Your 22 October food & drink takeaways
An lavishly sweet tribute to an extravagant theatre star, the man who coined the term ‘alcoholism’ and a literary ‘what should come first’ picnic conversation about chicken and eggs.
Just some of food & drink delights that 22 October brings to the table.
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A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
Food and drink birthdays
1807
Swedish physician, coined the word ‘alcoholism’ and was the first to define it as a chronic, relapsing disease
"His more than a dozen papers on alcoholism and its symptoms are amazing when seen in the context of the times they were written. In fact, the picture of alcoholism he presented has not changed much despite the passage of time."
1843
American agricultural chemist, developed a test to measure the fat content of milk, which helped improve the quality of commercial dairy production
1844
Legendary French actress and one of the famous people who have been honoured with dishes named after them – Bernhardt cake (or cookies - header photo)..
"Sarah Bernhardt. . . was known for her extravagant lifestyle and eccentric manner, as well as her turbulent love life that featured her husband as well as several famous lovers. In 1883 she visited Copenhagen and praised the delicious Danish chocolates. And so years later, in 1911, pastry chef Johannes Steen named the Sarah Bernhardt cookies after the actress, and it’s no surprise that the cookies are also extravagant."
1896
American biochemist, discovered vitamin C by extracting and isolating it from lemon juice
1897
Ettore Boiardi (Chef Boyardee)
Italian-American chef, a name synonymous with the rise in popularity of Italian food in America
1956
American chef
1965
Renowned Venezualan chef, TV personality and writer
1967
Greek chef, TV presenter and author
Food art of the day
Peaches in a Striped Dish by English still life painter Sir Matthew Smith, born on this day in 1879.
Food in writing
1926
American author Ernest Hemingway’s first novel The Sun Also Rises was published on this day in 1926.
Leading protagonist Jake Barnes and his friend Bill Gorton stop for lunch while trout fishing in Spain. As the excellent website
Picnic Wit highlights, Bill questions what should be eaten first—the roast chicken or the hard-boiled eggs. Jake’s reply is jokey:
“First the chicken; then the egg.”
“Wonder what day God created the chicken?’
“Oh," said Bill, sucking the drumstick, “how should we know? We should not question. Our stay on earth is not for long. Let us rejoice and believe and give thanks.”
“Eat an egg.”
