The 31st of August is Eat Outside Day. Enjoy the simple luxury of an al fresco meal today.
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Eat What You Want Day
The 11th of May is “Eat What You Want Day.” It’s a day to indulge in foods you don’t normally have or allow yourself. It could be something calorie-laden, or, something expensive.
Eat Your Vegetables Day
No excuses for anyone not having veggies today! Every year on the 17th of June is Eat Your Vegetables Day.
Edy’s Pie Day
On the 24th of January 1922, the famous Edy’s Pie (formerly “Eskimo Pie”) ice cream bar was patented.
Egg Day
The 3rd of June is Egg Day. The challenge for today is to make a meal around eggs. Breakfast if you want, but higher points are awarded to those who make eggs the main course for dinner!
Egg Nog Day
Egg Nog Day is the 24th of December. It’s a good reminder to get your fill before it disappears for another whole year.
Eggs Benedict Day
The 16th of April is Eggs Benedict Day. This breakfast dish is a real treat, so go ahead and treat yourself today!
Egremont Crab Fair
The Egremont Crab Fair is held on the third Saturday of September to celebrate the crab apple harvest.
Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show
The Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show is held the first Tuesday of every August at Egton Bridge, North Yorkshire, England. The show is both an exhibition and a contest.
Eliza Acton’s Birthday
The 17th of August is the birthday of Eliza Acton, a famous English cookbook author of the mid-Victorian period. Her great innovation was listing the ingredients separate from the recipe instructions.
Eliza Leslie’s Birthday
The 16th of November is the birthday of Eliza Leslie. Her popular cookbooks found a ready audience in a growing American middle class. She may also have published the first chocolate cake recipe in the U.S.
Elizabeth Coleman White’s Birthday
The 5th of October is the birthday of Elizabeth Coleman White. She was the first person to grow cultivated blueberries for commercial production. Prior to this, blueberries were only picked in the wild.
Elvis Presley’s Birthday
The 8th of January is the birthday of the American singer, Elvis Presley. He shot to fame at a young age, and later in life, he became equally famous for his love of Southern US food — and lots of it.
Empanada Day
The 8th of April is Empanada Day. Treat yourself to some from a food truck, or buy frozen, or have some friends over to make some.
Empire Apple Birthday
The 15th of September is the Empire Apple’s birthday. Not every apple is so lucky as to have its own official birthday, but the Empire Apple does.
End of Prohibition
December 5th marks the day in 1933 when Prohibition ended in the U.S. People began toasting the occasion immediately: but where did all the booze suddenly appear from?
End of the Middle Ages Day
The 29th of May is End of the Middle Ages Day. This could be an interesting day to have some friends over to sample some medieval food, and to try some mead!
English Toffee Day
The 8th of January is English Toffee Day. There are many different flavours now. You could make some or support a local candy maker by buying some from them.
Epiphany
Traditionally, people thought of Christmas as having 12 days. Epiphany marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas.
Escargot Day
The 24th of May is Escargot Day. Escargot had their heyday in the 1970s, when everyone ate them with garlic butter and bought the Escargot dishes for home use.
Europe Day
The 9th of May is Europe Day, a celebration to mark peace and unity in Europe. The European Union in recent years has been at the forefront of many advances in the world of food.
Family & Consumer Sciences Day
The 3rd of December is Family & Consumer Sciences Day. The aim of today is to encourage people to come together to prepare and eat a home-cooked meal.
Fannie Farmer Cookbook
The 7th of January commemorates the 1896 publication of the Boston Cooking School Cookbook, now simply referred to as the Fannie Farmer Cookbook after its author.
Fannie Merritt Farmer’s Birthday
Fannie Merritt Farmer was born on the 23rd of March 1857 in Boston. She revolutionized the way Americans cook. Weighing ingredients was out, cups were in.