• Indigenous Peoples Day

    Honoring Survival, Resilience, and Culture Indigenous Peoples Day reorients the focus of a fall holiday from colonization to survival, resilience, and celebration of Native cultures. For decades, Columbus Day was […]

  • National Dessert Day

    A Sugar-Dusted Celebration National Dessert Day is a sugar-dusted sigh of relief in the midst of the year, a day when even the most disciplined eater allows themselves a sweet […]

  • National Liquor Day

    From Alembics to Old Fashioneds Picture a small still bubbling over a coal fire, copper coils dripping clear liquid into an earthenware jug. Before liquor became a fixture at cocktail […]

  • World Food Day

    World Food Day

    A Global Table of Awareness World Food Day may fall on a single date, but its reach spans the globe and touches issues as diverse as soil health, childhood hunger, […]

  • Four Prunes Day

    A Fruit with a Sense of Humor Four Prunes Day is a quirky reminder that sometimes the simplest foods wield the most surprising power. Once upon a time, doctors and grandmothers alike prescribed a handful of prunes as the cure for what ailed you—particularly sluggish digestion. The “magic number” four came from early 20th-century nutritionists […]

  • National Pasta Day

    Twirling Through Time On National Pasta Day we twirl our forks through centuries of history and across continents. Pasta is both ancient and endlessly adaptable. In the hands of Chinese cooks four thousand years ago, noodles were pulled from millet and wheat, cooked quickly, and slurped from bowls. In the Mediterranean, Etruscans ground wheat into […]

  • Meatloaf Appreciation Day

    A Slice of Comfort and History If there is a single dish that evokes both homey comfort and gentle ribbing, it’s meatloaf. Meatloaf Appreciation Day is a modern celebration created by food lovers who wanted to give this humble entrée its due after years of unfair jokes. At its core, meatloaf is a resourceful way […]

  • National Chocolate Cupcake Day

    A Bite-Sized Celebration There’s a certain joy in having a cake all to yourself. National Chocolate Cupcake Day, observed on October 18, invites us to indulge in that small, decadent pleasure and explore the story of this beloved dessert. Cupcakes trace their lineage to 18th-century kitchens, where cooks began baking cakes in small pottery cups […]