Your 9 October food & drink takeaways
The birth of ‘the godfather of gourmet pizza’, pairing beer with pizza on International Beer and Pizza Day and pairing the perfect drink with curry during UK National Curry Week.
Just some of food & drink delights for which we give thanks to 9 October.
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A curated taster menu of every day’s food & drink associations
Celebration days
International Beer and Pizza Day
"Celebrated each year on October 9th, International Beer and Pizza Day {header photo} pays homage to one of the most iconic food and drink combinations on the planet Earth."
"Certain styles of beer can highlight certain flavours in pizza, which will make the whole experience so much more satisfying. For example, veggie or cheese pizzas pair well with light beers, such as pilsners, blond ales, or pale ales, while meaty and mushroom pizzas taste better with dark beers like porters and stouts."
UK: National Curry Week (7-13 Oct)
"Pair your dish with the right drink, from India’s No.1 Beer, Kingfisher to the exotic Asian flavours of Peacock Cider"
UK: British Egg Week (7-13 Oct)
UK: National Porridge Week (7-13 Oct)
Spain: Day of the Valencian Community
Unofficial
USA: Mouldy Cheese Day
Food and drink birthdays
1797
Swiss chocolatier, industrialist and entrepreneur, creator of Milka
"As an entrepreneur and visionary, Philippe Suchard seized every opportunity and continually innovated. He expanded his product range, designed attractive packaging, promoted his brand, and participated in prestigious exhibitions worldwide."
1846
Swiss entrepreneur, inventor of precooked soups and Maggi sauce
1900
American inventor of the flexible drinking straw
1955
American pizza chef, ‘the godfather of gourmet pizza and a pioneer of the California pizza style’
1983
American chef, restaurateur and cookbook writer
Food art of the day
Venetian Street Market by American figure painter Frank Duveneck, born on this day in 1848.
