Food & History: July 23
Food & History: July 23 1894 Actor Arthur Treacher born and later goes on to found the Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips restaurant chain. 1904 […]
Ice Cream
Food & History: June 19
Food & History: June 19 1987 Ben & Jerry Ice Cream introduces Cherry Garcia as its new flavor. 2009 The United Nations Food & Agriculture […]
Food & History: June 15
Food & History: June 15 1851 Jacob Fussell opens the first commercial ice cream factory. 1914 Bob Wian born, founder of the Big Boy restaurant […]
Food & History: June 13
Food & History: June 13 1789 Alexander Hamilton’s wife serves General George Washington ice cream at a dinner party 2010 Jimmy Dean dies at age […]
Food & History: June 8
Food & History: June 8 1784 Marie-Antoine Careme born, known as the “Chef of kings and the king of chefs.” 1786 The first advertisement for ice […]
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: May 5
Food & History: May 5 Cinco de Mayo 1862 Cinco de Mayo: The Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla. 100 years […]
Food & History: April 16
Food & History: April 16 1941 The original Elsie the Cow dies. She was originally a cartoon character appearing in ads for Borden Milk. At […]
Food & History: April 8
Food & History: April 8 1873 Alfred Paraf receives a Patent for the first commercially viable margarine manufacturing process. 1879 Echo Farms Dairy of New […]
Food & History: March 12
Food & History: March 12 1893 Christian Kent Nelson born, inventor of the Eskimo Pie. 1894 Coca Cola was first bottled by Joseph A. Biedenham. […]
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 […]
