Today in History Food Edition March 9, 2024

State Festivals
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival
42nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Festival
29th Annual Kona Brewers Festival
Gumbo Gladiators Cook-Off
Cajun Chili Fest - Louisiana State Cookoff
Annual Michigan Family Farms Conference
Annual Maple Sugar Festival
Southern Michigan Winter Beer Festival
Minneapolis International Festival
13th Annual Uncork the Alleghenies
Taste of Rums
Brew-Ha-Ha
Orchids in Bloom Festival
59th Annual Speckled Perch Festival and Parade
Marion County Master Gardeners' Spring Festival
Original Marathon Seafood Festival
Fort Myers Beach Shrimp Festival
Atlanta Travel & Adventure Show
Schaumburg Home Show
The Chocolate Expo
Annual Bacon on the Lakein
Highland Maple Festival
Saint Catherine of Bologna
Fried Cream
Saint Frances of Rome
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
National Crabmeat Day
Baked Black Crabs (1893)
National Meatball Day
Albondigas
Aloha Meatballs
1822 Charles Graham of New York received a patent for artificial teeth.
Chickpea of the Sea
1839 The French withdraw from occupying Veracruz, Mexico and 'The Great Pastry War' ends.
WWII War Cake
1870 'Granny Smith' died (born Maria Ann Sherwood in 1799)
Granny Smith Cookies
1949 The first all-electric dining car, the 'Cafe St. Louis', was put into service on the Illinois Central Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri.
Dining Car Steak
1995 Turbot War:
Turbot with Brown Sugar and Capers
2009 In an effort to boost tourism, Utah agrees to open bars to the public, ending the state's private club system
Mormon Scalloped Potatoes
2009 France raised the minimum age to purchase alcohol from 16 to 18 years of age
French 75
2012 The movies 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi' and 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' opened in U.S. theaters.
Tamagoyaki (Grilled Omelet)
Yemeni Fish with Rice and Sahawiq