The Inventor Of Fettuccine Alfredo Was – No Surprise – A Guy Named Alfredo

It's National Pasta Day, and here’s a pasta fact that you might have guessed: Fettucine Alfredo comes from an actual guy named Alfredo.

By |2024-12-12T20:45:24-05:00October 17, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Abel Gonzales Is The Fried Food King Of The Texas State Fair

The Texas State Fair is getting underway, and if it's fried food you're after, you have Abel Gonzales Jr., aka "Fried Jesus," to thank.

By |2024-12-08T15:29:40-05:00September 30, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

If It’s Thursday, It’s Time For Pea Soup And Pancakes In Sweden

This past Monday was National Day in Sweden, but it's Thursday that the real fun gets underway, because that’s when people eat pea soup and pancakes. Together.

By |2024-12-02T08:55:24-05:00June 9, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

Hanson Gregory, The Sea Captain Who Gave The Doughnut Its Hole

Fried dough cakes have been around seemingly forever, but for National Doughnut Day, we have the story of an innovation that helped make this treat the icon that it is today: the invention of the doughnut hole.

The Sometimes Salty History of the Cheez-It

Today in 1921, Green and Green cracker company of Dayton, Ohio trademarked the name of a new product that is still doing quite well: it’s the birthday of the Cheez-It.

By |2024-12-12T21:59:17-05:00May 23, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A Chef Got Irritated With A Wealthy Diner And That’s Why We Have Potato Chips

It's National Potato Chip Day, so of course we’re going to take you through the history of potato chips and the story of chef George Crum, the man sometimes called “the Edison of grease.”

Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry

For National Pizza Day, here's the story of one of the hottest types of pizza in the country: Detroit-style, first made in a special pan that wasn't meant to be a pan at all.

By |2024-12-04T05:48:40-05:00February 9, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

PEZ Was Sold In Metal Tins Before Its Famous Dispensers Were Invented

Today in 1952, PEZ received a US patent for its famous dispensers, which, like the candies they contain, were first intended to help people quit smoking.

By |2024-12-07T15:09:02-05:00December 2, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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