Food & History: December 26
Food & History: December 26 1850 Minnesota Governor Ramsey declares that territory’s first Thanksgiving Day. 1865 James Nason receives a patent for a coffee percolator. […]
Coffee
Food & History: December 23
Food & History: December 23 1675 Charles II of England issues a proclamation suppressing Coffee Houses. The public response was so negative that he revoked […]
Food & History: November 23
Food & History: November 23 1534 German botanist Otto Brunfels dies. His work is considered to be a bridge between ancient and modern botany. 1553 […]
Food & History: October 8
Food & History: October 8 1901 The “Domino” sugar trademark registered. 1906 Harry G. Day born. He helped introduce fluoride into toothpaste. 1945 Patent for […]
Food & History: September 20
Food & History: September 20 1943 French Chef, author and BBC television star Xavier Marcel Boulestin dies. 2002 Founder of Dunkin’ Donuts William Rosenberg founder […]
Bourdain Trail
Bourdain Trail There really is no valid argument that Anthony Bourdain was not the world’s most travelled person. He travelled more than 200 days per […]
Food & History: September 5
Food & History: September 5 1643 King Louis XIV of France born. He was a gourmet to excess. 1850 Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel born, founder […]
Food & History: August 29
Food & History: August 29 1893 60 independent orange growers formed the Southern California Fruit Exchange to market their fruit. 1896 Chop suey created in […]
Food & History: August 16
Food & History: August 16 1889 Hanson Goodrich patents the first modern stove top coffee percolator. Please follow and like us:
Food & History: August 14
Food & History: August 14 1873 The first issue of the magazine ‘Field & Stream’ published for hunting and fishing enthusiasts. 1956 Chock Full O’ Nuts “The […]
Food & History: August 11
Food & History: August 11 1858 Christiaan Eijkman born. He was a Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi was caused by a poor diet and […]
Food & History: July 24
Food & History: July 24 1802 French author Alexandre Dumas born, and well known as a gourmet who wrote ‘Grand Dictionnaire de la cuisine.’ 1936 The […]
Food & History: June 24
Food & History: June 24 1817 Coffee first planted in Hawaii on the Kona coast. 1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift born, founder Swift & Company and […]
Food & History: April 3
Food & History: April 3 1829 James Carrington of Connecticut patents the coffee mill. 1964 Chef Bobby Chinn born. 1985 The Brown Derby Restaurant in […]
Food & History: March 1
Food & History: March 1 1784 E. Kidner opens the first cooking school in Great Britain. 1785 The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture […]
