The third Thursday of November is Beaujolais Nouveau Day. The first young red wine of the year in France is released at precisely 12:01 a.m.
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BeaverTails Pastry Day
The first Friday in June is BeaverTails Pastry Day. A BeaverTail pastry® is a large, flat, sweetened pastry that is deep-fried, then garnished with various toppings, either simply with sugar, or more elaborate choices.
Beer Day Britain
The 15th of June is Beer Day Britain. Grab a beer from the British Isles to wet your whistle, so you’ll be ready to sing the Beer Day Britain song at 7 p.m.!
Belgian National Day
The 21st of July is the national day of Belgium. It is celebrated with food, performances, parades, dancing — and of course, the famous Belgian fries!
Better Breakfast Day
The 26th of September is Better Breakfast Day. The challenge today is to think about how to incorporate healthier breakfasts into your everyday routine.
Bicarbonate of Soda Day
The 30th of December is Bicarbonate of Soda Day. That’s “baking soda day” for the likes of us, but admittedly that doesn’t have quite the same cachet, does it? To mark the day, you could bake something that uses baking soda.
Birthday of Rome
The 21st of April is the birthday of the city of Rome. It is an ancient holiday, celebrated for thousands of years, and marked with great festivities and feasting.
Birthday of Venice
The 25th of March marks the Birthday of Venice. Venice has many unique culinary traditions different from the rest of Italy. If you haven’t been there yet, maybe you will someday!
Black Forest Cake Day
The 28th of March is Black Forest Cake Day. It’s such a treat, so make sure you have some today — perhaps for breakfast, even! After all, it’s got fruit in it, right?!
Blessed Thomas Bellacci
Thomas Bellacci, a patron saint of butchers, was a butcher’s son. Despite being a Patron of Butchers, he himself in later life ate only bread, root vegetables, and water.
Blonde Brownie Day
The 22nd of January is Blonde Brownie Day, timed seemingly in case you didn’t already have a delicious reason to fall off your New Year’s resolution diet.
Bloody Mary Day
The 1st of January is Bloody Mary Day. Some people say the reason why is that it’s a popular home-cure for the hangovers from New Year’s Eve the night before.
BLT-Day
The 22nd of July is BLT Day. It celebrates Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato (BLT) sandwiches, one of the most popular sandwich combos to come out of the 20th century.
Blue Cheese Dressing Day
The 16th of July is Blue Cheese Dressing Day, celebrating blue cheese dressing. If you are a blue cheese dressing fan, today is your day.
Blueberry Pancake Day
The 28th of January is Blueberry Pancake Day. You could try making some today, or enjoy some at a restaurant that is offering them as a promotion for the day.
Bouillabaisse Day
The 14th of December is Bouillabaisse Day, a time to enjoy the classic fish and seafood soup from the south of France.
Bourbon Day
The 14th of June is Bourbon Day. Not only is bourbon a delicious beverage, but it also makes for a delicious ingredient in many dishes!
Boxing Day
The 26th of December, the day after Christmas, is an official holiday in the Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK.
Bratwurst Festival Day
On the first Saturday in August, Sheboygan, Wisconsin holds Bratwurst Festival Days. Bucyrus, Ohio also holds them later in August. In each locale, how the bratwurst is traditionally served differs.
Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Day
The 1st of May is Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Day. All across the world, people visit, phone and email friends and neighbours excitedly to exchange their bread pudding recipes.
Bread Rationing Ends in The United Kingdom
The 25th of July marks the day in 1948 when wartime bread rationing ended in the United Kingdom. But it wasn’t until 1950 that stores were allowed again to sell it already sliced!
Brillat-Savarin Birthday
On the 1st of April in 1755, Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was born in France. He wrote the first book about the pleasures of food, and is considered the father of gastronomy.
Brownie Day
The 8th of December is Brownie Day. Easy to make brownies could be a good way to get yourself inspired for the serious baking that lays ahead in the next few weeks.
Buffet Day
The 2nd of January is National Buffet Day. Give yourself a break from all the cooking you’ve been doing, and have one last splurge before the New Year dieting begins in earnest.