Thursday, October 16, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Bread is the king of the table and all else is merely the court that surrounds the king. The countries are the soup, the meat, the vegetables, the salad but bread is king.” Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [World Food Day] - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations marks World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. • World Bread Day [Kansas Wheat]
(Bread Trivia --- Bread Recipes --- Bread Quotes) • National Liqueur Day (Liqueur Articles) • St. Gall, patron of geese and poultry. • National School Lunch Week (Oct 13-17, 2025)
[School Nutrition Association] • UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20) • UK: [Coffee Week] (October 13-19, 2025) The nation’s largest celebration of coffee, all for a good cause. (Coffee Trivia --- Coffee Quotes) • UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 22-Oct 22)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1793 Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of Louis XVI of France, was guillotined (born Nov 2, 1755). She would sometimes wear potato blossoms as a hair decoration. Attributed quote: "If they have no bread, let them eat cake." 1829 The Tremont Hotel opened in Boston. It was the first modern hotel in the U.S. Rooms were $2 per day with meals included. It was the first hotel with indoor plumbing, with toilets and rooms for baths in the basement. 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt invited educator Booker T. Washington to dinner at the White House. Other presidents had invited African-Americans to meetings at the White House, but Washington was the first African-American to dine at the White House 1928 Eliza Maria Mosher died (born Oct 2, 1846). An American physician whose wide-ranging medical career included an educational focus on physical fitness and health maintenance. 1929 Minnesota's first pheasant season begins. Ring-necked pheasants were introduced to the state from China in 1905.
(Pheasant Trivia -- Pheasant Recipes) 1938 Ronn Teitelbaum was born (died Sept 11, 2000). Founder of Johnny Rockets 1950s diner-style restaurant franchise. (see also June 6, 1986). 1939 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' opened on Broadway. 1941 'Fry Me Cookie, with a Can of Lard' was recorded by the Will Bradley Orchestra. 1945 World Food Day. The founding day of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. 1962 'Flea' (Michael Peter Balzary) was born. Bass player for the music group 'Red Hot Chili Peppers.' 1976 'Disco Duck (Part 1)' by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots was #1 on the music charts. 1986 A record northern pike weighed over 55 pounds and was caught in Germany. 2005 Elmer 'Len' Dresslar Jr. died (born March 25, 1925). Voice actor, best known as the booming voice of the Jolly Green Giant in commercials. 2020 Coca-Cola announced that it is discontinuing its diet soda, TaB. Introduced in 1963, the saccharine-sweetened, zero-calorie TaB popularity declined after Coca-Cola introduced Diet Coke in 1982. Retiring diet TaB frees the company concentrate on Diet Coke and Coke Zero brands.
(Coca-Cola Facts & Trivia) 2024 The stock market closed at a new record high of 43,077.70.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 8-19, 2025 South Carolina State Fair
Columbia, South Carolina October 10-19, 2025 85th Annual Arkansas State Fair
Little Rock, Arkansas October 15-18, 2025 Circleville Pumpkin Show
Circleville, Ohio October 15-19, 2025 New York City Wine & Food Festival - New York, New York October 16-19, 2025 - 58th Annual World Championship Chili Cook-Off - Indianapolis, Indiana October 18-19, 2025 59th Annual U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County
St. Mary's County, Maryland (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 pressure cooker is introduced by National Presto Industries at the New York World's Fair.
· The U.S. President served hot dogs to King and Queen of England during their visit to the United States.
· 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' opened on Broadway 2) What plant root contains a compound that is 50 times sweeter than sugar? 3) During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush (1897-1898) what vegetable was so valued for its vitamin C content that miners freely traded gold for it? 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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