The 12th of April is Grilled Cheese Day — the day to celebrate grilled cheese sandwiches! We’ve got some great ideas to turn today into a party — or take your grilled cheese sandwiches to next-level gourmet!
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Grimod de la Reynière Birthday
The 20th of November is the birthday of Grimod de la Reynière. He survived the French revolution and overcame disability to became one of the world’s first food reviewers and restaurant critics.
Grits for Breakfast Day
The 2nd of September is Grits for Breakfast Day. There are lots of different special ways to prepare grits for today, and if you miss breakfast, there’s always lunch!
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is the 2nd of February. If a groundhog sees its shadow on this day, there will be six more weeks of winter. If it does not, spring will be early.
Gumbo Day
The 12th of October is Gumbo Day. In southern Louisiana, home of gumbo, it’s considered a good food to keep you warm in cold weather.
Guy Fawkes Day
On the 5th of November, Guy Fawkes Day, an effigy of Guy Fawkes is burnt in a bonfire, and the fire is put to good use for food purposes as well, such as baking potatoes.
Gyro Day
The 1st of September is Gyro Day. It celebrates the Greek dish consisting of shavings of moist, seasoned spit-roasted meat typically served wrapped in pillowy soft, warmed pita bread.
Hallowe’en
The 31st of October is the day when the veil between this world and other worlds is thought to be thin. Undaunted, children dress in costumes and go door to door for candy.
Hamburger Day
The 28th of May is Hamburger Day. Celebrating with a hamburger for lunch — or for dinner, maybe even making up a dish with hamburgers as the main ingredient. Recipes for this exist!
Hand Roll Day
The 6th of July is Hand Roll Day. It celebrates cylindrical sushi hand rolls made of seasoned rice, fish, and veggies rolled up in a flat sheet of crunchy seaweed.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah, otherwise known by some as the “the deep-fried food holiday”, is a multi-day Jewish holiday festival that comes around once a year in the late fall.
Hard Candy Day
The 19th December is Hard Candy Day, celebrating the Christmas tradition of setting out a small dish or two of these beautifully coloured candies for Christmas!
Hare Pie Day
Hare Pie Day takes place in Hallaton, Leicestershire on Easter Monday. Originally pie actually made of hare was distributed, but now it’s beef pie. After a pie ceremony, there is a beer keg contest.
Harold McGee’s Birthday
The 3rd of October is the birthday of Harold McGee. McGee has pioneered examining the science of what makes cooking work the way it does.
Have a Bagel Day
The 11th of December is Have a Bagel Day. Celebrate the day by actually having a bagel. How would you like yours, fresh or toasted, and what would you like on it?
Have a Coke Day
The 8th of May is “Have a Coke Day”. Coke, short for “Coca-Cola”, is a global brand, so today truly is an international holiday. How do you prefer yours? In a glass, can, or bottle?
Henry John Heinz Birthday
The 11th of October is the birthday of Henry John Heinz, who founded the Heinz food empire.
Herbs & Spices Day
The 10th of June is Herbs & Spices Day. Herbs and spices add flavour and colour, and perk up people’s interest in their food.
Hobbit Day
The 22nd of September is Hobbit Day. It marks the birthday of the fictional characters Bilbo Baggins the hobbit and Frodo Baggins, his cousin
Hogmanay
The 31st December, Hogmanay, is New Year’s Eve in Scotland. After midnight, dark-haired men set out to “first foot” houses with gifts of whisky and an oatmeal bannock.
Homemade Bread Day
The 17th of November is Homemade Bread Day, a day to enjoy a slice of warm, buttered homemade bread.
Homemade Soup Day
The 4th of February is Homemade Soup Day, the day to try your hand at making some homemade soup. You may wish even to consider making enough so that you can freeze some for later.
Hostess Cupcakes Birthday
The 10th of May is the birthday of Hostess Cupcakes. It’s a whole day dedicated to celebrating this iconic American dessert, which is a chocolate cupcake with vanilla cream in the middle.
Hot Chicken Day
The 30th of March is Hot Chicken Day. If you haven’t yet tried this spicy, deep-fried treat from Tennessee, today could be the day to get to know it!