Hot Takes & Food Dates

Celebrated: January 26–30 Start Strong: Celebrating Farmhouse Breakfast Week Each year, the last week of January—this year, January 26 to 30—marks Farmhouse Breakfast Week, a national campaign that shines a light on the importance of the morning meal. In a world of snoozed alarms and packed calendars, breakfast is too often skipped. In fact, nearly 47% of people admit they regularly skip breakfast due to their busy schedules. Farmhouse Breakfast Week was created to encourage families, profes

Celebrated: January 22 Turn Up the Heat—It’s Hot Sauce Day! January 22 is National Hot Sauce Day, the perfect excuse to crank up the Scoville scale and celebrate the fiery flavor enhancer that’s a must-have in kitchens around the world. Whether you’re a fan of vinegary Louisiana-style heat, fruity Caribbean blends, or smoky chipotle sauces from Mexico, hot sauce is more than a condiment—it’s a culture. Hot sauce has existed for thousands of years, with early versions traced back to the Aztec

Celebrated: January 20 A Brew-tiful Break for Better Workdays January 20 marks National Coffee Break Day, a well-earned celebration of one of the most beloved rituals in the workplace: the coffee break. Whether it’s your first cup at dawn or a much-needed 3 PM reset, coffee breaks provide more than just caffeine—they offer connection, clarity, and calm. The concept of the "coffee break" began in the late 19th to early 20th century, with many historians tracing it back to Norwegian-American i

Celebrated: January 17 Whiskey, Prohibition, and Outlaws: A Spirited Legacy January 17 is National Bootlegger’s Day, a celebration rooted in rebellion, resourcefulness, and rye whiskey. This date commemorates not one but three intertwined events: • The start of Prohibition in the United States (1920) • The birth of Al Capone (1899) • The first distillation of Templeton Rye Whiskey in Iowa When Prohibition laws made alcohol illegal in 1920, underground entrepreneurs—called bootleggers—stepped

Celebrated: January 15 A Fresh Start in Every Sip January 15 is National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day—a celebration of simple ingredients, powerful nutrients, and the joy of pressing nature’s bounty into a glass. Whether you’re all about oranges, green juice, or beet-carrot-ginger combos, there’s no denying the revitalizing power of freshly squeezed juice. Unlike pasteurized store-bought options, fresh juice retains more enzymes, flavor, and nutrients—especially if it’s consumed soon after press

Celebrated: January 12 A Spicy, Saucy, Global Comfort Food January 12 is National Curried Chicken Day—a celebration of one of the world’s most beloved and flavorful dishes. Whether you know it as chicken curry or curried chicken, the concept is simple and endlessly adaptable: tender pieces of chicken simmered in a richly spiced sauce, often featuring garlic, ginger, onions, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and chilies. While versions of curried chicken are now popular around the world, we have In

Celebrated: January 11 Pour One Out for the Original Superfood Milk has nourished civilizations for thousands of years, but January 11 marks a modern milestone: the first time milk was delivered in sterilized glass bottles in the U.S. back in 1878. Before then, storing and transporting milk was a messy and often unsanitary business, with contamination and spoilage posing serious health risks. The invention of bottled milk—later paired with pasteurization and refrigeration—revolutionized publ

Celebrated: January 10 Bitter, Bold, and Beloved Today we celebrate bittersweet chocolate—the dark, intense cousin of milk chocolate that’s been captivating taste buds (and boosting moods) for centuries. Unlike milk chocolate, bittersweet chocolate contains at least 70% cocoa solids, giving it a deeper, richer flavor and less sugar. It’s a go-to for bakers, pastry chefs, and chocolate purists alike. And while it may not be as sweet, it packs serious benefits and cultural history. In fact, a