It’s the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet.
We typically don’t pay too much attention to food holidays (National Bacon Day! National Peanut Butter Day! National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!), but since Pi Day is technically a math holiday, we’re into it. Celebrate with a slice or three! [Pi Day]
Whoa: We eat turkey at Thanksgiving because of…World War I? (We did not see that one coming). Apparently turkey at Thanksgiving is an Army holiday, and when soliders returned home, they brought their hankering with them. [NPR]
Dreams do come true! Magical fairy princess Taylor Swift Instagrammed a picture with Queen of deliciousness Ina Garten. The two spent the day cooking together, and now we have SO MANY QUESTIONS. What was on the menu? What did they talk about? WHAT DID THE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS LOOK LIKE? [Instagram]
You know what would make pizza even more delicious? If its crust was stuffed with marmite. Actually JK, that sounds disgusting (sorry to all those marmite fans out there, we know you exist but we just really don’t need marmite on our pizza). So, yeah… [Eater]
Sales for frozen dinner brand Lean Cuisine have plummeted because
everyone is contemplating rutabagas and sniffing fresh dill at their local farmers’ markets instead of buying TV dinners we’re into eating fresher food these days. [Bloomberg]
All this talk about turkeys has us hankering for some—Wild Turkey, that is. So we’re mixing up a perfect turkey: bourbon, baking spice and orange peel? Yes, please.