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JANUARY 21 - History of food and drink
Click Here for a List of January Food Festivals & Shows
National Granola Bar Day
International Hot & Spicy Food Day
Rid the World of Fad Diets Day
St. Agnes of Rome, patron of gardeners and Girl Scouts.
1338 Charles V of France was born. It was Charles V who commissioned Taillevent to write what would become the first professional cookery book written in France, 'Le Viandier'. Forks were mentioned in an inventory during his reign. Some believe that he died as a result of eating amanita mushrooms.
1937 Marcel Boulestin became the first television cook when he presented the first of the Cook’s Night Out programs on the BBC. (There is some dispute about this date - various sources differ on the year. Accurate records appear not to be available).
1912 Konrad (Emil) Bloch was born. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol and fatty acids. He discovered that high levels of cholesterol may lead ultimately to increased risk of heart attacks.
1985 James Beard, culinary expert and cookbook author, died in New York at age 81.
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