Your 17 October food & drink takeaways
World Calvados Day, an abstract painter’s delicious fruity arrangement and getting to the core of cheaper eating with a TV presenter.
Just some of food & drink delights that make 17 October the apple of our eye.
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A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
Celebration days
2024
World Calvados Day (third Thursday in October)
Calvados {header photo} was given the AOC designation (controlled designation of origin) in 1942 and is one of the most famous spirits in the world. It’s made from cider and perry distilled using around 300 varieties of apple grown in Normandy’s orchards.
National Baking Week (14-20 Oct)
Unofficial
Food art of the day
Still life with apples and pears by Dutch painter Frieda Hunziker, born on this day in 1908.
Food and drink birthdays
1906
English chef, ‘first television chef’, presented the first cooking programme on British TV
1964
English TV presenter, MasterChef; Masterchef: The Professionals; Eat Well for Less
"His pork and apple burger recipe from Eat Well for Less makes enough for two meals so you can pop half in the freezer for a quick dinner. Try it as meatballs, too."
