Well … maybe not. It’s a rather dangerous proposition, really; Americans consume nearly 7 billion hot dogs every summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day. That’s a whole lot of Frankfurters, wieners and footlongs! Our minds have gone to the dogs today for a particular reason: July 23 is National Hot Dog Day. And in…
Ale. Lager. Porter. Stout. Light or dark, hoppy or malty. How do you like your brew? If you’re American, chances are that you like it cold. And we’ve got you covered! Beer’s got a very solid spot in American history. According to a Mayflower passenger’s diary, the pilgrims chose to land at what later became…
77% of American households do it; in fact they do it about 5 times a month. Henry Ford rigged one of his automobiles to do it while running (and shared the results on picnics with Thomas Edison). The most popular time of year to do it is summer, with the 4th of July being, by…
A bit of March trivia: did you know that March is National Frozen Food Month? You might not have spent too much time thinking about those frozen peas and carrots, but we have. And the history of frozen food is surprisingly interesting! Before Clarence Birdseye invented the flash freezing method in 1924, frozen food did…
Zap it. Nuke it. There are a million ways we describe using the microwave (and probably a million and one different things we use it for). It’s hard to imagine daily life without the trusty microwave, but it is a rather recent innovation. Interestingly, the microwave was invented by accident, thanks to an engineer named…
Monday is traditionally the slowest day of the week in the food service industry, so what better time to take a little breather and talk turkey? Americans spend over 1 billion every day on dining out, and there are over 570,000 restaurants in the U.S. That’s a lot of chow! We might not be chefs…