Thursday, March 19, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Cooking is in itself a science it's the chef's job to turn it into an art.” Gualtiero Marchesi
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Poultry Day (Poultry Articles --- Poultry Recipes) • National Chocolate Caramel Day. • Feast of St. Joseph, patron of confectioners. • The swallows return to Mission San Juan Capistrano, California each year. On October 23 they leave to winter in Argentina. [Mission website] • Ag Appreciation Week: March 17-24, 2026 [Community Agriculture Alliance] A time to recognize and celebrate the importance of agriculture.
(Farms & Farmers Trivia) • [National Agriculture Week] (March 15-21, 2026) A time to celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. • American Chocolate Week (March 15-21, 2026 - 3rd week) (Chocolate Trivia --- Chocolate Quotes) • [National Poison Prevention Week] (March 15-21, 2026 - 3rd wk March) Established by Congress on September 16, 1961 [PL 87-319]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1865 William Morton Wheeler was born (died April 19, 1937). American entomologist, a world authority on ants. His books include 'Ants: Their Structure, Development and Behavior' (1910) and 'Social LIfe Among the Insects' (1923). (Insect Food Trivia) 1887 Construction began on the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California. At the time, the 399 room hotel was the largest resort hotel in the world.
[Historical Photos on Hotel website]
(see also Feb 19, 1888) 1910 Jerome Namias was born (died Feb 10, 1997). An American meteorologist and first head of the Extended Forecast Division of the U.S. Weather Bureau. He pioneered 5 day, 30 day and 90 day extended forcasts and long range seasonal forecasts. 1917 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work day for railroads. (Railroad Trivia & Facts) 1918 The Standard Time Act of 1918 was passed, authorizing Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. It became effective on March 31, 1918.
(see also Time & Time Zone Trivia) 1930 Gualtiero Marchesi was born. An award winning Italian chef, he has had the most influence on the evolution and popularity of modern Italian cuisine.
[see also: La Terrazza Gualtiero Marchesi] 1931 The Nevada state Assembly legalizes gambling to provide a source of revenue for the state during the Great Depression. 1936 Canned beer is sold to the public in Britain for the first time, by Felinfoel Brewery in Wales.
(Beer Trivia and Facts) 1942 Clinton Hart Merriam died. A biologist, he studied the effects of using birds to control agricultural pests. He also helped found the National Geographic Society, and what is now known as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1991 U.S. Patent #5,000,000 was issued to Lonnie O. Ingram, Tyrrell Conway and Flavio Alterthum of the University of Florida. The patent was for a genetically engineered form of the E. coli bacterium that converts plant material into ethanol. 2008 In Alamosa, Colorado state health officials warned residents to stop drinking and cooking with tap water after samples had tested positive for salmonella contamination. The ban was lifted on April 11, 2008 after the city flushed its 51 miles of water lines with a heavy dose of chlorine. The salmonella outbreak linked to the city's tap water sickened nearly 400 people before being declared safe to drink on April 11, 2008. (Salmonella Facts) 2012 Israel passed the ‘Photoshop Law’, which bans the showing of overly thin models in local advertising in an attempt to fight the spread of eating disorders.
(Healthy Diets & Dieting) 2012 Industry research firm Technomic reported that Wendy's is now the number 2 hamburger chain in the U.S., overtaking Burger King, now number 3. McDonald's is still number 1. (Based on 2011 sales)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** March 1-31, 2026 - Taste Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey March 13-April 12, 2026 Knott's Boysenberry Festival
Buena Park, California March 19-21, 2026 Iowa Rabbit Festival
Iowa, Louisiana March 19-29, 2026 50th Annual Collier Fair
Naples, Florida March 20-22, 2026 20th Annual California Artisan Cheese Festival - Santa Rosa, California March 20-22, 2026 Razor Clam & Seafood Festival
Ocean Shores, Washington March 21-22, 2026 Chattanooga Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival - Chattanooga, Tennessee (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?
· Canned beer outsells bottled beer for the first time.
· The Galloping Gourmet TV show hosted by Graham Kerr premiered.
· Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy's Hamburger restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.
· Pringles potato chips were introduced.
· The first color TV commercial in Britain was aired, for Birdseye Peas. 2) What foods are obtained from members of the Lily and Orchid families? 3) Pickle makers have done lots of research on pickles. Do you know how many 'warts' per square inch are preferred by the average American? By the average European?
Bonus question - A pickles crunch should be audible from how many paces? 4) What are the 8 vegetable juices in V-8 Juice? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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