Friday, May 15, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“C is for Cookie, that's good enough for me.”
Cookie Monster
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Chocolate Chip Day
(Chocolate Chip Cookie Trivia) • National Pizza Party Day (May 15, 2026 - 3rd Fri)
(Pizza History & Trivia --- Pizza Recipes) • St. Isidore the Farmer, patron of agricultural workers, livestock, and ranchers. • 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) • [World Salt Awareness Week] (May 11-17, 2026)
(Salt Trivia · Salt Kitchen Tips · Salt Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1602 English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold dropped anchor off the Massachusetts coast. The crew pulled in so many cod fish that they "threw numbers of them overboard again." Gosnold decided to name the place 'Cape Cod.' (Cod Fish Trivia | Codfish Recipes) 1792 James Mayer de Rothschild was born (died Nov 15, 1868). European banker and founder of the French branch of the Rothschild family. In 1868 he acquired the famous Chateau Lafite vineyards in Bordeaux, France.
(Bordeaux Wines -- Bordeaux Primer) 1817 Joseph A. Campbell was born (died March 27, 1900). A fruit merchant, in 1869 he partnered with icebox maker Abraham Anderson to form a canning company that would become Campbell Soup Company. (Campbell Soup Trivia & Facts) 1862 The U.S. Bureau of Agriculture was established. It became the USDA (Department of Agriculture) in 1889. 1882 Cadwallader C. Washburn died (born April 22, 1818). In 1866 he built a flour mill at St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota and his Washburn-Crosby Co. (forerunner of General Mills) would market Gold Medal flour. 1923 Listerine was registered as a trademark. 1930 Ellen Church, a registered nurse, became the world’s first airline stewardess. The 11 passengers were flying on a United Airlines tri-motor Boeing 80A from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming. The meal was chicken, fruit salad and rolls. 1940 Nationwide sales of Nylon stockings begin.
(see also Oct 24, 1939) 1942 World War II Gasoline rationing began in eastern U.S. states. Nationwide gas rationing began in December. 1989 Hershey's reduces the size of the Hershey bar to 1.55 ounces. The price remains 40 cents. 1991 The famous Paris cooking school, L'Ecole de Cordon Bleu, opens a branch in Tokyo, Japan. 2007 Karen Hess, culinary historian, died. Some of her books were 'The Taste of America' (1977) and 'Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection' (1992). She also annotated Mary Randolph's 'Virginia Housewife' (1983). 2019 The Philippines recalled its ambassador to Canada in an escalating dispute after Ottawa failed to reclaim mislabeled garbage shipped to Manila about six years ago. More than 100 containers arrived in the Port of Manila between 2013-2014 supposedly containing recyclable plastic, but actually contained nonrecyclable plastic, and household garbage. 2020 Coronavirus: U.S. Coronavirus cases more than 1,457,590 with over 86,910 deaths; Global cases more than 4,525,100 with over 303,350 deaths. 2022 U.S. Coronavirus deaths exceed 1 million.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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 population of the U.S. is now 106,021,537. Farmers are 27% of the labor force.
· Gevalia coffee is introduced in Sweden.
· The Supreme Court upheld trademark violations for The Coca-Cola Company against 'The Koke Company of America'. 2) An Italian red or white wine harvested on the slopes of Massico mountains in Campania. 3) What liqueur is made with a brandy base flavored with a variety of fruits and bitter almond? 4) Any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some are used medicinally. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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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