Imagine a hamburger without ketchup. How about French Fries? Ketchup is loved around the world. 97% of Americans own a bottle of ketchup. 11 billion single-serve packets of Heinz ketchup are used worldwide each year – almost two packets for every person on the planet. Where did

Everyone loves a sandwich. There are so many choices, so many breads, and so many fillings. It’s a finger food made in heaven. Sandwiches have been with us for a long time. The first recorded sandwich was by Hillel the Elder, the ancient Jewish sage. He lived in the first century, dur

  Legend says it began as an accident. It was winter in Oakland, California (1905). The sun was warm during the day and the night was cold. 11-year-old Frank Epperson was having fun. Using a wooden stick, Frank mixed a popular fruit-flavored soft drink powder with water. He accid

The first time I met a cherimoya was at a Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles. “Try it,” the farmer grinned. “You won’t be sorry,” Accepting his challenge, I took the green, grenade-looking fruit home. Not sure what I would discover, I cut it open and found a white, creamy fruit with inedi

Meet Harry. Not the Prince. Nothing could stop our Harry. He was born in 1879 on the poor Frosty Hill Farm in Muddy Creek, Pennsylvania. He was an only child – that meant working from a very young age. The boy helped farm, milk cows, and when he was old enough, built a “pond” to raise

It was a treat reserved for me and my Dad. We lived in Queens, New York and I felt very special when Dad put me in the front passenger seat and drove to the lower east side of Manhattan. First, we sat on red swivel stools at a long shiny Luncheonette counter. The server squirted cherr

Once upon a time there were two sons who wanted to out-do their dads. Forest Mars didn’t get along with his wildly successful dad, Frank Mars. Dad founded the Mars Candy Company with popular treats like Milky Way, Snickers, and later, Three Musketeers. Forrest was sent to run the fami

Cheese begins with milk. Do you prefer cow or goat milk? Sheep or water buffalo? How about camel, yak, or moose? You might want to try donkey or reindeer . . . Cheese is one of the most popular foods in the world. You can eat it straight, melt it, spice it, or add it to endless recipe

What’s your favorite? Sharp cheddar or pepper jack? Honey gouda or cave-aged gruyere? American or Swiss? Imagine the cheese that you’re eating was first made nearly 8,000 years ago. People ate cheese before they started to record history. That’s a long time ago. No one knows where che

What in the world is choux? Choux is a unique dough made from butter, water, flour, and eggs. There’s no baking powder, soda, or yeast. The dough is mixed and piped into long, finger-like shapes and baked at a high temperature. The steam inside makes it rise. The end result is a hollo