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Way to go, Nessa! We are so proud of you.

The National School Choice Kick Off is starting in less than an hour! Join EVIT Commerical Baking & Pastry Arts student Vanessa Ruiz hosts the live video event starting at 11 a.m. AZ/1 p.m. EST. You can check it out at youtube.com/schoolchoiceweek.

From EVIT to her own bakery, alumna lives dream EVIT alumna Jackie Shappell operates the Cake This bakery out of her Queen Creek home.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “I do not believe that you have to spend a lot of money to eat well: it is hard to beat a plain old baked potato.” Laurie Colwin (1944-1992)

Today August 19th is National Soft Serve Ice Cream Day, National Hot & Spicy Food Day and National Potato Day.

DID YOU KNOW? In 1952, Mr. Potato Head was born, and was also the first toy to be advertised on television.

The potato, which originated in Peru, took a long journey to reach North America. The Spaniards took it back to Spain in the 16th century; from there it made its way to Italy and northern Europe, then to Bermuda and the Virginia colonies of North America.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “Chardonnay is a red wine masquerading as a white, and Pinot Noir is a white wine masquerading as a red.”
André Tchelistcheff, winemaker (1901-1994)

Today August 18th is National Ice Cream Pie Day, National Pinot Noir Day (Wine), National Fajita Day.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they spend on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.” Will Rogers (1879-1935)

Today August 17th is National Vanilla Custard Day.

DID YOU KNOW? Vanilla was used by the Aztecs to flavor chocolate, and they introduced the Spanish explorers to both.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see how they are made.” Otto Von Bismarck (1815-1898)

Today August 16th is National Bratwurst Day and National Rum Day.

DID YOU KNOW? Bratwurst is a classic German pork and veal sausage, seasoned with herbs and spices such as ginger, marjoram, nutmeg, caraway or coriander. They should be grilled or fried before serving.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands -- and then eat just one of the pieces.” Judith Viorst (1931--)

Today August 11th is National Raspberry Bombe Day.

DID YOU KNOW? Bibb lettuce was first cultivated in Kentucky by Jack Bibb in the late 19th century It is also called limestone lettuce, from the limestone in the Kentucky soil where it was first grown.

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE “As if a cookbook had anything to do with writing.” ‘The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book’ (1954)

Today August 10th is National S'Mores Day.

On this day in 1814 Henri Nestle was born (died July 7, 1890). In 1867 he invented an infant formula, farine lactee, a substitute breast milk for infants unable to breast feed. He sold the company in 1875. The company kept the Nestle name, and later expanded its products to include chocolate and condensed milk.