Food & History: September 18
Food & History: September 18 1910 Editor of The Farmer’s Almanac Ray Geiger born. 1927 Al Lapin Jr. born, one of the founders of the […]
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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 9
Food & History: September 9 1754 Captain William Bligh born. The most famous mutiny in history took place on his ship while returning from Tahiti […]
Food & History: September 6
Food & History: September 6 1800 Catherine Esther Beecher born, author of the first cookbook written for an American audience titled Miss Beecher’s Domestic Receipt […]
Food & History: September 2
Food & History: September 2 1964 Pepsi acquires the Tip Corporation which included the rights to Mountain Dew soft drink. 1985 Wreckage of the British […]
Food & History: August 31
Food & History: August 31 1742 A plague of grasshoppers destroys farm crops in Pennsylvania. 1817 A sturgeon fish measuring 7.5′ is caught in the […]
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 26
Food & History: August 26 1883 The volcanic island of Mount Krakatoa in Indonesia (Dutch Indies) began one of the most violent volcanic eruptions history. […]
Food & History: August 21
Food & History: August 21 1959 Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state of the United States. 1962 McDonald’s franchisee Edwin Traisman receives the patent for […]
Food & History: August 15
Food & History: August 15 1911 Crisco hydrogenated shortening introduced by Procter & Gamble. 1912 ulia Child born, American cook, author and one of the first […]
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 9
Food & History: August 9 1762 Southern US cookbook author Mary Randolph born. ‘The Virginia Housewife’ in 1824 is considered the most influential cookbooks of […]
Food & History: August 7
Food & History: August 7 1932 Jenny Craig born, founder of chain weight loss centers. 1991 The world’s largest Burger King opened in Budapest. 2013 […]
Food & History: July 31
Food & History: July 31 1937 Pharmacist Charles Elmer Hires who introduced Hires Root Beer dies. 1962 The Little Debbie snack cake trademark registered. Please […]
Food & History: July 26
Food & History: July 26 1926 Roquefort cheese is the first to be designated with an appellation d’origine controlee. Only cheese that is processed in […]
