Saturday, November 8, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.”
Plutarch (AD 46-120?) Greek biographer and philosopher
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Harvey Wallbanger Day
(Vodka, Galliano and Orange Juice) • National Cappuccino Day
(A double espresso with foamed milk) • St. Castorus, patron of cattle.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1721 The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq; Governour of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut in New-England proclaimed Nov 8, 1721 as a day for a "Publick Thanksgiving." (Connecticut Food Trivia)
1789 Elijah Craig distilled the first bourbon whiskey from corn, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
(Bourbon Trivia --- Kentucky Trivia) 1847 Bram Stoker was born (died April 20, 1912). Author of 'Dracula' (1897). 1889 President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed Montana the forty-first state.
(Montana Food Trivia & Facts) 1904 Michael J. Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents an automatic glass bottle manufacturing machine capable of producing four bottles per second; patent assigned to Toledo Glass Company.
(Bottle Facts and Trivia) 1910 This is one for those who think the electric insect 'zapper is a relatively new device. U.S. patent No. 974,785 was issued to William H. Frost of Spokane, Washington for the first electric insect 'zapper.' 1952 'Jambalaya (On The Bayou)' by Hank Williams was number one on the country music charts. 1966 Gordon Ramsay was born in Scotland. Controversial award winning British celebrity chef, cookbook author, restaurateur and tv show host (‘Hell's Kitchen’, ‘Kitchen Nightmares’, ‘Master Chef’, etc.) [Website: www.gordonramsay.com/] 1974 London's famous flower and vegetable market moves from Covent Garden. 1976 In Oakville, Ontario a US-Canadian syndicate pays $235,000 for Hanover Hill Barb; highest price ever paid for a cow to that date.
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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 7-16, 2025 Wurstfest
New Braunfels, Texas November 9, 2025 12th Annual South Florida Seafood Festival - Miami, Florida (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 United Nations declared this year as the ‘International Year of Family Farming’.
· The first McDonald's restaurant in Vietnam opened in Ho Chi Minh City.
· Food Arts magazine suspends publication.
· Joey Chestnut won his 8th straight Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, consuming 61 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
· A record 4.16 pound (1.89 kg) White Alba Truffle from the Umbrian region of Italy sold at auction for $61,250. 2) In 1191, England's Richard the Lion Hearted leads the 3rd Crusade in a victory over Saracen leader Saladin. As a peace offering, Saladin presents Richard with a sweet treat made with a special ingredient from Lebanon. Can you name the special ingredient, and the name this treat is known by today? 3) In what film do the following events take place?
· A giant 4-legged teakettle pours itself into a walking teacup.
· A Vacuum Flask inhales a 3-scoop ice cream cone.
· A large eggcup holding a soft-boiled egg flies across the hall.
· An apple and a pear are used to compose the '8' in the number 38.
· A bluebird appears holding 2 maraschino cherries. 4) This small annual herb, a member of the carrot family, is second in popularity only to black pepper throughout the world. It has dark green leaves and tiny white or pink flowers. The fruit, when green, has an unpleasant taste, but when ripe is aromatic and is used as a spice. Can you name this plant whose fruit is used as a spice? 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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