The 3rd of July is International Plastic Bag Free Day. The goal of the day is to bury single-use plastic bags “in the museum of bad design”
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International Scotch Day
The 8th of February is International Scotch Day. Scotch makers promote various new ways to enjoy Scotch, in mixed drinks, in cooking and straight up!
International Tea Day
International Tea Day is the 21st of May. It promotes the sustainable production of tea and improving the lives of workers involved in producing tea. And, naturally, enjoying tea!
International Whisk(e)y Day
The 27th of March is International Whisk(e)y Day. How do you like yours? Straight up, on the rocks, or in a whiskey cocktail?
International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day
The 8th of March is International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD). The day is designed to help reclaim women’s place in the beer brewing world and provide networking opportunities.
Irma Rombauer’s Birthday
The 30th of October is the birthday of Irma Rombauer. Rombauer authored one of the United States’ most influential cookbooks of all time, “The Joy of Cooking”.
Isidore, Patron Saint of Farmers
The 15th of May is Saint Isidore’s day. On this day, many towns in Spain hold processions in his name to bless the fields for the coming growing season.
Italian Beef Day
The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend is Italian Beef Day, celebrating the specialty sandwich born in Chicago! Treat yourself to one today!
Italian Republic Day
The 2nd of June is Italian Republic Day. The day is marked with parades, ceremonies, concerts, soccer games, and eating everywhere.
J.R.R. Tolkien Day
The 3rd of January is J.R.R. Tolkien Day, celebrating the author of The Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. The key point is a toast to the Professor done at 9 p.m.
James John Howard Gregory’s Birthday
The 7th of November is the birthday of James John Howard Gregory, a New England nurseryman who introduced some now-famous varieties of vegetables.
Jean-Étienne de Boré’s Birthday
The 27th of December is the birthday of Jean-Étienne de Boré, the man who first produced granulated sugar. And the world has been sweeter ever since.
Jelly Bean Day
The 22nd of April is Jelly Bean Day. This is the biggest selling time of the year for jelly beans.
Jennifer Paterson’s Birthday
April 3rd is Jennifer Patterson’s birthday. She was expelled from convent school and fired as a food writer for throwing dishes out an office window, but her claim to fame really arrived when she appeared on TV screens in 1996 as one-half of the Two Fat Ladies.
John Cadbury’s Birthday
The 12th of August is the birthday of John Cadbury, who founded what would become the Cadbury chocolate commercial empire. Treat yourself to a Cadbury chocolate bar or other product today.
John Tradescant Birthday
On the 4th of August 1608, John Tradescant the younger was born in England. He and his father introduced to Europe many food plants we now take for granted.
Johnny Appleseed Day
The 26th of September is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. He became a part of American mythology for planting apple trees in Ohio.
Joseph Campbell’s Birthday
The 15th of May is the birthday of Joseph Campbell, the founder of the Campbell’s soup company. The condensed soup for which the company is now famous was introduced in 1897.
Junk Food Day
The 21st of July is Junk Food Day. This could be a good day to look for healthier snacking and fast food alternatives, so you can satisfy those hungry urges in smarter ways that are as good for you as they taste.
Juternalia
The 11th of January is the Juternalia, a water festival holiday in honour of a Roman water goddess named Juturna. It was celebrated by the workers who maintained the acqueducts and fountains that supplied the city of Rome with public water.
Kahlua Day
The 27th of February is Kahlua Day. It celebrates the creamy, rum-based liquor from Mexico with the coffee flavour and a caffeine hit.
Katherine Caldwell Bayley Birthday
The 10th of September is the birthday of Katherine Caldwell Bayley. Home economists such as her were change agents, bringing tremendous knowledge, energy and zeal to their work.
Kellogg’s Cereal Company Founded
On the 19th of February, 1906, William Keith Kellogg founded the Kellogg Cereal Company. Sadly, the story begins with a battle between two brothers.
Kitchen Klutzes Day
The 13th of June is Kitchen Klutzes Day. This is a day dedicated to those with the best of intentions in the kitchen, but for whom it just doesn’t always work out.