Friday, November 7, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”
Katherine Hepburn FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day • International Merlot Day (A dark blue wine grape variety originating in Bordeaux). • St. Florentius of Strasburg, patron of gall stones. • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1805 The Lewis and Clark Expedition sighted the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
“Great joy in camp we are in view of the ocean, this great Pacific Ocean which we been so long anxious to see. And the roreing or noise made by the waves brakeing on the rockey shores (as I suppose) may be heard distinctly.” William Clark. 1836 Charles Ranhofer was born (died Oct 9, 1899). Chef at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York City from 1862 to 1896. Wrote cookbook 'The Epicurean' (1894). (Delmonico’s Trivia and Facts) 1872 The 'Mary Celeste' sailed for Genoa from New York with a cargo of 1700 barrels of alcoholic spirits. The ship was found abandoned near the Azores, the captain, his wife and daughter and 7 crewmen missing, and no sign of violence. The captain, his family and the crew were never seen again. 1885 The 2,980 mile Canadian Pacific Railway was completed. It runs from Montreal, Quebec to Port Moody, British Columbia. 1913 Alfred Russel Wallace died. Wallace was a British naturalist who developed a theory of natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. He sent his conclusions to Darwin, and their findings were both presented to the Linnaean Society in 1858. 1950 Voters in the Hawaii Territory ratified a state constitution, but it wasn't until August 21, 1959 that Hawaii officially became the 50th state of the U.S.
(Hawaii Food Trivia) 1965 The Pillsbury Doughboy, 'Poppin' Fresh,' was born. He made his debut in a commercial for crescent rolls. 1996 The Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. voted to remove their voluntary ban of hard liquor ads on television and radio that had been in affect since 1936. 2006 The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act was approved by state voters. It bans smoking in all bars and restaurants. It becomes effective on December 8.
(Nevada Food Trivia) 2019 In Tottori, Japan a 2.7 pound Snow Crab sold for a record 5 million yen ($46,000) at this year's first auction of the season. The winning bidder was Tetsuji Hamashita, president of fishery wholesaler Hanashita Shoten.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 30-Nov 16, 2025 119th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 31-Nov 9, 2025 National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Alabama November 1-8, 2025 - 52nd Annual Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival - Vardaman, Mississippi November 1-9, 2025 San Francisco Restaurant Week
San Francisco, California November 5-9, 2025 - American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kansas City, Missouri November 7-8, 2025 - 68th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival - Urbanna, Virginia November 7-16, 2025 Wurstfest
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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?
· Engineer Frank Shailor of General Electric received a patent for the first commercially successful electric toaster.
· Quebec prohibits the sale of alcoholic candy.
· Tillamook Cheese Co. Co. Operative Creameries Association is founded in Oregon.
· Coca-Cola is introduced to Britain for the first time. 2) 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). 3) In 1849, Henderson Lewelling traveled from Oregon to San Francisco with 100 of these, which he sold for $5 each to gold prospectors. What was he selling?
a) potatoes. b) pans. c) chickens.
d) apples. e) strawberries. 4) Yuban brand coffee was developed in the early 20th century by coffee merchant John Arbuckle. Do you know how he came up with the name Yuban? 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
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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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