Saturday, May 16, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.” Julia Child (1912-2004)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Coquilles St. Jacques Day
(Coquilles St. Jacques Recipe -- Scallop Trivia) • National Mimosa Day (Champagne & Orange Juice) • National Barbecue Day (also July 4)
(Barbecue Trivia & Facts --- Barbecue Quotes) • [World Whisky Day] (May 16, 2026 - 3rd Sat) • St. Honoratus' Day. Patron saint of bakers, pastry chefs, confectioners, flour merchants. • Ireland: [Herbfeast Ireland] (May 15-17, 2026) An annual event in Ireland celebrating herbs and herbal medicine. • American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17, 2026)
[Brewers Association] (Beer Trivia - Beer Articles)
(Beer Quotes) • Go Public Gardens Days (May 8-17, 2026)
[American Public Gardens Assn • [Food Allergy Awareness Week] (May 10-16, 2026)
(Food Allergy Articles) • UK: [National Doughnut Week] (May 16-24, 2026) participating bakers across the UK will be helping to raise money for The Children's Trust by donating money for every doughnut they sell. • [World Salt Awareness Week] (May 11-17, 2026)
(Salt Trivia · Salt Kitchen Tips · Salt Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1771 James Baker (Baker's Chocolate) bought what is believed to be his first order of cocoa beans.
(Cocoa & Chocolate History) 1832 Philip Danforth Armour was born. An American industrialist, he was a pioneer in use of refrigeration and meat canning. Armour & Co. helped make Chicago the meatpacking capital of the world. (Chicago Food Trivia) 1861 John Stevens Henslow died. This British clergyman and botanist was a mentor of Charles Darwin. To get farmers to apply scientific methods, he gave lectures on the fermentation of manure. He also showed Irish farmers how to get starch from rotten potatoes during the potato famine of 1845-1846. 1866 Congress authorized the minting of a 5 cent coin made of copper-nickel, and referred to as a 'nickel'. Silver 5 cent pieces had been called half dimes. 1888 The Canadian Pacific Railway opened the 5 story Hotel Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1914 The Grand League of the American Horseshoe Pitchers Association was founded. 1928 Frederick Walton died (born March 13, 1834). Inventor of Linoleum in 1863. 1929 The first Academy Awards were presented during a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. 1947 Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins died. He discovered what we now call 'vitamins,' essential nutrients needed to maintain health.
(Vitamin Trivia & Facts) 1965 Franco-American Spaghetti-O's are introduced; variously-sized pasta rings in a tomato and cheese sauce, sold in cans. 1971 U.S. first class postage rates were raised to 8 cents and post cards to 6 cents. 2005 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michigan and New York could not prohibit people from buying wine online from out of state wineries. Some 23 other states have similar laws that presumably would also be affected by the ruling. 2008 Robert Mondavi died at age 94. A leading Napa Valley vintner who helped establish California wines among the best in the world.
(California Wine Articles) 2019 A customer at a Manchester, England Hawksmoor steak house ordered a $335 bottle of Bordeaux wine but was mistakenly served a Chateau Le Pin, Pomerol, 2001 Bordeaux wine worth $5,800, the most expensive wine on the list. 2020 Coronavirus: Restaurant and Hospitality employment dropped by about 48% since February.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia May 9-17, 2026 84th Annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival - Buckhannon, West Virginia May 13-16, 2026 48th World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - Memphis, Tennessee May 14-17, 2026 Calavaras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee - Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Calif. May 15-16, 2026 World Championship Bison CookOff
Santa Anna, Texas May 16, 2026 The World's Largest Pancake Breakfast
Springfield, Massachusetts May 16-17, 2026 South 9th Street Italian Market Festival - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· 'The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette' was published.
· The first sugar free no calorie soft drinks are introduced.
· Lipton's dry Onion Soup Mix is introduced. 2) Various herbs in the parsley family, with small white or greenish flowers; roots and fruits are used in liqueurs, and stems are candied and eaten. 3) Bitter extract from southern European plant root used in Angostura bitters, chocolate, vermouth, candy, ice cream and vanilla flavorings. 4) A Turkish soup of beef stock & small meat-filled dumplings, garnished with yogurt, thyme and mint. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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