Tuesday, January 20, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“There is nothing better on a cold wintry day than a properly made pot pie.”
Craig Claiborne
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Cheese Lovers Day (see 1964 below)
(Articles about Cheese --- Cheese Quotes) • National Coffee Break Day (always January 20) Celebrates the founding of the [National Coffee Assoc] in 1911, one of the oldest trade associations in the U.S. (Coffee Trivia --- Coffee Quotes) • National Buttercrunch Candy Day • St. Sebastian, patron of gardeners. • Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (begins 3rd Sun - Jan 18-24, 2026) • Healthy Weight Week (Jan 18-24, 2026· - 3rd week)
(Healthy Diets & Dieting Articles --- Diet Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1906 Aristotle Onassis was born (Jan 7 old style). He died March 15, 1975. Greek shipping magnate. 1910 Joy Adamson was born. Naturalist and author of 'Born Free' about Elsa, a lion cub. She had also researched culinary and medicinal uses of various plants in Kenya. 1920 The 50-50 Club opened, supposedly the first 'speakeasy.' 1920 Aluminum pot salesman Irwin W. Cox, inventor of pre-soaped steel-wool pad to clean pots, registered "SOS" trademark. It stands for 'Save Our Saucepans'. (Aluminum Trivia & Facts) 1964 The world's largest cheese was made, a 34,000 pound cheddar. It was created by the Wisconsin Cheese Foundation for the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. It took 170,000 quarts of milk from 16,000 cows. It was eaten at the 1965 annual meeting of the Wisconsin Dairymen & Cheesemakers Association.
(Cheese Trivia, Facts & Statistics) 1988 Baron Philippe de Rothschild died (born April 13, 1902). Innovative member of legendary Bordeaux wine growing family. (Bordeaux Wines) 1988 Russian goldminers found the remains of a prehistoric mammoth with flesh so well preserved that it looked edible. ("Where's Mikey, he'll eat anything"). (Mammoth Trivia) 1993 Audrey Hepburn died (born May 4, 1929). Actress and humanitarian. One of her many films was 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1961). In her latter years she served as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). 1998 American researchers announced they had cloned calves that could be used in the production of medicinal milk. 2004 The Salvation Army announced it will be receiving a $1.5 billion donation from the estate of Joan B. Kroc, widow of Ray Kroc the founder of McDonald's restaurants. (McDonald’s Trivia) 2018 Paul Bocuse died in his sleep in the same room in which he was born at Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or in France (born on Feb 11, 1926). Legendary French Chef, known as one of the founders of 'nouvelle cuisine'. Named Chef of the Century by the Culinary Institute of America. His restaurant has maintained 3 Michelin stars for more than 50 years.
(Website: www.bocuse.fr )
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** January 1-31, 2026 - Napa Valley Restaurant Month
Napa Valley, California January 20-Feb 12, 2026 NYC Restaurant Week
New York, New York January 22-February 1, 2026 140th Saint Paul Winter Carnival - St. Paul, Minnesota January 23-February 1, 2026 Baltimore Restaurant Week - Baltimore, Maryland January 24-25, 2026 - The Chocolate Expo
Wilmington, Massachusetts January 24-25, 2026 Port St. Lucie Seafood Festival
Port St. Lucie, Florida January 24-25, 2026 20th Annual Portland Seafood & Wine Festival - Portland, Oregon (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 navel orange introduced into California with trees secured from Brazil.
· Adolphus Busch developed a method of pasteurizing beer, which enabled national distribution.
· All of the Peking (Pekin) ducks in the U.S. are descended from 9 ducks imported to Long Island, New York.
· The beginning of a 4 year crop destroying locust (grasshopper) plague in Minnesota.
· The first issue of 'Field & Stream' was published. 2) Legend has it that tofu was developed by prince Liu An (179-122 B.C.) while searching for something.
What was he searching for? 3) What type of oil did the ancient Egyptians use before olive oil was known?
a) radish seed oil. b) sunflower seed oil.
c) avocado oil. d) whale oil. e) palm oil. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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