It doesn’t have to be Tuesday for you to enjoy a good taco or three. According to statistics, Americans are eating upwards of 4.5 billion tacos a year! This comes as no surprise to the average taco enthusiast. If you know anything about all the different taco styles out there, you know the options are […]
Juneteenth Food Ideas for This Year’s Celebration
Every year on June 19th, communities around the country come together to celebrate Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth commemorates the day that news of the emancipation proclamation (issued more than two years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863) reached enslaved persons in Texas, the last confederate state to practice slavery.   […]
Grab your napkins and ready your hot sauce, it’s National Fried Chicken Day!
This indulgent comfort food has become a global favorite, but its roots are firmly planted in Scottish and Southern American culture. The Scots have been deep-frying chicken in fat since the middle ages, they then brought the method with them when they immigrated and settled in America. When enslaved Africans in the south got their […]
We’re on a roll this International Sushi Day
Sushi lovers rejoice! June 18th marks International Sushi Day! Today serves as the perfect excuse to order your favorite roll and maybe even learn a little bit about the culinary origins of the dish that has become a favorite for fish lovers everywhere. The term sushi literally means “sour-tasting.” It was originally named for a […]
Burger bites: Finding your way to the perfect burger
Happy National Hamburger Day! As American as baseball and apple pie, very few foods hold as special a space in American culture as this simple ground meat sandwich. And as is the case with many of our favorite foods, we have immigrants to thank for bringing this iconic sandwich to our shores.  As we […]
Hoagie History You Definitely Need To Know
Wednesday, May 5th marks National Hoagie Day! Lovers of these cold cut creations haven’t been able to agree on an official name. But whether you call it a submarine sandwich, sub, hoagie, torpedo, hero, or grinder where you’re from. One thing remains true everywhere: You just can’t beat a good hoagie! Made from a bread […]
Eggs Benedict: The People’s Brunch Champ
When you think brunch, let’s be honest, eggs are really the stars of the show. In fact, the humble egg is one thing that separates this meal from the others. Potatoes, meats and no eggs? Dinner. Pastries, quick breads and no eggs? Dessert. So when you’re craving a not-so-humble egg may we suggest the Eggs […]
It’s National Burrito Day!
The first Thursday of April marks National Burrito Day! When you think about America’s most popular foods, burritos might not be the first things that come to mind. But last year, a whopping 1,764,317 burrito orders were placed from people from all 50 states. Let this serve as proof that true to our melting pot […]
Ravioli, Ranked
Here are 5 of the top varieties of ravioli ordered on Grubhub this year and our unsolicited opinions of each.
5 Pies to Celebrate Pi(e) Day
What started out as a celebration of math and the never-ending-number, 3.14 (rounded), has turned into a major food holiday thanks to social media. Pi Day as we know it today has an interesting history — it’s also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Coincidence? We think not. But whether or not you’re into math, we can all […]