Hola, one and all. I see by the calendar that it is August 6th and I can report that August 6th is National Root Beer Float Day. Ah, Root Beer Float. It has the feel of a classic retro diner. It says poodle skirts and bobby socks. It says “Look at me, I’m Sandra Dee!”
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Long, long overdue it’s true but better late than never eh? Blame the heat. Summer, feeling that we all needed a reminder of what time of year it actually was, has turned up the temp lately and all I can think of food wise is salad. I may, in fact, become tedious on the subject [...]

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You know, I had no idea that the Richelieu clan was so rich in culinary trivia. As explained earlier, the invention and introduction of mayonnaise stands as one of their key contributions. And now I have found (in Wired, odd though that sounds) another.
Imagine it. It is 1637 and for reasons we can only guess [...]

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A couple of years ago, NPR aired a segment called “Happy Birthday, Dear Mayo — We Hold You Dear” in order to mark the 250th ‘birthday’ of that useful and ever present condiment, mayonnaise.
Mere condiment? Did I say condiment? Isn’t it so much more than that? It is the stuff of culinary creativeness. I don’t [...]

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