Sunday, June 7, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Mosquitoes remind us that we are not as high up on the food chain as we think.”
Tom Wilson
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
(Ice Cream Trivia -- Ice Cream Recipes) World Food Safety Day [World Health Org.] Japan: Day of the Rice God (June 7, 2026) Rrice-transplanting festival. Shinto rice god Wbai-sama.
(Rice Trivia --- Rice Recipes --- Rice Quotes) National Fishing & Boating Week: (June 6-14, 2026)
[Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation]
(Articles About Fish & Fishing --- Fishing Trivia) National Garden Week (June 7-13, 2026)
[National Garden Clubs Inc] National Salad Week (June 7-13, 2026) UK: British Tomato Fortnight: (June 1-14, 2026)
[British Tomato Growers’ Association]
(Tomato Trivia | Tomato Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1867 At the Cafe Anglais Chef Adolphe Duglere served the famous 'Dinner of the Three Emperors,' for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, his son (later to become tsar Alexander III) and King William I of Prussia. The table service used for the dinner is still on display at the oldest existing restaurant in Paris, La Tour d'Argent. (See also May 6, 1929). 1921 The Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association is formed. It is now known as Land O'Lakes.
(see also April 17, 2020 and Land O'Lakes History) 1934 The musical comedy 'Caviar' opened at the Forrest Theatre in New York City. 1939 Grapefruit sized hail kills hundreds of farm animals in Rock County, Minnesota.
(Minnesota Food Trivia) 1967 Dave Navarro of the music group 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' is born. 1989 For one second today, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 1990 France, West Germany and Italy lift a ban on British beef-on-the-bone imports. Beef-on-the-bone can now be exported from any BSE (mad cow disease) free farm in Britain. 2001 'Lady Marmalade' by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink (from the movie Moulin Rouge) is #1 on the charts.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 1-30, 2026 - Idaho Wine and Cider Month
Statewide, Idaho June 4-7, 2026 - Pine Island Cheese Festival
Pine Island, Minnesota June 4-7, 2026 - 117th Annual Lebanon Strawberry Festival - Lebanon, Oregon June 5-6 & 13, 2026 40th Georgia Peach Festival
Byron & Fort Valley, Georgia June 10-14, 2026 New Orleans Wine & Food Experience - New Orleans, Louisiana June 11-14, 2026 Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival
Frankenmuth, Michigan une 12-13, 2026 Annual Pork Rind Heritage Festival
Harrod, Ohio (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 term 'molecular gastronomy' was coined by Nicholas Kurti and Hervι This.
· McDonald's opened its 10,000 restaurant in Dale City, Virginia.
· Pubs are now allowed to stay open 12 hours each day (except Sunday) in the U.K.
· 'Red Red Wine' by UB40 hits number 1 on the charts 2) The Weights and Measures Act of 1824 in England declared that this measure was equal to "10 imperial pounds weight of distilled water weighed in air against brass weights with the water and the air at a temperature of 62 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer and with the barometer at 30 inches." What was this measure? 3) What is the common name for roasted buckwheat groats (or a porridge made from them) in Eastern European countries? 4) What citrus fruit is named after a human body part?
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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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