Okay, so beans aren’t a fruit, but hey, it rhymes with “Toot,” and that makes little kids (and adults who act like kids) giggle, so, go with it. January 6th is National Bean Day, and it’s time to celebrate this “magical” legume! Because National Bean Day falls in the middle of winter, it’s the perfect […]
You can now have your Dubai Chocolate and drink it, too — at least, if you’re in Starbucks. As Food & Wine reports, an iced Dubai Chocolate Mocha and Dubai Chocolate Matcha will be available on café menus starting January 6, the company announced this week. The trendy duo, inspired by this year’s viral treat, features pistachio cold foam on […]
Oh hooray, it’s the time of year when food journalists and industry oracles issue our predictions of what, how, and where people will be eating in the year ahead. As Food & Wine reports, their predictions are far from foolproof, and they’ve had some doozie misses over the years. They are the first to admit […]
National Champagne Day, celebrated annually on the most apropos day of the year – December 31 – is all about enjoying sipping on this bubbly beverage. New Year’s Eve is the perfect time for champagne lovers to celebrate, giving us an even better excuse to pop open a bottle — or two! History of National […]
National Bacon Day is celebrated December 30 each year. Not to be confused with International Bacon Day, which occurs the Saturday before Labor Day, National Bacon Day is another day on which “meat candy” lovers can enjoy their favorite food. Ten Things every self-respecting Bacon Lover should know History of bacon: Although the holiday was […]
Once upon a time, buying sparkling wine for the holidays was simple: There was Champagne. IBut these days, there are excellent sparkling wines being made all over the globe, or at least the parts of the globe where you can grow grapes for wine. As Food & Wine reports, Champagne is still the king, both in terms […]
December is National Fruitcake Month, and the 27th is National Fruitcake Day, so it’s high time you gave this often boozy, but always fruity, dense-as-heck bread a whirl! What is that heavy-as-an-anvil holiday treat taking up table space at many holiday functions, church bazaars, and office parties you ask? It is the same dessert that […]
If it feels like everything you eat in 2025 is suddenly being measured in grams of protein, you’re not imagining it. It feels like Americans are living in a protein-palooza, where smoothies, salads, desserts, and even beverages are all fighting to be the most functional thing you consume that day. It was only a matter of time before a major fast-casual […]
December 24th is National Egg Nog Day! Actually, you can celebrate all month long, because December is also National Egg Nog month! So why all the fuss about the Nog? Well, first, eggnog has been around a lot longer than refrigeration — in fact, the first drinkers of the mixture of milk, eggs, sugar and […]
To many cultures, the holidays wouldn’t be complete without festive pfeffernüsse (pron.: fef-fer-noos-a). This tempting, traditional, tiny spice cookie appears in profusion just around the time the snow flies in Germany, Denmark, and The Netherlands, as well as in and around Mennonite communities in North America. What is Pfeffernüsse? Popular since the 1850s, pfeffernüsse , […]