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Publication Wed May 30 2007
Happy National Mint Julep Day!
In today's New York Times Dining & Wine section, food journalist Kim Severson writes about the many national food holidays that have an official place on the country's calendar. Almost every day is a holiday where food is concerned, and all of these special occasions are documented in Chase's Calendar of Events, which is edited here in Chicago and published by McGraw-Hill. Anyone can propose that a new food be honored with its own day by submitting a form to the company, but only those backed by "tangible enthusiasm" are taken into consideration. I think we have a case for a National Cicada Eating Day, even though it could only happen once every 17 years...
