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Food Events
Monthly Food Events
International Coffee Gourmet Month
Dried Plum Digestive Health Month
National Lose Weight and Feel Great Month
Healthy Weight Awareness Month
National Staying Healthy Month
California Restaurant Month 
Seasonal Fruits for January
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Cherimoyas, Citrons, Grapefruit, Kumquats, Lemons, Limes, Oranges, Pomelos
Seasonal Vegetables for January
(always check your area and with your vendors)
Arugula, Asian Greens, Beets, Bok Choy, Broccoli, Broccoli Rabe (rapini), Brussel sprouts, Cabbage, Cardoons, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Collard Greens, Cress, Dandelion greens, Endive, Fava Greens, Fennel, Garlic, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lambsquarters, Leeks, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard greens, Nettles, Onions, Orach, Parsnip, Radicchio (chicories), Radishes, Rutabagas, Scallions, Spinach, Sprouts, Sunchokes, Turnip
1-7
(1st Week)
National Lose Weight / Feel Great Week
Grape-nuts (Post) are introduced 1897
Postum Food Coffee introduced (Post) 1895
2-8
National Folic Acid Awareness Week
National Thank Your Customers Week
(1st Full Week)
2
(1st Monday after New Year's Day)
Campbell's Soup introduces Cream of Broccoli Soup 1990
H. David Dalquist, creator of Aluminum Bundt Pan dies, 1950
3
National Drinking Straw Day (patented in 1888)
Oleomargarine Patented 1871, Henry Bradley
4
5
6
Largest Cup of Hot Chocolate 2018
7
Fannie Farmers Cookbook first published
8-14
(2nd Week)
(Starts 2nd Sunday)
8
(2nd Sunday)
9
10-16
National Obesity Awareness Week
10
"Where's the Beef" commercial first airs, 1984 (Wendy's)
11
Mochitsuki Japanese Rice Cake Festival
12
13
14
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
Take A Missionary to Lunch Day
David Wesson born, 1861 (inventory of cotton seed oil - Wesson Oil)
15-21
National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week
(3rd Full Week)
15
Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn is introduced 1986
16-20 (3rd Work Week)
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International Hot & Spicy Food Day
Meatless Monday
17
Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day
(Tuesday of 3rd full Week)
18
19
Get to Know Your Customers Day
(3rd Thursday)
20
National Bakers - Crafters - Makers Day
21
(3rd Saturday)
22-28
(4th week)
22
Feast Day St. Vincent Patron of Wine Growers and Vinegar makers
23-27
23
International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
24
National Lobster Thermidor Day
P.L. Spencer receives patent for microwave oven, 1950
25
Wheatless Wednesday
26
27
28
National Blueberry Pancake Day
1/29-2/4
(starts last Sunday)
29
Patent for first glass milk container issued 1878, George Lester
30
Meatless Monday
31
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