Tuesday, October 6, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The kitchen, reasonably enough, was the scene of my first gastronomic adventure. I was on all fours. I crawled into the vegetable bin, settled on a giant onion and ate it, skin and all. It must have marked me for life, for I have never ceased to love the hearty flavor of raw onions.” James Beard (1903-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Noodle Day
(Noodle Trivia -- Pasta Trivia -- Noodle Recipes) • National Orange Wine Day (Wine made with white grapes, fermented with the grape skins, similar to how red wine grapes are treated). • National Taco Day (Oct 6, 2026 - first Tuesday) • Health Care Food Service Workers Week (October 4-10, 2026) [Assoc. for Healthcare Foodservice] • National 4-H Week (Oct 4-10, 2026) [4-h.org] • UK: [National Curry Week] (Oct 5-11, 2026) Celebrate over 200 years of Indian restaurants in the UK. • UK: National Vegetarian Week (Oct 1-7, 2026)
[The Vegetarian Society] (Vegetarian Trivia)
(Vegetarian Quotes --- Vegetarian Recipes) • UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 21-Oct 21, 2026)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1790 Jacob Schweppe demonstrated his process for making artificial mineral water. 1863 The first Turkish Bath in the U.S. was opened in Brooklyn Heights, New York by Dr. Charles H. Shepard 1889 The famous cabaret, Moulin Rouge, opened in Paris, France. [ www.moulinrouge.fr/?lang=en ] 1893 Cream of Wheat (a porridge product using farina) was developed by wheat millers of Diamond Milling Co. in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Named 'Cream of Wheat' because it was so white.
(Farina Trivia) 1945 William 'Billy Goat' Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, took his pet goat 'Murphy' to game 4 of the Baseball World Series (Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers). Denied entry to Wrigley Field because "the goat stinks," Billy Goat Sianis supposedly places a curse on the Cubs that they will never win another World Series. It would be 71 years before the Cubs won a World Series, in 2016.
[more on Billy Goat Tavern website] 1951 Will Keith Kellogg died. He founded Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. (W.K. Kellogg Company) to manufacture cereals (cornflakes were the first) developed by his brother John Harvey Kellogg.
(Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Trivia) 2008 Mars Inc., makers of M&Ms completed its acquisition of chewing gum company Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. for $23 billion. (Chewing Gum Trivia) 2013 The musical 'Big Fish' opened at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York. 2023 Michael Chiarello died (born Jan 26, 1962). American celebrity chef, author, winery owner and cooking show host.
[Website: http://michaelchiarello.com/]
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 1-11, 2026 - Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa, Oklahoma October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 6-10, 2026 82nd Annual Floresville Peanut Festival - Floresville, Texas October 8-11, 2026 53rd Annual National Shrimp Festival - Gulf Shores, Alabama October 8-18, 2026 Mississippi State Fair
Jackson, Mississippi October 9-11, 2026 54th Annual Cuero Turkeyfest
Cuero, Texas October 10-11, 2026 36th World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off - New Iberia, Louisiana (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?
· California ordered mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history. Cities and towns must cut water usage by 25%, due to a drought emergency.
· Burger King opened its first restaurant in Mongolia
· The SpaceX supply ship brought groceries, supplies and an ISSpresso espresso machine to the International Space Station.
· California’s ban on the sale of foie gras was ruled illegal because it encroaches on the regulatory domain of the federal government.
· The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported that the amount of fish in the oceans has declined by 50% since 1970. 2) A classic British food has one of its earliest mentions in Charles Dickens' 'Tale of Two Cities (1859),' Can you name this food?
a) Christmas pudding. b) 'chips'. c) trifle.
d) Yorkshire pudding. c) Worcestershire sauce. 3) What plant root contains a compound that is 50 times sweeter than sugar? 4) How many eggs does the average hen lay in one year? 5) This variety of coarse grained wheat is believed to be the ancestor of all modern wheat varieties. It originated in southeastern Turkey possibly as early as 12,000 BC. At present, it is still grown in harsh environments and poor soil in France, Italy, Turkey and Yugoslavia. 6) This plant is closely related to the leek, and thought by some to be the wild ancestor of the leek. The bulbs are very large, and can weigh more than 1 pound.
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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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