• National Frozen Custard Day

    Frozen custard is ice cream’s rich cousin. It’s smoother, silkier and seems to melt on the tongue in a luxurious way. The secret is egg yolks. Traditional ice cream uses […]

  • National Zucchini Day

    In many gardens, zucchinis seem to appear overnight, their dark green or golden bodies hiding beneath broad leaves until suddenly they’re the length of baseball bats. This prolific squash, also […]

  • National Mochi Day

    Soft, chewy and slightly sweet, mochi seems almost otherworldly. Bite into it and the texture resists before yielding, a pleasurable contrast to the creamy ice cream or red bean paste […]

  • National SPAM Musubi Day

    Walk into a convenience store in Honolulu and you’ll see neat rectangles of rice topped with a slice of Spam, wrapped snugly in a band of nori. This is SPAM […]

  • Melon Day

    Close your eyes and imagine the perfume of a perfectly ripe melon: sweet, heady and slightly floral, it fills a market stall with the scent of summer. Slice through the […]

  • National Apple Week

    Apples are so ingrained in our culture that they have inspired proverbs, fairy tales and national symbols. National Apple Week celebrates the fruit during the second full week of August, […]

  • National Rice Pudding Day

    There’s something inherently comforting about rice pudding. Perhaps it’s because its ingredients are so modest — rice, milk, sugar, sometimes eggs or cream and spices — yet when simmered slowly […]

  • National S’mores Day

    A crackling campfire, the smell of pine and smoke, and a circle of friends and family passing a bag of marshmallows and a bar of chocolate — these are the […]

  • National Afternoon Tea Week

    Afternoon tea is a ritual of pause and pleasure. National Afternoon Tea Week, held during the second full week of August, celebrates the tradition of sitting down mid‑afternoon to sip […]

  • National Melon Day

    Close your eyes and imagine the perfume of a perfectly ripe melon: sweet, heady and slightly floral, it fills a market stall with the scent of summer. Slice through the […]

  • National Raspberry Bombe Day

    A bombe glacée is a showstopper dessert: layers of ice cream, sherbet or custard frozen in a domed mold and unmolded to reveal concentric bands of color and flavor. The […]

  • National Raspberry Tart Day

    A tart is the essence of simplicity and precision: a crisp pastry shell baked until golden and filled with something delicious. In the case of a raspberry tart, the filling […]