Wednesday, October 28, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Run, they're handing out tofu again!”
Panic scream of child trick-or treating on Halloween
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Chocolate Day
(Chocolate Trivia --- Chocolate Quotes) National Wild Foods Day Feast of Simon the Apostle, patron of curriers, sawmen and tanners. UK: [UK Sausage Week] (Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2026). Celebrating the great British banger!
(Tips for Making Sausage at Home)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1726 'Gulliver's Travels' by Jonathan Swift was published by Benjamin Motte in London. 1793 Eli Whitney applied for a patent for his cotton gin. 1813 Canada: In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Sancho Byers was hanged for stealing a loaf of bread and a pound of butter. 1846 (Georges-) Auguste Escoffier was born. Escoffier was called "the emperor of chefs" and “emperor of the world’s kitchens” by Emperor William II of Germany. He modernized and codified the elaborate haute cuisine created by Marie-Antoine Carκme, and developed the ‘brigade de cuisine,’ system of kitchen organization. Escoffier was chef at the Carlton Hotel in London, the Grande National Hotel in Lucerne, Switzerland, the Grand Hotel in Monte Carlo, the Savoy in London and the Ritz hotels in Paris and New York City. His books include 'Guide culinaire' and 'Ma Cuisine.' 1886 The Statue of Liberty (‘Liberty Enlightening the World’) was officially unveiled and dedicated in New York Harbor. 1912 The Carleton Hotel opened in Montreal, Canada (now the Ritz Carleton). 1914 George Eastman introduced color photography process. 1916 Cleveland Abbe died. Abbe was an astronomer and meteorologist, and is considered the "father of the U.S. Weather Bureau." The Weather Bureau (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress in 1870. 1919 The Volstead Act was passed, which enforced the 18th amendment, prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages. It went into effect on January 16, 1920.
(Prohibition Trivia and Facts) 1927 Pan American Airways inaugurated the world's first scheduled international flight with a 90 mile flight from Key West to Havana, Cuba. 1948 Swiss chemist Paul H. Muller received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. (See also Jan 29, 1958) 2007 'Bee Movie' premiers in California. Animated comedy about a bee who sues the human race when he discovers humans actually eat honey. (Honey Tips)
(Honey & Honeybee Trivia & Facts -- Honey Quotes)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 24-31, 2026 - 37th Annual Kenmare GooseFest - Kenmare, North Dakota October 29-November 1, 2026 43rd Annual Spinach Festival - Crystal City, Texas October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 30-November 8, 2026 72nd Annual Florida Gateway Fair - Lake City, Florida October 31, 2026 35th Annual Peanut Butter Festival
Brundidge, Alabama October 31, 2026 Annual Georgia Sweet Potato Festival - Ocilla, Georgia (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 USDA declared that frozen, batter coated french fries are fresh vegetables.
· Tests confirm the first case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy - mad cow disease) in the U.S.
· Brazil passed the U.S. as the world's largest exporter of beef. Brazil has 175 million cattle, the U.S. 105 million.
· Actor Gordon Jump died. The 'Matag Repairman' in commercials.
· Kemmons Wilson died. Founder of Holiday Inn hotel chain, the first standardized hotel chain. 2) What flavorless, colorless oil has more polyunsaturates than any other oil, a very high smoke point (which makes it good for deep frying), and doesn't solidify when refrigerated? 3) What popular snack food was invented by George Crumb, chef at Moon's Lake House in New York in the late 19th century? 4) These dried flower buds are picked and dried before they open. The tree is a member of the myrtle family and is native to the Spice Islands of Indonesia (Moluccas). 5) A tiny orange/yellow, football-shaped fruit native to Eastern Asia, and closely related to citrus fruits. They are unusual in that the edible skin is sweet and the flesh is quite tart, and the combination leaves a pleasant citrus taste in the mouth. Name this fruit. 6) A bottom fermented, lightly hoped beer originally brewed in Germany, lager is aged under refrigeration for 6 weeks to 6 months. Name this beer.
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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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