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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · Oct 4

It’s Kanelbullens Dag, that’s to say, Cinnamon Bun Day in Sweden. And while I mean no disrespect to Norway and Iceland, who also mark this day, it’s Swedish Cinnamon Buns that are #RecipeOfTheDay!
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Swedish Cinnamon Buns

Swedish Cinnamon Buns are not radically different from other cinnamon buns (and do see my Norwegian Cinnamon Buns), but they do diverge in one fundamental way: rather than having the fluffiness of, sa...

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 24

When the US Government Commissioned 7,497 Watercolor Paintings of Every Known Fruit in the World (1886)

A picture is worth 1000 words, especially when you are a late-19th or early-20th century horticulturist eager to protect intellectual property rights to newly cultivated varieties of fruit. Or an art...

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 21

Still have quiche to this day 🙂

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 18

English 18th century literary giant Samuel Johnson - born #onthisday (18 Sept 1709) - made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor and lexicographer. But he kept his words to a damning minimum when it came to cucumbers 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 17

#onthisday #foodanddrink #SanFrancisco
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Emperor Norton - FoundSF

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 17

America found itself subject to imperial rule #onthisday (17 Sept 1859) when Joshua Abraham Norton, a resident of San Francisco, proclaimed himself “Norton I, Emperor of the United States” in a city newspaper. One of the responses to his eccentric declaration was the blanket offer of free meals 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

#onthisday #foodanddrink #Catalonia
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The sacred principles of

Experience Barcelona's rich cultural scene with our event agenda. Discover city routes, public transport options, tours, museums, and entertainment.

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's said that the earliest Spanish cookbook was written in the Catalan language so imagine the culinary delights for La Diada - Catalonia's national day #onthisday (11 Sept). Yet its staple food couldn't be simpler - 'pa amb tomáquet', toasted bread, salt, rubbed with tomato, ended with olive oil 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

I feel I have to mention here that the Thursday following the first Sunday in September is traditionally the 'Jeûne genevois' religious feast in Switzerland - not largely observed anymore and when it was, plum pie was more celebrated than raclette (although it sounds they might go together)

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

Indeed, lot to be said for plain and simple 🙂

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Shows known in the industry as 'stand and stir' fell off a cliff this year. . . elsewhere, however, food videos are booming - only they're not made by traditional production companies. Instead, they are on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok."
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What the 'cronut' tells us about why TV cooking shows are dying

The curious case of why the UK has fallen out of love with once-beloved 'chop and chat' food shows.

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 10

#onthisday #foodanddrink #foodart
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The Familiar Beryl Cook

Pasties, Plymouth and Post-War British Food. Words by Frank Kibble.

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 10

English painter Beryl Cook (born #onthisday 10 Sep 1926)
typically painted working-class subjects in familiar places: "the pub, the market, the picnic in the park. Crucially, she often depicted those subjects enjoying classic English meals – fish and chips, fry-ups, pasties."
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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 9

Mob leader Paulie's painstaking preparation of garlic with a razor for a prison meal pasta starter - so it would "liquefy in the pan" - was one of the many extraordinary moments of the Oscar-winning film 'Goodfellas', which premiered #onthisday (9 Sept 1990) at the Venice Film Festival 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 8

#onthisday #foodanddrink #NationalRiceWeek
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National Rice Week 2025 | The Rice Association

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 8

Seems very fitting that the start of #NationalRiceWeek in the UK (8-14 Sept) should fall on the birthday of rice aficionado Prince Louis II de Condé #onthisday (8 Sept 1621) - a French general after whom several dishes were named, including Riz Condé, a chic caramelised pineapple rice pudding 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 7

#onthisday #foodanddrink #foodreviews
From the excellent 'Food History Almanac: Over 1,300 Years of World Culinary History, Culture and Social Influence' by Janet Clarkson, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers

Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 7

If Trip Advisor had been around in the 18th century, an establishment in the English town of Andover, Hampshire, wouldn't have been too happy to receive this review from John Byng, Fifth Viscount Torrington. He used his diary #onthisday (7 Sep 1782) to record his less-than-favourable impressions 🍜

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Sep 5

Explore an Online Archive of 12,700 Vintage Cookbooks

“Early cookbooks were fit for kings,” writes Henry Notaker at The Atlantic. “The oldest published recipe collections” in the 15th and 16th centuries in Western Europe “emanated from the palaces of mon...

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 5

'Crisp and clean, no caffeine' is a message from tea drinking Wu Tang Clan hip-hoppers GZA and RZA that definitely didn't get through to Bill Murray judging by his swilling style during their cameo conversation in Jim Jarmusch's film 'Coffee and Cigarettes' which premiered #onthisday (5 Sept 2003) 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 4

#onthisday #foodanddrink #classicdishes
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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 4

He wrote intense novels and was a political giant but the name of Frenchman François-René de Chateaubriand (born #onthisday 4 Sep 1768) lives on thanks more to a prime cut of beef tenderloin that he enjoyed prepared especially by his chef - the luxury that is known today as Steak Chateaubriand 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 3

#onthisday #foodanddrink #sanmarino
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International Cooking: Food from San Marino - The Flavor Vortex

Last week, I made food from San Marino (or at least dishes popular there), including nidi di rondine, piadina, and lasagne di verdure.

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 3

The oldest existing sovereign state and constitutional republic - San Marino, between the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions of Italy - was founded #onthisday (3 Sept 301) and celebration dishes include traditional Nidi di Rondine, pasta baked with smoked ham, cheese, beef and tomato & white sauces 🍜

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Daily Takeaways @daysonaplate.bsky.social · Sep 2

A 19th century take on street food. . . iconic Italian scenes were a favourite focus of successful photographer Giorgio Sommer (born #onthisday 2 Sept 1834). He based himself in Italy after moving from his native Germany and captured this group of spaghetti eaters - 'Mangiamaccheroni' - in Naples 🍜

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