Food & drink takeaways – 27 September
The world’s first gelato museum, the world’s biggest coffee morning and the woman who created the ‘locavore’ movement.
Just some of food and drink delights for which we give thanks to 27 September.
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A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
Food firsts
1661
Celebrated diarist Samuel Pepys encounters grapes for the first time.
“At noon met my wife at the Wardrobe: and there dined, where we found Captain Country (my little Captain that I loved, who carried me to the Sound), come with some grapes and millons {melons} from my Lord at Lisbon, the first that ever I saw any, and my wife and I eat some, and took some home; but the grapes are rare things.”
2012
World's first Gelato Museum opens in Anzola dell’Emilia, near Bologna, Italy.
“The objective of the Carpigiani Gelato Museum is to become a point of reference for the sector, to highlight the roots and history of this quality food {header photo} and the gelato artisans that produce it, bringing excellence, creativity, and flavor to customers worldwide”
Food events
2024
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
"The first Coffee Morning happened in 1990. It was a small affair with a simple idea: guests would gather over coffee and donate the cost of their drink to Macmillan Cancer Support. . . Now Coffee Mornings come in all shapes and sizes. From small home gatherings to large corporate events; school fundraisers to a gathering with a local community group. They all have one thing in common - they raise vital funds to support the more than 3 million people in the UK living with cancer."
2024
Oxford Wine Festival (27-28 Sep)
2024
Munich Oktoberfest (21 Sep – 6 Oct)
Food birthdays
1722
One of the Founding Fathers of America, a revolutionary who helped plan the Boston Tea Party
1968
American chef and author – Full Moon Feast, The Duck with no Legs, The Local Foods Wheel – known for coining the word locavore, which is a movement in which people seek to eat locally grown foods, often defined as those available within a 100-mile radius
