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 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

Vol-Au-Vent Day

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 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

National Fig Newton Day

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 20

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 21

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

February 20

National Cherry Pie Day

February 22

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

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 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

National Cold Cuts Day

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

National Frozen Foods Day

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

Creole Cream Cheese Day

March 11

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

March 15

Caesar Salad

March 14

National Potato Chip Day

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 21

French Bread see

March 22

Coq au Vin.

March 23

Melba Toast

March 25

Waffles

March 26

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

March 28

Black Forest Cake

March 29

Wild Rice

March 31

Oranges And Lemons

April 1

National Sourdough Bread Day

April 2

Seafood Beignets

April 3

Chocolate Mousse

April 4

Cordon Bleu

April 5

Fancy Eggs

April 6

Calas

April 8

Empanada

April 9

Oyster Soup

April 11

Fondue

April 12

Licorice Grilled Cheese

April 13

Peach Cobbler

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 25

Crawfish Bread

April 23

Picnic

April 24

Prosciutto, Justin Wilson, Reconstruction, Gaufrette Potatoes, Soda Fountains.

April 26

Pretzel

April 29

Roosevelt Mall. Shrimp Scampi. Sticky Shells. Shrimp Bayou. Langoustine. Marvin and Tammi.

May 2

Truffles

May 3

Pannee Meat

May 1

May Day. Asparagus. Amtrak. Orange. Airplane Food. Giant Catfish. Yams. Cheerios.

May 11

MacArthur Park. Margarita. Spam. Thailand. Mint. Massaman Curry. Printed Menu.

May 5

Cinco. James Beard. Hot Tamales. Tamal. Just One. House Of The Rising Sun. Snook.

May 7

Bienville Says, "Here We Are." Leg Of Lamb. Lamb, MO. Gabby Hayes. Willard Scott. Tagore. Lamb's Lettuce. Swordfish. Chattanooga Choo-Choo.

May 9

Foie Gras

May 10

Asparagus

May 13

Diners Club. Apple Pie. Corn Macquechoux. Apple Pie. Hill. Apple Butter. Stevie Wonder. Gout.

May 14

Chef Robert. We Want Beer. Buttermilk Biscuits. Biscuit Basin. King Of Cognac. Dishwasher. Saint Of Alcoholics. Hello And Goodbye, Sidney. Goodbye, Frank.

May 16

National Coquille St. Jacques Day

May 17

Cherry Cobbler

May 19

Archie. Devil's Food. Meat And Three. Diners. Meat Camp. Dying On Camera. Halley. Jane Brody. Melba.

May 23

Corn and Crab Soup

May 22

Speckled Trout. Rattlesnake. Palm. Trout, NC. Salmon Trout. Soda Pop. The CIA. K-Doe. St. Rita.

May 24

Escargots

May 25

Black Pepper

May 27

Vincent Price. Breakfast Hill. Naked Chef. Kissinger. Three Little Pigs. Pineapple. Pulque. Big Tuna. Red Onions.

May 30

May 31

June 2

Italy. Food Energy. Velveeta. Bean Salads. First Prohibition. Madiera. Strawberry. Chili Bean. Candy Man.

June 3

Cherry Cola. KC. Bovine Cannibalism. Saint Of Wine. Duglere. Egg Day. Rice. Hamilton Fish.

June 4

Dime Beer. Blue Cheese. Roquefort. Maytag Blue. Cheeseville. Bread Crumbs. Shopping Carts. Bolstering Wine.

June 6

Rabbit

June 7

Chocolate Ice Cream

June 8

Open To All. Alfresco Dining. Jelly Doughnuts. Dish Lake. Pepsi. Ice Cream. Purple People. Careme. Brewer Saint. Tetrazzini.

June 10

Portugal. Cold Cow. Friends Of Bill. W. Boy From Ipanema. Iced Tea. Earl Grey. Wensleydale. Subway. Poultry And Cow Saint.

June 11

Baby Goat. German Chocolate Cake. Crab Families. Refrigerators And Stoves. Lots Of Popcorn. Goat City. Crottin de Chavignol.

June 12

Havarti. Lillian Russell. Spoon Digging. Crabmeat Au Gratin. Crab Pond. Crab Fat. What's Fresh? Broccoli And Bush.

June 13

Lobster

June 14

National Strawberry Shortcake Day

June 16

National Fudge Day, International Chorizo Day

June 20

Eggs sardou

June 19

It's National Dry Martini Day

June 21

Peaches And Cream

June 23

It's National Vichyssoise Day

June 27

Papaya

June 28

Tapioca Bubble Tea

June 26

National Chocolate Pudding Day

July 1

Hot Dog

July 3

Fish and Beans

July 4

Cheeseburger

July 5

Apple Turnover

July 8

Oysters Rockefeller

July 10

Buffet

July 9

It's National Sugar Cookie Day

July 11

Pecan Pie

July 12

Blueberry Muffins

July 13

French fries

July 15

Entree Salads.

July 17

Parsley

July 18

Caviar

July 19

Daiquiri

July 20

Creme Brulee

July 22

Mango

July 24

Tequila

July 25

Antipasto

July 26

Pad thai

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

It's Scaloppine Day

August 1

Catfish

August 2

Ice Cream Sandwich

August 3

Watermelon

August 5

Mustard

August 7

Garlic Bread

August 8

Zucchini

August 9

Rice pudding

August 10

Banana Split S'Mores

August 12

Asian Dumplings

August 13

Filet Mignon

August 15

Lemon Meringue Pie

August 16

Bratwurst Rum

August 17

Caramel Custard

August 19

Cayenne

August 20

It's National Lemonade Day

August 21

Croissants

August 22

Spumone

August 23

Gravy

August 24

Gyros

August 25

Martini

August 27

Banana

August 28

Cornbread

August 29

Eat Away From Home

August 30

Seafood Stuffing

August 31

Squid

September 2

Frittata

September 4

Baked Oysters

September 5

Cheese Pizza

September 6

Fresh-Cut French Fries

September 7

Acorn Squash

September 9

Pressure Cooking

September 12

Fried Shrimp

September 13

Peanuts

September 14

Veal Scalloppine

September 17

Greek Salad

September 16

It's National Guacamole Day

September 19

Fried Eggplant

September 20

Mussels

September 21

Spinach Artichoke Dip

September 23

Anchovy

September 25

Turtle soup

September 24

It's National Cherries Jubilee Day

September 26

Pancakes

September 27

Chocolate Milk . . . Corned Beef Hash

September 28

Shawarma

September 30

Wild Mushrooms

October 3

Canned Tomatoes

October 2

National Scallops Day

October 4

Tacos

October 5

Filé

October 6

Seafood Chowder

October 8

Pesto

October 10

Meuniere. Angel Food Cake

October 11

Schnitzel

October 12

Tomato

October 14

Tasso

October 15

It's National Roast Pheasant Day

October 16

World Food Day. Lamb Chops.

October 17

Pasta

October 18

Baked Alaska

October 19

Seafood Gumbo

October 20

Rumtopf.

October 22

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

October 23

Paprika

October 25

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

October 26

October 27

Baked Potato Day

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.

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 4

Candy. Club Sandwich

November 5

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

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 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 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 19

Make Holiday Reservations. Roast Duck.

November 20

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

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

National Cranberry Week

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 3

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

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 10

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

December 11

Shepherd's Pie

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 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 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

National Big Tip Day

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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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.

April 21

National Romano Cheese DayNational Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day

April 22

Crawfish Bisque

April 27

Tea. Prime Rib. Au Jus. End Cuts. Roast Meat Hill. Saint Of Waitresses. Maraschino.

April 28

Richard Hughes. Alice Waters. Tequila. Crawfish Pie. Blueberry. Huckleberry. Threatening Burrito. Air Conditioning.

April 30

Louisiana Day. Fair Food. Raisin. Casey Jones. Godfrey. Loose Tea. Vietnamese Food. Farina.

May 4

Big Mac. Orange Juice. Orange Peel. Orange, CT. Gremolata. Cunard. Food Rations. Bake A Cake.

May 6

Crepes Suzette. Louis XIV. Maximilien Robespierre. Antoine's. Toots Shor. Custards. First Icemaker. Oranges. John Deere.

May 8

Coca-Cola. Coke. V-E. Barbed Wire. Yeasty Beer. Mahi-Mahi. Chef Felix. Perfect Catfish.

May 12

The Saint. Blue Food. Yogi. Crowder Peas. Dip Creek. Popovers. Bob. Cocktails For Two. Limericks.

May 15

Cod. Bacalao. The Beast. Dept. Agr. Isidore The Farmer. Stewardess. Conservation. Chocolate Chip.

May 18

Stromboli. If You Wanna Be Happy. Cheese Souffle. Squid Island. Bonne Femme. Papal Dining. Joe Beer.

May 20

Farewell To Oranges. Quiche Lorraine. Dolley Madison. Squash Lake. Mayhaw. Canadian Beef. Charles Lindbergh.

May 21

Wild Blackberries. Service Industry. Rib Mountain. Dewberry. Raymond Burr. Plato. Delmonico Restaurant.

May 26

American Pie. Iron Chef Three. Whooping Crane. Cherry Desserts. Cherrytown. Cherries Jubilee. Restaurants In Parks.

May 28

Brisket

May 29

Coq Au Vin. Rooster Rock. Membrillo. Saint Of Stewardesses. Constantinople.

June 1

Delmonico. Marilyn. Sno-Balls. Nectar. Hurricane Season. Cheese Names. Original Whiskey.

June 5

Stage Planks. Molasses Creek. Horehound. The Flight Of The Cork. Banana Introduction. Margarine Tax. Frames. Spamalot. Apple II.

June 9

Blender Man. Roux. Hires. Sassafras. Rhubarb. Automat. Donald. Fake Choppers. Jelly Roll.

June 15

National Arugula Day

June 17

It's Eat Your Vegetables Day

June 18

It's National Cherry Tart Day

June 22

It's National Chocolate Eclair Day

June 24

It's National Praline Day

June 25

It's National Catfish Day

June 29

It's Veal Chop Day

June 30

It's National Ice Cream Soda Day

July 2

It's National Anise Liqueur Day

July 6

It's National Fried Chicken Day

July 7

It's World Chocolate Day

July 14

It's National Mac And Cheese Day

July 16

It's Seafood Poor Boy Day

July 21

It'd National Junk Food Day

July 23

It's National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 28

It's National Milk Chocolate Day

August 4

It's National Chocolate Chip Day and Red Beans Day

August 6

It's Jamaican Jerk Day

August 11

It's National Green Onions Day

August 14

It's National Corn On The Cob

August 18

It's National Ice Cream Pie Day

August 26

It's Stuffed Flounder Day

September 1

It's Oyster Day

September 3

It's National Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Day

September 8

National Rotisserie Chicken Day

September 10

Barbecue Shrimp Day

September 11

National Steak Tartare Day

September 15

It's Tres Leches Day

September 18

It's National Cheeseburger Day

September 22

It's National White Chocolate Day

October 1

It's World Vegetarian Day

September 29

It's National Coffee Day

October 7

It's National Bay Leaf Day

October 9

It's Poor Boy Day

October 13

National Popover Day

October 21

It's National Apple Day

October 24

National Bologna Day

October 31

National Candy Apple Day

November 3

National Sandwich Day

November 6

National Nacho Day

November 10

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

November 13

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

November 18

Leek And Potato Soup Day

November 21

National Stuffing Day

December 2

Beignets For Breakfast Day

December 4

National Cookie Day

December 9

National Pastry Day

December 12

National Hot Cocoa Day

December 15

National Cupcake Day

December 19

National Hard Candy Day

January 6

It's King Day

January 13

National Peach Melba Day

January 19

National Popcorn Day

January 21

National New England Clam Chowder Day

January 27

National Chocolate Cake Day

February 3

National Carrot Cake Day

February 9

National Lox And Bagels Day

February 13

National Tortellini Day

February 16

Mardi Gras. Tut. Almonds. Bologna Lake. Rollmops. New Peach. McDonald. Food Mill. Del Sharbutt.

February 19

Cornish Game Hen Day

February 23

National Banana Bread Day

February 27

National Chocolate Souffle Day

March 20

National Ravioli Day

March 24

Stuffed Crab Day

March 27

National Paella Day

April 7

National Coffee Cake Day

April 10

Soft-Shell Crabs

April 14

Hush Puppy Day