Monday, September 14, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A philosopher is a person who doesn't care which side his bread is buttered on; he knows he eats both sides anyway.”
Joyce Brothers
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Eat a Hoagie Day • National Cream-filled Donut Day (Donut Trivia)
(Doughnut Quotes) • Feast of Notburga of Eben, patron of waiters, waitresses and farmers. • [International Housekeepers Week / Environmental Services Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week) • [Folic Acid Awareness Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026) • Biscuits and Gravy Week (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week in Sept) (Biscuits & Gravy Article & Recipe)
(Biscuit History --- Biscuit Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1716 The first lighthouse in America was lighted on Little Brewster Island, marking the entrance to the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. 1752 Yesterday was September 2, 1752. 1849 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born. Pavlov's work with dogs actually started as a study of digestion. He theorized that digestion was controlled in part by sensory inputs of sight, smell and taste - and as he discovered, sound; 'conditioned reflex.' 1909 Sir Peter Markham Scott was born (died Aug 29, 1989). British conservationist, artist, and author. A founder of the Severn Wildfowl Trust (now Wildlife and Wetlands Trust) and the World Wildlife Fund. 1917 Joyce Chen was born (died Aug 23, 1994). Chinese American Chef, restaurateur, author. She is credited with popularizing northern-style Chinese cuisine in the U.S. Cookbook: The Joyce Chen Cook Book (1962). PBS TV show: 'Joyce Chen Cooks' (1967) 1960 OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) was formed by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. 1965 'My Mother the Car' premiered on NBC TV. 1976 'Play That Funky Music' by Wild Cherry is #1 on the charts. 1989 Marvin P. Middlemark died (born Sept 16, 1919). American inventor, he invented the 'Rabbit Ear' TV antenna in 1953 in Rego Park (Queens), New York, and among other minor inventions, a water powered potato peeler. 2006 The U.S. FDA reported an outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7. Fresh spinach is the suspected cause of the outbreak and consumers nationwide were advised not to eat bagged spinach. Eventually more than 200 people were sickened in 22 states and several deaths were reported. 2009 Keith Floyd died (born Dec 28, 1943). British celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and cooking show host. 2010 The World Conservation Society reported that fewer than 3,500 wild tigers exist in the world today. 2018 Archaeologists working at a cave near Haifa in Israel, have uncovered what they believe is the world's oldest brewery, which may have been producing beer as far back as 13,700 years ago. This would be the oldest record of human made alcohol in the world. 2019 A fully functioning toilet made of 227 lbs of 18-karat solid gold, created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was stolen from Blengeim Palace in the UK. It was available for use as part of an exhibition of Cattelan's works. It was never recovered.
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Statewide, Colorado September 14-20, 2026 - Vermont Cheese Week
Statewide, Vermont September 16-19, 2026 60th Annual Morton Pumpkin Festival - Morton, Illinois September 17-20, 2026 King Turkey Day Festival
Worthington, Minnesota September 18-19, 2026 25th Annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival - Natchitoches, Louisiana September 18-20, 2026 28th Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival - Albany, Ohio (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?
· A World Record for a champagne pyramid was set at a Dubai hotel. composed of 54,740 glasses, 27 feet high.
· The last street payphone in New York City was removed today from outside 745 7th Avenue.
· America’s Last Howard Johnson’s Restaurant closed. It was located in Lake George, New York.
· Kraft Macaroni & Cheese announced it has shortened the brand’s name to Kraft Mac & Cheese
· Domino's Pizza closed all of its stores in Italy after 7 years of trying to win over locals.
· The U.N. estimates that world population is now 8 billion people. 2) How do botanists classify the eggplant? 3) A staple of the Incas and the Aztecs, this pseudo-grain has been grown for thousands of years. The kernels are tiny—about 4,000 per teaspoon—but their nutritional impact is big. It contains more protein, iron, potassium, phosphorous and magnesium than other grains and is a great source of the amino acid lysine. Name this plant. 4) This drink was supposedly created at the request of Lady Randolph Churchill (Sir Winston Churchill's mother), while she was entertaining politician Samuel J. Tilden at a club in New York City in 1874.
Name this drink and the club. 5) These trees are hardy, drought resistant and long lived (100 years plus) but the fruit is highly perishable and for full-flavor must be tree ripened. The fresh ripe fruit are very soft and do not ship well. Less than 10% are sold fresh; most of the crop being canned, dried or used in preserves. In Latin, the name means 'precious,' a label earned because it ripens earlier than other summer fruits.
Name this fruit.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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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