Food & History: October 13
Food & History: October 13 54 Tiberius Claudius Caesar dies from eating poison mushrooms by his wife Agrippina after she learned her son Nero was […]
Chocolate
Food & History: September 19
Food & History: September 19 1839 George Cadbury born. He built his father’s chocolate business into a major manufacturer. 1960 Mario Batali was born. American […]
Food & History: September 13
Food & History: September 13 1592 Michel de Montaigne dies, a famous quote of his “A man should not so much respect what he eats, as […]
Food & History: August 12
Food & History: August 12 1737 Antoine Augustin Parmentier born, a French agronomist who promoted the potato as a food source and promoted its acceptance […]
Food & History: August 10
Food & History: August 10 1814 Henri Nestle born, founder of Nestlé company which is known worldwide for chocolate, baby formula and other food products. 1876 […]
Food & History: July 8
Food & History: July 8 1831 John Styth Pemberton, the pharmacist who invented Coca-Cola is born. 1844 Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln born, author of the original […]
Food & History: July 7
Food & History: July 7 1550 Chocolate first arrives in Europe. 1890 Henri Nestle dies, founder of the Nestle company. 1912 The first Horn & […]
Food & History: May 12
Food & History: May 12 1777 The first known ice cream advertisement appeared in the New York Gazette. 1889 John Cadbury dies, founder of Cadbury […]
Food & History: April 24
Food & History: April 24 1766 Founder of the Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Bailey Thomas born. 1833 Jacob Ebert and George Dulty patent the first soda […]
Food & History: April 4
Food & History: April 4 1828 Casparus van Wooden in Amsterdam, patents chocolate milk powder. 1932 Vitamin C first isolated by CG King at the […]
Food & History: March 24
Food & History: March 24 1765 British Parliament passes a law which requires American colonists to provide temporary quarters, food, drink, etc. to British troops […]
Food & History: March 8
Food & History: March 8 1765 John Hannon began producing one of the first North American made chocolate products using water power. This was the […]
Food & History: February 20
Food & History: February 20 1703 Mount Gay in Barbados began distilling rum and is known to be the oldest existing brand of rum in […]
Food & History: February 14
Food & History: February 14 Chef Julia Child would sent thier friends ‘risqué’ postcards. St. Valentine’s Day Today is one of the biggest days in […]
Food & History: February 9
Food & History: February 9 National Pizza Day 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company founded. 1901 American restauranteur Fred Harvey dies in Leavenworth, Kansas. Please follow […]
