Saturday, March 7, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Grilling is like sunbathing. Everyone knows it is bad for you but no one ever stops doing it.”
Laurie Colwin
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Turn your clock ahead before going to bed tonight - Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow, March 8, 2026 • Crown Roast of Pork Day
· Crown Roast Recipe --- Pork Facts & Trivia • National Cereal Day (see 1897 below)
· Cereal Recipes --- Cereal Facts & Trivia • Georgia Beer Day (March 7, 2026)
[Georgia Craft Brewers Guild] • Feast of St. Perpetua, patron of cattle. • UK: [British Pie Week] (March 2-8, 2026)
(Pie Recipes --- Pie Trivia --- Pie Quotes) • UK: [SPAM Appreciation Week] (March 2-8, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1804 John Wedgwood, the son of Josiah Wedgwood of pottery fame, founded the Royal Horticultural Society. 1849 Luther Burbank was born. American horticulturist, he developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato (1873), the Shasta Daisy, over 100 varieties of plums and prunes and 10 varieties of berries. 1854 Charles Miller of St. Louis Missouri was issued U.S. patent 10,609 for the first U.S. sewing machine that could stitch button holes. 1876 Alexander Graham Bell receives U.S. patent No. 174465 for his new invention, the telephone.
(see also March 10, 1876) 1885 Kansas bans the driving of Texas cattle across its borders to protect its farmland and stop the spread of disease from Texas cattle ('Texas Fever').
(Kansas Food Trivia - Texas Food Trivia) 1897 Dr. John Kellogg served corn flakes for the first time to his patients at his hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. They wouldn't be sold commercially until 1906. 1902 Bernard Frank was born (died Nov 15, 1964). American forester and conservationist, he was one of the eight co-founders of the Wilderness Society. 1914 The Coca Cola Bottler's Association was formed. (Coca Cola Trivia and Facts) 1939 Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians record the New Year's Eve standard, 'Auld Lang Syne' for the first time (see also Dec 31, 1928) 1942 'Moonlight Cocktail' by Glenn Miller was #1 on the music charts. 1955 Phyllis Diller made her debut as a stand-up comic at the Purple Onion in San Francisco, California. 2014 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' opened in U.S. theatres. The adventures of the hotel's concierge Gustave H and his friend Zero Moustafa the lobby boy. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** February 26-March 8, 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, Florida March 1-31, 2026 - Taste Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey March 1-31, 2026 Washington Wine Month
Various locations, Washington March 6-15, 2026 - 44th Annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 7, 2026 Schell's Bock Fest
New Ulm, Minnesota March 7-8, 2026 - Downtown Chandler Barbeque Festival - Chandler, Arizona (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) The following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Corn dogs are invented by Neil Fletcher for the Texas State Fair.
· Dannon yogurt is introduced in New York.
· Kellogg's Raisin Bran is introduced.
· The U.S. military began using K-Rations. 2) When adding alcohol (beer, wine, sherry etc) to foods when cooking, how much alcohol is left after simmering the dish for 1 hour after the alcohol is added?
a) none b) 10% c) 25% d) 50% e) 100% 3) What did the ancient Mayans use allspice for, other than as a culinary herb? 4) What is the most dangerous source of disease causing bacteria in the average home kitchen? 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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