Thursday, August 13, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The only time to eat diet food is while you are waiting for the steak to cook.”
Julia Child (1912-2004)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Filet Mignon Day - O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) was the first to use the term "filet mignon" in his book 'The Four Million' in 1906. A French derivative, it means small or dainty fillet.
Filet = boneless meat - mignon = small (dainty).
(Beef Steak Recipes) • National Prosecco Day (An Italian sparkling wine from Veneto). • [International Lefthanders Day] • UK: [Afternoon Tea Week] (Aug 10-16, 2026) A celebration of the great British tradition of Afternoon Tea.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1884 Rufus Porter died (born 1 May 1792). American editor and inventor. On August 28, 1845 he put out the first issue of Scientific American, but sold the magazine after 10 months. He held over 100 patents, including a fire alarm, signal telegraph, fog whistle, and a washing machine. 1899 The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was born. He was the son of a Leytonstone green grocer.
(Alfred Hitchcock Food Trivia) 1910 Florence Nightingale died (born 12 May 1820). English nurse who established modern nursing practice. 1913 True Stainless steel was cast for the first time in Sheffield, England. Harry Brearly of Thomas Firth & Sons discovered how to make 'the steel that doesn't rust.' It revolutionized the cutlery industry. 1917 Eduard Buchner died (born 20 May 1860). A German biochemist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1907 for demonstrating the fermentation of carbohydrates results from the action of different enzymes contained in yeast and not the yeast cell itself. He showed that the enzyme zymase causes sugar to break up, and it can be extracted from yeast cells. (Yeast Trivia -- How Yeast Works) 1952 The original version of the song 'Hound Dog' was recorded by Willie Mae (Big Mama) Thornton. (Elvis Presley recorded it in 1956). 1957 Noda Shoyu Co., Ltd. registered the 'Kikkoman' trademark (for soy sauce), first used in 1885. 1970 'Make It With You' by Bread is #1 on the charts 1985 Hotelier John Willard Marriott died (born Sept 17, 1900). Beginning with Hot Shoppe restaurants, then airline catering, and then motels, Marriott built his business into one of the largest, fastest growing, and most profitable hotel and restaurant businesses in the U.S. 1991 Jack Ryan died. Before helping to develop the Barbie Doll for Mattell, Ryan worked for the Pentagon designing missiles! 2004 Julia Child died 2 days before her 92 birthday (born Aug 15, 1912). American cooking authority, cookbook author, TV Cooking show host, etc. During World War II, she also worked for the OSS from 1941-1945 (The OSS is the forerunner of the CIA).
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard the first Gemini spacecraft flight.
· Cool Whip, a whipped cream substitute, is introduced.
· The first Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
· Campbell Soup introduces Franco-American Spaghetti-O's.
· The Pillsbury Doughboy, 'Poppin' Fresh,' was born. 2) This sweetest of all fruits has a 55% sugar content. The tree has no blossoms because the flower is inside the fruit.
What is this physically unusual fruit? 3) Native to the Mediterranean areas and the Middle East, this vegetable was used as a flavoring by the ancient Greeks and Romans and as a medicine by the ancient Chinese. It was first cultivated in Europe for medicinal purposes. Cultivation of the plant for food was first recorded in France in 1623, and was probably developed there or in Italy. By the early part of the 18th century, there had been improvement of the wild type previously transported to Italy, France, and England, and as early as 1726, the plant was being used in England to flavor soup and stews. The modern variety we all now know, was first cultivated in Kalamazoo Michigan, in 1874.
Name this common vegetable. 4) First made at the beginning of the 20th century, this candy was named after a race horse of the time.
Name the candy and the racehorse.
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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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