The Food Almanac

January 1

First Day. Seventh Day. Pure Food. Penang Curry. Sugar Bowl. Cabbage And Black-Eye Peas. Cabbage Hill. Hoppin' John.

January 2

2009. Eight Maids. Milk. Milk Springs. Coconut Milk. Opening A Coconut. Spain. Smoking Bans. Peachy State. St. Basil. Aspirin.

January 3

Nine Ladies. Chocolate Covered Cherries. Fine Herbs. Margarine. Westinghouse Lady. Thirty-Four Years Of This.

January 4

Leaping Lords. Shula. Spaghetti. Twirling And Cutting Pasta. Carbonara. Fork. Chocolat. Willy Wonka. Contented Cows. Beefeater.

January 5

The End Of Egg Nog. Whopper Home. Carver. Reddi-Wip. Whipped Cream. Yams. Yamhill. Consuming Better. Chocolat.

January 6

King Day. King Cake. Beans. Miss Leah. Joan of Arc. Nigella Lawson. Tom Mix. Mel's Diner.

January 7

Now It's Carnival. Barbecue chaurice. Nick Cage. Onassis. Hot Sausage. Spicy Branch. Hot Greek Sausage. Tower of Pisa. Fanny Farmer. St. Emilion.

January 8

Bacon And Beans. Vol-Au-Vents. Patty Shells. Bacon, Texas. Guanciale. Bubble Gum. Queen Mary 2. Soupy Sales.

January 9

The Nutmeg State. Nutmeg. Mace. Campbell's Soup. Volare. Dagwood. Borlotti Beans. Soup Bean Creek.

January 10

Lamb Shanks. Bittersweet Chocolate. Creole Chicken. English Tea. Penicillin. George Foreman. Salivating.

January 11

Pil-Pil Shrimp. Louisiana. Warm Milk. Hot Toddy. Rhubarb Patch. Cornell. Rubicon. Boniato. Gruyere. Possum.

January 12

Casablanca Soup. Roast Chicken With Aroma. Radio Eaters. Victory Sausage. Stewed Chicken. Frytown. Wiping Chickens. Rumaki.

January 13

Bananas Foster. Fires. Peach Melba. Pawpaws. Lost Dishes. Baked Potato Opening. Bycatch. Saint Of Salmon. Salmon P. Chase. Moderation.

January 14

Cotechino Sausage. Pork Creek. Toussaint. Hot Pastrami Sandwich. Sandwich Creek. Andy Rooney. Oysters Rockefeller. Wesson Oil.

January 15

Curry Today is the official celebration of the life of <strong>Martin Luther King.</strong> Somehow, trying to note a food connection to the great man seems too trivial. So I salute him and the large number of Americans who benefited from his life. Really, all of us have. Many offices are closed; many people take the day off.

January 16

Red Fish. Chateau du Lac. Dizzy. Prohibition. Spicy Food Day. Pepper. Ruth Reichl. Collards. Refrigerator Cars. Fig Newton. Hot and Spicy Foods. Today is the official celebration of the life of <strong>Martin Luther King.</strong> Somehow, trying to note a food connection to the great man seems too trivial. So I salute him and the large number of Americans who benefited from his life. Really, all of us have. Many offices are closed; many people take the day off.

January 17

Popeye. Spinach. Beef Wellington. Hot Buttered Rum. Cable Car. Broccoli Raab. Today is the official celebration of the life of <strong>Martin Luther King.</strong> Somehow, trying to note a food connection to the great man seems too trivial. So I salute him and the large number of Americans who benefited from his life. Really, all of us have. Many offices are closed; many people take the day off.

January 18

Keith Young's Is Six. Wired Beef. Sliced Bread. Sandwich Islands. Walker. Margarine. Peking Duck. First Bacchus. Lima Food. Today is the official celebration of the life of <strong>Martin Luther King.</strong> Somehow, trying to note a food connection to the great man seems too trivial. So I salute him and the large number of Americans who benefited from his life. Really, all of us have. Many offices are closed; many people take the day off.

January 19

Quarter Rabbit. Louis XVI. Neon. Doublemint. Robert E. Lee. Popcorn. Indiana. Cajun Popcorn. Paula Deen.

January 20

Crab Nebula. Belgium. Chicory. Parsnips. George Burns. Big Cheese.

January 21

Pesto Cream. Andrea's. Pineapple. Clam Chowder. Little Neck. Chiffonade. Agnes.

January 22

Archie. Beer Cans. Vegetables Au Gratin. Blondies. Bacon. Claiborne. Galloping Gourmet. Frugal Gourmet. Bar In The Sky. Gratin.

January 23

Euro-Wine In America. Tan Eggs. Confit Of Duck. Soup Bowl Creek. Pontchartrain. Victoria And Caroline. Red Bean Asteroid.

January 24

Cracklin' Rose. Peanut Butter. Lobster Dumplings. Tomalley. Lobster Bay. Eskimo Pie. Boy Scouts. Beer Can.

January 25

Mike's East-West. Iris. Irish Coffee. Cafe Brulot. Clove. Plate. Soda Fountain. Ode To Haggis. Alien Corn. Bellini. Rossini.

January 26

Australia. Kibbe. Grappelli. Exit Louisiana. Turkey. Pistachios. Hanger Steak. Paul Newman.

January 27

Chocolate Cake. Bridges. Bulbs. Worms. Torta Di Mandorle. Cupcake Island. Skitch. Mozart.

January 28

Zinfandel. Lasagna. Bad Sheets. Colette. Fra Diavolo. No Burmese Pepsi. Charlemagne.

January 29

Milk Bottle. Caviar. Beluga Mountain. Sevruga. Corn Chips. Queen Of Hawaii. Leadbelly. Juniper And Pig's Feet.

January 30

Kingly Eating. Croissants. Puff Pastry. Dime Food. Roll. Raccoon. The Beer Law. Waiter's Saint. Mayonnaise.

January 31

War And Fries. Nolan Ryan. High Tide. Drambuie. Brandy Alexander. Evaporated Milk. Pavlova.

February 1

Vizard's. Rutabagas. Kohlrabi. Lunch Counter Incident. Spago. Grand Central. Clam Chowder.

February 2

Groundhog Stew. Candlemas. Midwinter. Heavenly Hash. Mallow. Membrillo. Bottle Cap. Barefoot Contessa.

February 3

Day One. Cheese Factory. Carrot Cake. Parsnips. Dr. Heimlich. Saint Of The Throat. Restaurant Awards. The Day The Music Died. Rockwell.

February 4

Tamales. The Lone Eagle. Snickers. Stuffed Mushrooms. Portobello. Enokis. Anorexia. Quayle. Soup Kitchen.

February 5

Ruth. Sunset. Sirloin Strip. The Strip District. Vitamin Man. Beef Biscuit. Mammoth Jell-O. Naked Lunch.

February 6

Raw Oysters. Bivalve. Monopoly. Flavored Perrier. Horsemeat.

February 7

Buster Crabs. Buster Crabbe. Stone Crabs. Crawdaddy. Fettuccine Alfredo. Clay. Beatle Nuts.

February 8

Shrimp On Sugar Cane. Periodic Food. Sugar Land. Sugar Beets. Courtbouillon.

February 9

Hershey. Lox And Bagels. Bialys. Breakfast Creek. Carmen Miranda. Ladies Invited. Fire Extinguisher. Thinking And Drinking.

February 10

The Catfish Boundary. Saccharin Man. Andouille. Chorizo. Sausage Mountain. Plimsoll. Grange Maker. Rockin' Dopsie. Elvis. Rum And Coca-Cola.

February 11

Japan. Dinner In The Diner. Jambalaya. Marriage. Light Bulbs. Rice. Paella. Bocuse. The French Chef.

February 12

Lentils

February 13

Beware. Tortellini. Cheesequake. Asiago. Fishing Atlas. Grease. El Grande de Coca-Cola.

February 14

Strawberry Baked Alaska. Valentine. Marc P. Cream-Filled Chocolates. Horehound Candy. Honey Pot.

February 15

Shrimp And Grits, Natchitoches Style. Snow? Generalities And Details. The Reaper. Mustard. Nero. Grit. Grissini. Fireballs. Banana Boat.

February 16

Tut. Almonds. Almond, WI. Rollmops. New Peach. McDonald. Food Mill. Del Sharbutt.

February 17

Ashta. Cafe Au Lait. Latte. Three Coffeetowns. Sardines. Blondie and Dagwood. Cadbury. Beery. Wish Bone.

February 18

Chef Lazone. Drowning In Wine. Flying, Milking Cow. Stainless Steel. Stuffed Flounder. Halibut. Fra Angelico. Irma Thomas.

February 19

Diamond Jim Eats Some More. Cracker Jacks And Cherry Coke. Cod War. Cornish Hen. Gulyas. Tsingtao Beer. Picnic. Strawberry Shortcake.

February 20

Toothpick. Wine Auction. Cherry Pie. Paper Bag. Oldest Brewery. Satsuma. Coriander. Poitier.

February 21

Spicy Potatoes. Galette. Hash Browns. Pancake Race. Tony-Type Food Reviews. Jack In The Box. Alka-Seltzer.

February 22

Creole Cream Cheesecake. Popcorn. K-Doe. Margaritas. Ceviche. Citrus Heights. Mama's Cooking. Woolworth's. Washington.

February 23

One Little Restaurant. Ritz. Vitamin. Rotary. Banana Bread. Harissa. Fudge Creek. Colossal Squid. Tootsie Rolls.

February 24

Tennessee Williams. Tortilla Chips. Dinosaur Eggs. Wild Boars. Entomatadas. Chili. Shrimp Shells. Shrimp Dip. Too Many Cooks. Fish.

February 25

Celery Root And Crabmeat. Caruso. Namesake Dishes. Insanity. Celery. Crisp. Celtuce. Celeriac. Potato Collection.

February 26

Curfew. Pistachios. Kellogg. Cereal. Triggerfish. Fats Domino. Beating The Cook.

February 27

Buster Holmes. Mario Andretti. Mr. Ed. Culatello. Italian Daube. Vitamin C. Alice.

February 28

First Mardi Gras. Gerry For Pepsi. Liz. Stevia. Take-Out. Sweeteners. Steinbeck. Strawberries.

February 29

Surf And Turf

March 2

Foie Gras a l'Orange. US Routes. Roadhouse. Texas. Banana Cream Pie. War Of The Oranges. Orange, PA. Orangemouth. Mel Ott. To Serve Man.

March 3

St. Joseph's Month. Pullman. Mint. Minnie The Moocher. Deli Meat Day. Pepperoni. Bologna. Goldfish. Florida.

March 4

Whole Fish. New Arnaud's. Gerard Maras. Chef d'Ouevre. Chef Menteur. Vermont. Illegal Birds. Speck. Four Seasons. Happy Birthday, Lefty O'Doul. Orben's Food Wit.

March 6

Brigtsen's. Frozen Food. Bologna. Voice-Over Date. Ernest Gallo. Four Big Eaters.

March 7

Inventor Of Reservations. Burbank. Fruitland. Muscadine. Sundays Off. Saints Of Cows. Catfish Man.

March 8

National French Onion Soup Day. Cebollitas. Coca-Cola. US Mint.

March 10

Blueberries. Creole Cream Cheese. Cream. Restaurants By Radio. Lunch Peak. Monkfish. Chirashi Sushi.

March 11

Palace Cafe. El Ranchito. Popsicle. Stromboli. White Chocolate Bread Pudding. Texmati. Turnover Creek. Champagne Music.

March 15

Caesar Salad

March 14

Crawfish And Goat Cheese. Muriel's. King Of Pizza. Potato Chips. Craving For Pepper. Cotton Gin. Crisp. Einstein.

March 16

Artichoke Hearts. Bacchanalia. Davy Crockett. Absinthe Out. Artichoke Hearts. Garlic Island. Coush-Coush.

March 17

Corned Beef and CabbageSt. Patrick's. Potato Mound. Corned Beef And Cabbage. Sugar Helper. Gnocchi.

March 19

Bread crumbs

March 20

Ravioli

March 21

French Bread see

March 22

Coq au Vin.

March 23

Melba Toast

March 24

Stuffed Crab

March 25

Waffles

March 26

SpinachDuncan Hines. Tennessee Williams. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas. Banana Branch. Keira. Martin. Spinach. Florentine.

March 27

Paella

March 28

Black Forest Cake

March 29

Wild Rice

March 31

Oranges And Lemons

April 1

Sourdough Bread

April 2

Seafood Beignets

April 3

Chocolate Mousse

April 4

Cordon Bleu

April 5

Fancy Eggs

April 6

Calas

April 7

Coffee Cake

April 8

Empanada

April 9

Oyster Soup

April 10

Soft-Shell Crabs

April 11

Fondue

April 12

Licorice Grilled Cheese

April 13

Peach Cobbler

April 14

Hush Puppies Pecan

April 15

Soufflee Potatoes

April 16

Eggs Benedict

April 17

Crawfish Boulette

April 18

Onion Rings

April 19

Garlic

April 20

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

April 21

National Romano Cheese Day National Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day

April 22

Crawfish Bisque

April 23

Picnic

April 24

Prosciutto

April 25

Crawfish Bread

April 26

Pretzel

April 27

Prime rib

April 28

Crawfish Pie

April 29

Shrimp Scampi

April 30

Raisins

May 1

Shrimp

May 2

Truffles

May 3

Pannee Meat

May 4

Orange Juice

May 5

Hot Tamale

May 6

May 7

Leg Of Lamb

May 8

Empanada

May 9

Foie Gras

May 10

Asparagus

May 11

Thai Food

May 12

Crowder Peas

May 13

Apple Pie; Macquechoux

May 14

Buttermilk Biscuits

May 15

Chocolate Chip

May 16

National Coquille St. Jacques Day

May 17

Cherry Cobbler

May 18

Cheese soufflee

May 19

Devil's Food Cake

May 20

Farewell To Oranges. Quiche Lorraine.

May 21

Wild Blackberry

May 22

Speckled Trout

May 23

Corn and Crab Soup

May 24

Escargots

May 25

Black Pepper

May 26

Cherry Desserts

May 27

Pineapple

May 28

Brisket

May 29

Coq au vin

May 30

May 31

June 1

June 2

Bean Salad

June 3

Eggs

June 4

Blue cheese

June 5

Stage Plank

June 6

Rabbit

June 7

Chocolate Ice Cream

June 8

Alfresco. Jelly Doughnut

June 9

Roux

June 10

Iced Tea

June 11

Baby Goat. German Chocolate Cake

June 12

Crabmeat au gratin

June 13

Lobster

June 14

National Strawberry Shortcake Day

June 15

Arugula

June 16

Chorizo. Fudge.

June 17

Eat Your Vegetables

June 18

Picnic. Cherry Tart.

June 19

Dry Martini

June 20

Eggs sardou

June 21

Peaches And Cream

June 22

Seared Tuna Salad

June 23

Vichyssoise.

June 24

Pralines

June 25

Farm-Raised Catfish

June 26

Chocolate Pudding

June 27

Papaya

June 28

Tapioca Bubble Tea

June 29

Veal Chop

June 30

Nectar Ice Cream Soda

July 1

Hot Dog

July 2

Anise Liqueur Day

July 3

Fish and Beans

July 4

Cheeseburger

July 5

Apple Turnover

July 6

Fried chicken

July 7

Crabmeat Louie

July 8

Oysters Rockefeller

July 9

Omelette

July 10

Buffet

July 11

Pecan Pie

July 12

Blueberry Muffins

July 13

French fries

July 14

July 15

Entree Salads.

July 16

Seafood Poor Boy

July 17

Parsley

July 18

Caviar

July 19

Daiquiri

July 20

Creme Brulee

July 21

Junk Food

July 22

Mango

July 23

Vanilla Ice Cream

July 24

Tequila

July 25

Antipasto

July 26

Pad thai

July 28

Milk Chocolate.

July 29

Food Calendar Today in 1977, July 29 was proclaimed by the City Of Buffalo, New York as Chicken Wing Day. Buffalo is the logical home of the Buffalo chicken wing, but beyond that stories differ as to how hot wings were invented. Most of the stories credit the Anchor Bar's owner Teressa Bellissimo with the creation. Buffalo-style chicken wings are cut into their natural three segments. The wing tips are discarded. The drummette and the two-bone "flat" sections are seasoned and fried, without a batter. Then they're tossed in a sauce made by emulsifying butter (or margarine, say some people) into Louisiana-style hot sauce. The ensemble is completed with blue cheese dressing (or just blue cheese) and celery sticks. The fast-food industry grabbed hold of Buffalo chicken wings as soon as it was clear that they'd become popular. Of course, they messed around with the formula, using a batter on the chicken, sometimes using boneless "wings" (really cut from other parts), and leaving out the blue cheese or celery. And you don't even want to know what the sauce is made from. Hot wings are sold all over America now. Here in New Orleans, the chefs at Mr. B's came up with a great variation" same dish, but with oysters instead of chicken. Ralph Brennan, on whose watch that was developed, took the idea with him to the Red Fish Grill, where it's become a signature dish. Delicious-Sounding Places Chicken Hill is in the Cascade Range in the northeastern quadrant of Oregon. It's one of the highest peaks in the area, rising to 6989 feet. The mountain is mixed woodlands and open country, with enough four-wheel-drive roads to allow one to drive to near the summit. A fire burned about twenty acres of woodlands near there in 2008. Chicken Hill is a far piece from civilization. If you want to eat some chicken in a restaurant, the nearest one is Sumpter Nugget, 19 miles away in the town of Sumpter. Edible Dictionary chicken Divan, n.--A casserole made with chicken and broccoli, baked with a veloute made with chicken stock and sherry, crusted over with cheese. Invented in the 1930s in the Divan Parisien in New York City. It's said that the dish made broccoli popular in the United States, but that is at least questionable. Although it was considered elegant in its day, chicken Divan is almost extinct now, as casseroles of any kind have been relegated to the back burgers of home cooking. Click here to ask about a food word you've wondered about. Deft Dining Rule #432: Only order chicken on the bone. If the chicken dishes in a restaurant all involve boneless, skinless chicken breasts, none of them will be very good. The Saints This is the memorial day for St. Martha. She was a contemporary of Jesus and Mary, who actually visited her at home, according to the gospels. For that reason, Martha is a patron saint of almost everyone in the hospitality trades: cooks, waiters, hoteliers, servants, laundry workers, maids and butlers. Music To Eat Carefully By On this date in 1974 Mama Cass Elliot, the soaring female lead voice of the Mamas and the Papas, died of a heart attack. It was rumored (but untrue) that this happened while she was eating a ham sandwich. What a voice to lose! Swinging Into Dinner On this date in 1988, the last Playboy Club in America closed its doors. The Playboy Club was a chain of allegedly swinging restaurants owned by Hugh Hefner's Playboy Magazine. The waitresses wore the famously revealing bunny outfits. We had a Playboy Club in New Orleans in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was on Iberville Street next to La Louisiane. Among the people who worked there was Joe Cahn, the Commissioner of Tailgating, who ran the bar. After it closed, it became Anything Goes, probably the silliest concept restaurant ever to open here. Except for its last few years, you had to be a member to get into the place. I dined at the Playboy Club only once: a private party for the staff of The Driftwood, the campus newspaper at UNO. I remember an overcooked filet mignon. Food Namesakes Steve Frey, a pitcher for the Phillies, was born today in 1963. . . Nancy Kassebaum Baker, formerly a U.S. Senator from Kansas, was born today in 1932. She didn't use her married name in the Senate. . . Today in 1676, Nathaniel Bacon was accused of being a rebel, after he organized British colonials to fight the Indians. Words To Eat By "Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fancy dress ball?"--Marcel , French chef and cookbook author of the early 1900s. I think he was thinking of chicken Divan there.

July 30

Crab Cakes

July 31

ScaloppineFalling Frogs. Scaloppine. Involtini. Sautee, GA. Hank. People Named "Cook." Ignatius.

August 1

Catfish

August 2

Ice Cream Sandwich

August 3

Watermelon

August 4

Red Beans And Rice. Chocolate Chip

August 5

Mustard

August 6

Jerk

August 7

Garlic Bread

August 8

Zucchini

August 9

Rice pudding

August 10

Banana Split S'Mores

August 11

Green onions

August 12

Asian Dumplings

August 13

Filet Mignon

August 14

Corn on the Cob

August 15

Lemon Meringue Pie

August 16

Bratwurst Rum

August 17

Caramel Custard

August 18

August 19

Cayenne

August 20

Lemonade

August 21

Croissants

August 22

Spumone

August 23

Gravy

August 24

Gyros

August 25

Martini

August 26

Whole Stuffed Flounder

August 27

Banana

August 28

Cornbread

August 29

Eat Away From Home

August 30

Seafood Stuffing

August 31

Squid

September 1

Oyster Day

September 2

Frittata

September 3

Barbecue Baby Back Ribs

September 4

Baked Oysters

September 5

Cheese Pizza

September 6

Fresh-Cut French Fries

September 7

Acorn Squash

September 8

Rotisserie Chicken

September 9

Pressure Cooking

September 10

Barbecue Shrimp

September 11

Steak Tartare

September 12

Fried Shrimp

September 13

Peanuts

September 14

Veal Scalloppine

September 15

Tres Leches

September 16

Wild Rice

September 17

Greek Salad

September 18

Cheeseburger CHANGE THIS

September 19

Fried Eggplant

September 20

Mussels

September 21

Spinach Artichoke Dip

September 22

White Chocolate

September 23

Anchovy

September 24

Cherries Jubilee

September 25

Turtle soup

September 26

Pancakes

September 27

Chocolate Milk . . . Corned Beef Hash

September 28

Shawarma

September 29

Bay Leaf

September 30

Wild Mushrooms

October 1

Vegetarian

October 2

Scallops

October 3

Canned Tomatoes

October 4

Tacos

October 5

Filé

October 6

Seafood Chowder

October 7

Bacon

October 8

Pesto

October 9

Poor Boy

October 10

Meuniere. Angel Food Cake

October 11

Schnitzel

October 12

Tomato

October 13

Popover

October 14

Tasso

October 15

Roast Pheasant

October 16

World Food Day. Lamb Chops.

October 17

Pasta

October 18

Baked Alaska

October 19

Seafood Gumbo

October 20

Rumtopf.

October 21

Apples.

October 22

Alligator. Avocados. Hunter's Moon. Habits. Coating The Cutlet. Oldest Vertebrate. Vitamin C. Pepperidge Man.

October 23

Paprika

October 24

Bologna

October 25

Grease. Feijoada. Bean Creek. Microwave Oven. Picasso. Restaurant Art. Curry Addiction.

October 26

October 27

Baked Potato. Potatoes Anna. Potato Patch. The Maneuver. Planet Hollywood. Mr. Fawlty. Mannerly Eater.

October 28

Meatball Maker. Escoffier. Wild Food. Wild Cherry. Confit. Julia Roberts. Bill Gates. Silver Arch.

October 29

October 30

Chef Gunter. Pandoro. Birdseye's Peas. Candy Corn. Cochon de Lait. Pig. Boucherie. Fruit Trees.

October 31

Quail. Candy Apple.

November 1

Vinegar. All Saints. Brennan's. Fried Clams. Vinegar Hill. Balsamic. Fountain Pen.

November 2

Let Them Eat Cake. Napoleon. Baker. Deviled Eggs. Soup Nazi. Giant Squid. Bayard Salad.

November 3

Chili. Bread From The Freezer. Spanish New Orleans. Chili Powder. Panama. Earl Of Sandwich.

November 4

Candy. Club Sandwich

November 5

Hot Doughnuts. Corn. Essential Quint. Monopoly. Roy Rogers. Texas. Chef Tell.

November 6

Nachos

November 7

Bearnaise

November 8

Bourbon's Birthday. Whiskey Bend. Sour Mash. Cappuccino. Cattle Patrons. Blend, Not Bland. Truffles.

November 9

Split Pea. Milk Man. Peapod Rocks. Snow Peas. Pea Soup?

November 10

Seed Man. California Wine Patriarch. Satsuma. mandarin. Pomelo. Zest. Semper Fi.

November 11

Brennan Patriarch. 11:11, 11/11. Nectar Soda. Malt. Vacherin. Jonathan Winters. Indian Summer.

November 12

Broccoli. Cruciferousness. Dutch. Jambalaya Lady, Green Onion Guy. Pioneer Salmon.

November 13

Wieners. Bread Pudding. Cinnamon Acres. Diplomat Pudding. Grapes Of Wrath. Pineapple. Milking.

November 14

Guacamole. Get Cream. Guacamole. Avocado. Hass. Larousse Gastronomique. Bad Green Onions.

November 15

Cafe Giovanni. Zeke's. Clean Out Your Reefer. Clear Cubes. Freezer Burn. Mantovani. On Olives.

November 16

Oyster Boy. Fast Food Day. Madeleines. Tea Creek. Oolong. Railsback And Royal Dano.

November 17

Wine Buying Day. Canning. Baklava. Walnut. Phyllo. Harira. Thirsty Play. Aunt Jemima.

November 18

Leek And Potato Soup. Spuds. Leeks. Shooting At Apples. St. Peter. Three Musketeers. Thanksgiving Timing.

November 19

Make Holiday Reservations. Roast Duck.

November 20

Baked Ham Beaujolais Nouveau. Fifty Billion Sold. Whole Hams. Hamtown. Country Hams. Nutria.

November 21

Stuffing.

November 22

Subgum. Tofu. Curdsville. Cashews. Jelly Roll. Music Patron. Turkey Decapitation.

November 23

Spaghetti With Hog Jowls. Espresso. Hogjowl Creek.Salmon Man. Long Commercials. The Return Of Food. Jukebox.

November 24

Thaw. Roman Wine Oracle. Cranberry. Arancini. Evolution. Toulouse-Lautrec. Pink Goo.

November 25

Rabid Teetotaler. Baker InThe Desert. Sourdough. John Larroquette. Green Onions That Make You Green. Peppermints.

November 26

Grilled Oysters. First Thanksgiving. Bacon, New York. Brochette. Refrigerator Car.

November 27

Balsamic Vinegar

November 28

Lost Bread

November 29

Pulled Pork. Shrimp Bisque. Shoulderblade. Bacon And Beans. Foie Gras. Liquor Stores. Doppler Waiters.

November 30

Churchill. Mark Twain. Mousse. Pecan. Osteria. Biscuit Cutter. Mason Jar. Twain. Churchill.

December 1

Reveillon Begins. Dr Pepper. Fruitcake And Egg Nog. Veal Liver And Onions. Liver Cheese. Nero Wolfe. Hydroponics.

December 2

Bacco Is 19. Beignets. Fried Biscuits. Sugartown. Spudnuts. Buttermilk. Eclairs.

December 3

Flaming Apple Crepes. King Of Blue Cheese. Apple Pie. Apple Creek. Alka-Seltzer. Streetcar.

December 4

Pork Tenderloin

December 5

Prohibition Ends. Jefferson's Wine. Sic Trans Fat Gloria Mundi. Pot Pie. Coffeeville. Brioche. Trillin. Wrigley.

December 6

Vegetable Soup. St. Nicholas. Microwave Oven. Consomme. Domino's. Green Onions To Make You Turn Green.

December 7

Quail Gumbo. Chef Chris. Vincent's. Pearl Harbor. Daube Glace. Cotton Candy. Refrigerator. Louis Prima. Hogshead. Salmagundi.

December 8

Chocolate And Hazelnuts. Brownies. Gianduia. Lemon Squeezer. Count Chocula. Cottonseed Oil. Popeye's Creator. Moonlight Cocktail.

December 9

The Brigtsens. Butternut Squash And Shrimp. Birdseye. Shoe Soles. Grunt. Breakfast Creek. Mulled Wine. Christmas Tipping. Barbecue Strut.

December 10

Burning Man. Lager. Egg Nog. Nutmeg. Wassail. Bobby Flay. Dottie. The Fat Man.

December 11

Shepherd's Pie

December 12

Cocoa

December 13

Beef Stew. Burgoo. Mandina's. Alice's Restaurant. Cold Wave. Chuckville. Clip-On Tie. Santa Lucia.

December 14

Halcyon. Bouillabaisse. Clinton's Bar Bill. Zarzuela. Fishville. The Grapevine. Lunch Loser. Nostradamus. Bread And Water.

December 15

Chicken And Waffles. Cupcakes. Baker, ID. Gaufrettes. Bees On The Road. Eiffel Tower. Ice Cream Cone. Fats.

December 16

Turtle Soup. Lunch At Arnaud's. Rabbit. Tea Party. Chocolate Covered. Goose. Confit. American Pie. Coins For Liquids.

December 17

Chicken Under A Brick. Confederacy of Dunces. Maple Syrup. Syrup Creek. Falernum. Art Neville. Sweet 'n' Low.

December 18

Sweet Potatoes.

December 19

Believe It. Clockwork Orange. Edible Diamonds. Hard Candy. Candyland. Stollen. Fess. Bird Nest.

December 20

Sweetbreads At La Crepe Nanou. Mulled Wine. Louisiana Becomes U.S. Driving On Extra Calories. Light Muffins. Buy A Drink. Fish And Chips.

December 21

Gift Cards. Solstice. Hamburger. Absinthe. Ouzo. Bacon Hill. One Duck. Farce And Tragedy.

December 22

Mussels. Puccini. La Salle. Big Tip. Frying Pan. Nuts! Big Grouper. Coelacanth. Hoagy.

December 23

Turtle Soup. Yule Log. Pfefferneusse. Ches(t)nut Street. Whipping Cream. Veronique. Alive! Harry Shearer. Night Of Radishes.

December 24

Christmas Eve. Moon. Candy Canes. Milk Creek. Pulla. New Orleans Souls. Adam. Eve. The First Jesuit. Fat Man. Irish Toast!

December 25

Gingerbread

December 26

Roast Beef Sandwich

December 27

Turtledoves. Sugar Man. Saccharin Man. Breakfast Club. Partridge. Dove. Fruitcake. Pasteur.

December 28

Three French Hens. Ralph's Birthday. Poor Richard. West End Blues. Hen Creek. Chewing Gum. Dishwasher.

December 29

Champagne Flutes. Colly Birds. Pepper Pot. Wine Rotation. Brunswick Stew. Texas. Bowling Ball. Mississippi Swim.

December 30

New Year's Eve Eve. Mushrooms, Cream, Pasta. Cabbage Creek. Stuffed Cabbage. Boletes. Coke Man. Girl Scout Cookies.

December 31

The Last Day. Geese. Drunkometer. Champagne. Brut. Anorexia. Let It Snow. Toasts.

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Lundi Gras

Ash Wednesday

Holy Thursday

Full Moons

Passover

Friday the Thirteenth

Mardi Gras

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Lundi Gras

Movable Feasts

Thanksgiving

Food Calendar Extras

Carnival Season Entries

April Fool

Mother's Day

Good Friday

Memorial Day

Labor Day

Election Day

Purim

Beaujolais Nouveau

Father's Day

Martin Luther King Day

March 1

Texas Cooking. Peanut Butter. Pig. Smokehouse. Chicken-Fried Steak. Bananas. Saint Of Leeks. Rum Drams. Holy Cow!

March 5

The Spaniards Are Here. Brennan's In Houston. Chuck Wagon. Culligan Man. Cool Water. Mahi-Mahi. Papa Noodles. Fish Mousse.

March 9

Gabrielle. Personality. Crabmeat. Crab lake and Bayou. Backfin. Spaceman. Pastry War. Catherine of Bologna. Mares Eat Oats. Ketchup. Napoleon.

March 12

Remembering Gilbert. Coke In Bottles. Muffuletta. Olive Salad. Sesame. Crescent City Suite. Gandhi's Salt. Mauritius.

March 13

Friday the Thirteenth. Burning Theater. Squab. Pigeon. Will Clark. Early Grey. Delmonico. Saint Of Mayo.

March 18

Entomatado. World Birthday. Poppin' Fresh. Tomato Sauce. Tomato, Arkansas. Ernest Gallo. Pousse Cafe.

March 30

Frog Legs. Frogmore. Crapaudin. Alaska. Torkanowsky. Norah Jones. Caedmon.