocado sauce called ahuaca-hulli.

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born.

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October 3 is National Soft Taco Day

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National Soft Taco Day


Five Food Finds about Tacos

  1. A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
  2. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
  3. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
  4. According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (“Tortilla de maíz enrollada con algún alimento dentro, típica de México”).
  5. The original sense of the word is of a “plug” or “wad” used to fill a hole (“Pedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algún hueco”).

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author of ‘Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home’ (1922); ‘The Emily Post Cook Book’ (1949); ‘Motor Manners’ (1950).
1883 The ‘Orient Express’ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.

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November 14 – National Guacamole Day

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National Guacamole Day

Five Food Finds about Avocados

  • Avocados are native to Central and South America, where they have been cultivated for over 10,000 years.
  • Another name for the avocado is the “alligator pear,” so-called because of its alligator skin texture and pear shape.
  • The Aztec word for avocado was ahuacatl, which means “testicle tree”.
  • Spanish explorers could not pronounce ahuacatl, so they called the avocado aguacate. This is the origin of the word guacamole.
  • The origin of guacamole is the Aztec avocado sauce called ahuaca-hulli.

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born.

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National Taco Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

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National Taco Day

Five Food Finds about Tacos

  • A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling.
  • A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety.
  • A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.
  • According to the Real Academia Española, publisher of Diccionario de la Lengua Española, the word taco describes a typical Mexican dish of a maize tortilla folded around food (“Tortilla de maíz enrollada con algún alimento dentro, típica de México”).
  • The original sense of the word is of a “plug” or “wad” used to fill a hole (“Pedazo de madera, metal u otra materia, corto y grueso, que se encaja en algún hueco”).

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1863 Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving Day would be an annual event celebrated on the last Thursday in November.
1872 Emily Post was born. (or on October 27, 1872). Etiquette expert, newspaper columnist, author of ‘Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home’ (1922); ‘The Emily Post Cook Book’ (1949); ‘Motor Manners’ (1950).
1883 The ‘Orient Express’ made its first run from Paris to Constantinople.
1899 The first motorized vacuum cleaner was patented by John S. Thurman.
1941 The first aerosol can was patented.
1964 Buffalo Wings were created. Created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends for a midnight snack.

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National Chips and Dip Day

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March 23

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National Chips & Dip Day

Five pairings in popularity order of

Chips and Dip

  1. Tortilla Chips and Salsa
  2. Tortilla Chips and Queso/Bean/Guacamole (a second place tie!)
  3. Potato Chips and French Onion Dip
  4. Chips and Artichoke Dip
  5. Pita Chips and Hummus

On This Day in Food History…

1699 John Bartram was born.  American naturalist and explorer, considered ‘father of American botany’; established a world renowned botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728.

1857 Fannie Merritt Farmer was born.  American culinary authority, and author of the 1896 edition of ‘The Boston Cooking School Cook Book‘ which became known in future editions as the ‘Fannie Farmer Cook Book.’  Director of the Boston Cooking School, and founder of Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery.  She is often cited as the first cookbook author to introduce standard measurements.

1880 A patent for a glass milk bottle was issued to Warren Glass Works.

1912 The Dixie Cup was developed by Lawrence Luellen and Hugh Moore.  Its original name was the ‘Health Kup,’ changed to ‘Dixie Cup‘ in 1919.  The name came from a line of dolls made by the Dixie Doll Company.

2008 R.I.P. Al Copeland, the founder of Popeye’s restaurant chain.

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November 14 – Today’s Food History

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Guacamole Day

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1851 Herman Melville’s novel ‘Moby Dick’ was published. Captain Ahab’s search for the white whale.
  • 1863 Leo Hendrik Baekeland was born. He was a chemist who invented Bakelite, the first plastic that did not soften when heated. Those black plastic knobs on stoves were made of bakelite.
  • 1865 Prosper Montagne was born. Montagne was one of the great French chefs of all time. He is mainly remembered as the creator of ‘Larousse Gastronomique’ (1938), a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy.
  • 1889 George S. Kaufman was born. A playwright, he wrote ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner,’ and the script for ‘Cocoanuts’ for the Marx Brothers.
  • 1889 Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran), began her successful attempt to beat the record of Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg to go ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. Bly was a U.S. newspaper reporter and completed the journey in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
  • 1922 The BBC officially began  daily radio broadcasting with the 6 p.m. news.
  • 1964 Nic Dalton of the music group ‘Lemonheads’ was born.

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March 23 – National Chips and Dip Day

National Chip and Dip Day

Five Food Finds about Chips & Dip

Chip/Dip pairings in order of popularity:

  1. Tortilla Chips and Salsa
  2. Tortilla Chips and Queso/Bean/Guacamole (a second place tie!)
  3. Potato Chips and French Onion Dip
  4. Chips and Artichoke Dip
  5. Pita Chips and Hummus

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1699 John Bartram was born.  American naturalist and explorer, considered ‘father of American botany’; established a world renowned botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728.

1857 Fannie Merritt Farmer was born.  American culinary authority, and author of the 1896 edition of ‘The Boston Cooking School Cook Book‘ which became known in future editions as the ‘Fannie Farmer Cook Book.’  Director of the Boston Cooking School, and founder of Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery.  She is often cited as the first cookbook author to introduce standard measurements.

1880 A patent for a glass milk bottle was issued to Warren Glass Works.

1912 The Dixie Cup was developed by Lawrence Luellen and Hugh Moore.  Its original name was the ‘Health Kup,’ changed to ‘Dixie Cup‘ in 1919.  The name came from a line of dolls made by the Dixie Doll Company.

2008 R.I.P. Al Copeland, the founder of Popeye’s restaurant chain.

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September Holidays

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