Tuesday, February 3, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth - something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food - just watch it, don’t eat it.”
Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Carrot Cake Day (Carrot Cake Recipes)
(Baking Tips --- Carrot Quotes) • Japan: Setsubun (Bean Throwing Festival) Feb 3 or 4. Setsubun celebrates the transition from winter to spring. • The Day the Music Died (see 1959 below) • Pride in Foodservice Week (Feb 2-6, 2026)
[Assoc. of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals] • [African Heritage & Health Week] February 1-7
(commemorates the foods, flavors and healthy cooking techniques that were core to the wellbeing of African ancestors from Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and the American South.)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1468 Johannes Gutenberg died. He invented the method of printing from moveable type. One of the important innovations in his method was a new press, similar to the screw presses used in winemaking. 1815 The world's first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland.
(Cheese Trivia & Facts --- Cheese Quotes) 1819 Stephen McCormick received a patent for a cast iron plow with replaceable parts. 1821 Elizabeth Blackwell was born (died May 31, 1910). First woman to receive an M.D. degree from a U.S. medical school (1849). 1823 Spencer Fullerton Baird was born. An American naturalist and zoologist, he was the second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1906 George Adamson was born (died Aug 20, 1989). British conservationist who pioneered the movement to preserve African wildlife together with his wife Joy. 1913 The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It gave Congress the power to levy taxes on income. In 1913 less than 1% of the population paid income tax at the rate of 1%. 1916 The Cafe Voltaire opened in Zurich, Switzerland. It became a meeting place for members of the Dada movement in art and literature. 1946 Chicken Shack guitarist Stan Webb was born today. 1947 In Canada, a new record low temperature of -83°F was recorded at Snag in Yukon Territory. 1959 The day the music died. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper) are killed in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa. 1962 'Peppermint Twist - Part I' by Joey Dee and the Starliters is number 1 on the music charts. 1966 The U.S. launched its first weather satellite, ESSA-1. 1968 The Lemon Pipers single 'Green Tambourine' was number 1 on the U.S. singles chart. 1991 U.S. first class postage rates are raised to 29 cents and post cards to 19 cents. 2006 Del Monte announced it was no longer economically feasible to grow pineapple in Hawaii and would cease its Hawaiian pineapple operation in two years. (Hawaii Food Facts & Trivia)
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** January 20-Feb 12, 2026 NYC Restaurant Week
New York, New York February 3, 2026 - Kosher Food and Wine Experience
East Rutherford, New York February 5-16, 2026 - Florida State Fair
Tampa, Florida February 6-8, 2026 Bonita Springs Seafood & Music Festival - Bonita Springs, Florida February 6-15, 2026 79th Annual Holtville Carrot Festival - Holtville, California (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 American Guernsey Cattle Club was founded
· New York passed a law to tax 'oleomargarine,' to protect dairymen and real butter.
· Rutherford B. Hayes is sworn in as 19th president of the U.S. His wife Lucy refuses to permit intoxicating beverages to be served at the White House.
· Henry Crowell began using the 'Quaker Man' as a trademark at his mill in Ravenna, Ohio. 2) N. Handwerker supposedly took the advice of Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante (at the time they were a singing waiter and his piano accompanist) and opened a restaurant that became a New York institution. What is the name of the restaurant? 3) This Mexican dish is actually of Aztec origin. Captain John Smith described them as they were made by Native Americans of Virginia in 1612 "Their corne they rost in the eare greene, and bruising it in a morter of wood with a Polt, lappe it in rowles in the leaves of their corne, and so boyle it for a daintie." What is this ancient dish? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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