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Quiz Nation! Columbus Day's Different Meanings
The second Monday in October historically has been celebrated as Columbus Day in the US. But not every place in the country, or the rest of the world, marks Columbus's arrival to the new world the same way due to unsettled feelings about celebrating a historical figure attributed with the suffering of native people.
In South Dakota, the day is called Native American Day.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Oct. 8, 2008
- Ten multipurpose pantry items that will come in handy for the home cook. — San Francisco Chronicle
- Why we have food cravings and what they mean. — Boston Globe
- This Columbus Day, learn how the historical voyage changed the way the world eats.
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Happy Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a holiday which commemorates the date of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Thanks to Chris, now we know that the world is round!
Happy Columbus Day everybody!
Sale Alert: Bloomingdale's Columbus Day Home Sale
Bloomingdale's, the high-end department store that's "like no other store in the world," is having its Columbus Day Sale, until Monday. The discounts vary per item, but it looks like they're offering up to 45% on some products, some of which they refer to as the "lowest prices of the year." Looks like I'll be coming home with a "Big Brown Bag" this weekend.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Sept. 22-29, 2009
When it comes to food festivals, I've decided that the peak of the season isn't the three-month span between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Instead, it's right this minute, when the last of the season's seafood festivals converge with harvest celebrations and the beginning of chili cookoffs. We can't wait to check out the bites at the Taste of Petaluma.
Where will this week be leading you?
Noteworthy Nibbles — Aug. 4-11 2009
So you weren't able to make it to last week's Maine Lobster Festival? Breathe easy, because this weekend presents a whole new plethora of opportunities. Choose between watermelon, sweet corn, elephant garlic, country cornbread, and others.
Noteworthy Nibbles — July 21-28, 2009
Food events this week are all over the map, both literally and figuratively speaking. This weekend, I'm hoping to join some friends in a budget- and eco-friendly Slow Food potluck dinner. If I've got the time, I'd love to make it out to the world-famous Gilroy Garlic Festival, where garlic lovers come in droves to sample everything from garlic fries to garlic ice cream.
Noteworthy Nibbles — Sept. 3-8, 2008
This week's so packed to the brim with festivals nationwide, you couldn't avoid one if you tried. There are food and wine classics all across the East Coast, and here in the West, we're planning on dropping by the chocolate festival in our neck of the woods. If we've left anything out, please chime in below.
The Scoop: Purdy and Wild Boy Have Baby Cheetah Boys
It's easy as one, two, three for these lil boys! While two of the cheetahs recently born in Cincinnati will go off to Columbus, one will remain at the Cincinnati Zoo as part of the Cat Ambassador Program — I have to mention that he's only 3 weeks old and has already started his very own blog, Cheetah Days! His name?How-To: Make Quick and Easy Apple Votives
One of my favorite Fall traditions growing up was picking apples on Columbus Day weekend. After piling into the car, my cousins and I would head up to an orchard nearby and pick more bushels of the fruit than we knew what to do with. Of course, apple pies were the obvious choice, but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.
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