Events for October 23, 2025

The Art of Preservation Before refrigerators and freezers, people relied on ingenuity to preserve the bounty of summer for winter meals. National Canning Day honors one of the greatest breakthroughs in food preservation—and the man who made it possible. In the late 18th century, as Napoleon’s armies marched across Europe, the French government offered a […]

A New England Icon In the mid-19th century, long before doughnuts were filled with custard, a French-Armenian chef named Sanzian created a dessert at Boston’s Parker House Hotel that would become a New England legend. National Boston Cream Pie Day, observed on October 23, celebrates his ingenious fusion of sponge cake, pastry cream, and chocolate […]