CookShelfFood Online Holidays & Celebrations
Many Americans are making their Thanksgiving to-do lists in preparation for the biggest food holiday of the year. One thing that often gets short shrift is the beverage selection. Wine generally makes an appearance, but…
Next weekend Halloween parties will feature all manner of spooky treats: graveyard cakes, cookies that are shaped like witches' hats, even appetizers that look like dismembered body parts. Indexed blog Serious Eats has…
We've highlighted several "food holidays" celebrated in the US and worldwide in the past. Today's food holiday is International Bacon Day, and you can find a plethora of sites with recipes for best celebrating the day…
Food, drinks, and fireworks in July aren't limited to the United States. Ten days after America's Independence Day, the French also have their own red, white and blue holiday. Called Bastille Day by English speakers,…
Today is World Chocolate Day, and we're going to help you celebrate by listing several revered chocolate recipes from the EYB Library. But first, let's learn some interesting tidbits about our favorite treat via The…
Today is a major holiday for the United States, and what better way to celebrate a nation's birthday than to honor iconic regional American dishes? That's just what the website Popsugar has done with its slideshow of 50…
Food Online Holidays & Celebrations
Today is a national holiday in the US, but this year it also coincides with a "food holiday," National Wine Day (not to be confused with National Drink Wine Day). Many people are attending parades and memorial services…
Antipasto Holidays & Celebrations
This long weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. The Memorial Day holiday also kicks off the grilling season, especially for those in more northern latitudes who eagerly anticipate the first firing of…
Antipasto Holidays & Celebrations
Few celebrations or holidays have a cocktail that is as strongly associated with the day as the Kentucky Derby does with its mint julep. Saturday marks the 141th anniversary of the prestigious thoroughbred race, and…
A few food items are synonymous with St. Patrick's Day: green beer, corned beef, potatoes, and Irish soda bread. Sadly, St. Patrick himself never got to enjoy most of these. As American Food Roots explains, the history…
Antipasto Holidays & Celebrations
Today is National Peanut Butter Day in the U.S. Yes, we have a "day" for almost every food known to mankind, but this one is especially fun because, well, it's peanut butter. From fond memories of childhood lunches to…
The Academy Awards, more commonly known as the Oscars, arrive this Sunday. Along with all of the Hollywood celebrities at the many pre- and post-Oscar events you will find a lot of food, much of it catered by celebrity…
