If you’re thinking it’s too early to talk about Advent Calendars in early October, you’re right. The holiday season seems to have arrived extra early this year, but that isn’t stopping retailers from releasing them. As Food & Wine reports, way back in August — AUGUST — French jam company Bonne Maman released its annual fruit spread-filled advent calendar, […]
Did you know that honey is one of the most faked foods in the world? It’s true! According to the Food Fraud Database maintained by the compliance management company Decernis, it’s the third-most-faked food behind milk and olive oil. As Business Insider reports, in February 2013, the biggest incident of food fraud in US history was all about […]
If you’ve been saving dessert for a special occasion, now is the time! October is National Dessert Month, and October 14 is National Dessert Day! Let’s just pretend that calories don’t count right now, so make sure to pick up that delicious dessert you’ve been thinking about all week/month/year. This day provides us with the […]
The official sign of fall, for us, is the beginning of Oktoberfest! This festive celebration was established in October of 1810 by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (crowned as King Ludwig I) in celebration of his marriage to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The unusual thing was that the general public was invited to share in his […]
Last August, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced they would be launching a new cookie, a sort of “sister cookie” to the Thin Mint. The chocolate-coated Raspberry Rally cookies were only available to buy online — not from whichever troops ring doorbells in your neighborhood — because the organization wanted to help its young scouts build their e-commerce and […]
Caviar, real caviar, is highly prized, and highly priced, because it’s rare and extremely difficult to harvest. Bursting with salty, nutty, and sweet flavor, caviar instantly elevates any meal’s vibe — this elegant topping can transform boring potatoes or add flair to deviled eggs, which is why you’ll find it on the menus of five-star […]
It’s just a few weeks until Halloween, which means it’s time for us to start filling our cabinets with candy that we swear we’ll save for trick-or-treaters. And, just in time for the year’s most sugar-centric holiday, Hershey has announced a new collab with Crocs, which pays homage to its classic candy lineup. As Food & Wine reports, the Hershey x Crocs […]
It may not fall on Taco Tuesday this year, but get ready for all the chicken, carnitas, and chorizo your taste buds can handle, because National Taco Day returns on Wednesday, October 4! From Moe’s Southwest Grill and El Torito, chains across the U.S. are offering a plethora of tasty deals ranging from free tacos […]
If you bake a lot, you’re constantly doling out vanilla extract—a teaspoon in chocolate chip cookies one day, a tablespoon in vanilla ice cream base the next. But have you ever stopped to ask: Where does vanilla extract come from? Or, wait a minute, what even is vanilla? So, what even is Vanilla, anyway? To understand vanilla extract, you’ve got to […]
So much beer, so little time! National Drink a Beer Day on September 28th, with Oktoberfest right around the corner, makes us consider all the beers that makes us happy. You’ve got Porters, Lagers, Stouts, Bocks, IPA’s, Blondes, Reds, Browns, Pilsners… and all points in between. Like most things, we look to the ancient Egyptians […]