insert_link Food & Drink A holiday for a spiked milkshake? Why yes, when it’s Brandy Alexander Day! January 31st is National Brandy Alexander Day. Look at it as a transition out of your healthy resolution-filled January and gearing up for Valentine’s Day carbs. The creamy cocktail was a favorite in bygone days, but if you'd like to take a stab at bringing this classic back into the fold, it's dangerously good—like a spiked milkshake. First, a little history. According to the Classic Cocktail Club of Milan, Italy, […] todayJanuary 30, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Impossibly Beyond Expectations: Plant-Based Burgers took over the Food Industry in 2019 Plant-based burgers became ubiquitous in 2019. In grocery stores, at restaurants nationwide and even at theme parks, consumers could easily pick up plant-based options that look and taste like something made from ground beef. The plethora of plant-based burger options is welcome news to vegans and consumers looking to reduce their meat intake alike. However, burgers and ground beef are just one small sector of the meat options out there. […] todayJanuary 29, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Let Them Eat Chocolate Cake! Take a break from healthy eating and indulge in chocolate cake by having it for every meal on January 27th, National Chocolate Cake Day! While cake as a sweet treat, and chocolate as a drink, have been around since ancient times, did you know that chocolate cake is a fairly recent invention? It's believed that the world's first chocolate cake was baked around the late 1800s after Bostonian Dr. James […] todayJanuary 27, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Innovation could elevate the Alternative Dairy space in 2020 The alternative dairy trend may have started out primarily to address allergen issues, but now it has “taken on a life of its own,” Kantha Shelke, a member expert at IFT, said in an interview with Food Dive. Today, the dairy aisle is crowded with alternative products, from oat and almond to hemp and soy, and that growth is expected to accelerate in 2020 with better innovation in texture, nutrition and ingredients. […] todayJanuary 24, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink National Pie Day vs. Pi Day – Here’s the Difference While there's a "food holiday" for just about everything you love to eat, it turns out there are actually two separate days every year when people come together to celebrate pie: National Pie Day on January 23 and Pi Day on March 14. As you can imagine, it's easy to confuse the two occasions when there's, say, free pie and pizza involved, but here's a quick breakdown of what makes them different. Now would […] todayJanuary 21, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Do the Dew without the Sugar! If you would love to "do the Dew" but the high sugar content is keeping you away, your solution may just be close at hand. Mountain Dew launched a sugar-free version of its original soda nationwide on January 13th. PepsiCo, the brand's parent company, said in the release announcing the drink that the flavor of the beverage will remain the same, just without sugar (not quite sure how they'll manage […] todayJanuary 20, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Celebrity Red Carpet Beauty Products – All Under $20 If you were to add up the prices of all the beauty products used by everyone on the 2020 Golden Globes red carpet, the total would very likely be astronomical. After all, we already know that some celebrities' skin-care routines alone reach well over $1,000, thanks to a number of high-end creams and serums. But not every beauty product on stars' faces or holding their hair in place is expensive. […] todayJanuary 20, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Get Poppin’ for National Popcorn Day National Popcorn Day is a day that celebrates one of America’s favorite snack foods, popcorn. While there is some debate on the origins of this day and on which day it should be celebrated, most popcorn aficionados agree that the day is usually celebrated on January 19th. The origins of this holiday is currently unknown, but many people believe that it started because of the Super Bowl. Which seems like […] todayJanuary 16, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Eat a Fig! January 16th is National Fig Newton Day! You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. But you can’t deny their popularity. Fig Newtons have remained a much-loved pastry for over a century, so no wonder they get their own day. January 16 is National Fig Newton Day and we know you can’t wait to enjoy a few in celebration. Fig Newtons came into existence when, in the 19th century, physicians began to promote an increase in biscuits […] todayJanuary 15, 2020
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