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. […]
Food & History: December 25
Food & History: December 25 336 The first recorded celebration of Christmas. 1213 King John of England orders 3,000 capons, 1,000 salted eels, 400 hogs, […]
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: December 22
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
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
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
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
Food & History: December 18 1935 Famous Fresh Chef Jacques Pépin born.
Food & History: December 17
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
