Food & History: December 22

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Food & History: December 22 1888 Horn & Hardart open a 15-stool lunchroom, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1922 The Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Canada opens with 1,046 […]

Food & History: December 21

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Food & History: December 21 1999 Smucker’s buys the patent for a crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich after several lawsuits. 2000 Further research leads […]

Food & History: December 20

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Food & History: December 20 1928 Harry Ramsden opens the most famous fish and chips restaurant in the world. 1949 Thomas Carvel receives patent for […]

Food & History: December 19

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Food & History: December 19 1909 The ‘New’ Palace Hotel opens in San Francisco, replacing the original that was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.

Food & History: December 18

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Food & History: December 18 1935 Famous Fresh Chef Jacques Pépin born.

Food & History: December 17

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Food & History: December 17 1913 Baskin-Robbins founder Burt Baskin born. 1974 American Pastry Chef & Celebrity Jeffrey Adam Goldman aka ‘Duff’ Goldman born.

Food & History: December 16

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Food & History: December 16 1773 The Boston Tea Party begins the American Revolution when a group of men dressed as Indians, boarded ships and […]

Food & History: December 15

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Food & History: December 15 1903 Italian immigrant Italo Marchiony receives a US patentfor an ice cream cup mold that folds warm waffles into a […]

Food & History: December 14

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Food & History: December 14 1943 John Harvey Kellogg dies, founder of Kellog’s Breakfast Cereals. . 1948 Canadian Supreme Court lifts ban on margarine.

Food & History: December 13

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Food & History: December 13 1813 French agronomist Antoine Augustin Parmentier dies, promoter of the potato as a food source instrumental in gaining its acceptance […]

Food & History: December 12

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Food & History: December 12 1922 Peter Paul Candy registers the ‘Mounds’ candy bar trademark. 1925 The first motel opens in San Luis California. The […]

Food & History: December 11

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Food & History: December 11 1874 James Lewis Kraft born, founder of Kraft, a wholesale cheese distributor and producer. 1889 Walter Knott born, founder Knott’s […]