NEW YORK
The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is the state tree of New York
According to the Michelin Guide (2008) there are about 23,000 restaurants in New York City, with a total of 54 Michelin stars.
In 1925 there were about 17,000 restaurants in New York City.
The 'Big Apple' got its name in the 1920s from the horse racing courses in New York City and its surrounding area. There were many big money races at these race tracks, and an 'apple' was something desirable - hence the big money tracks had a 'big apple'.
Late in the 1920s jazz musicians started to use the term for New York City as a whole, and the term spread gradually spread. In the 1970s the city used the term extensively in a tourism campaign, and this revived and spread it's use to the rest of the world.
The month and day are uncertain (probably August 24), but the year 1853 is certain. Native American Chef George Crum invented potato chips at Moon's Lake House in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Supposedly a particularly fussy customer kept sending his french fries back to the kitchen as being too thick. Finally, Chef Crum decided to cut the potatoes paper thin; and to his ultimate surprise, the customer loved them! Saratoga Chips, later called Potato Chips, were born.
The apple muffin is the official state muffin of New York State.
The apple is the official state fruit of New York.
The first cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island, New York.
Peter Minuit established the first public brewery in America at the Market Field in lower Manhattan.
Milk is the official beverage of New York state.
California led the U.S. in cabbage production in 2005 with 466 million pounds, New York was second with 456 million pounds.
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