Searching for an origin story is not easy...the origin story of fondue was no exception. Sometimes, there were things named fondue that weren't really fondue as we know it, and sometimes there were things that sounded kind of like fondue, but we weren't not sure if it was close enough…

Tony the Tiger was created by the advertising company, Leo Burnett, which is still operating today. This is the company that also created the Marlboro Man ads for Marlboro cigarettes, the Jolly Green Giant, Pillsbury Doughboy, and Toucan Sam. Leo Burnett, the company, was started by Leo Burnett, the person,…

Food during the Tudor period in England is a fascinating topic, so we're going to tell you all about it! We’re focusing on food in wealthy households - particularly the royal household, and even more particularly, the household of King Henry the 8th. Why are we focusing on the royal…

These days when you roast something, you’re most likely going to use an oven to get the job done, but it used to be that roasting was done over an open fire. Since an open fire meant that the heat source was only coming from one direction, you had to…

Have you ever heard the carrot myth? You know, it's something that parents always tell their kids - that eating carrots will give you super night vision. Some people's parents really play this up - I used to think that eating carrots would give me cat-like vision, but that never…

Hey Food Buffs! We're going to explore the history of Halloween and the vague beginnings of trick-or-treating! We called Professor Nick Rogers, who wrote the book “Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night”. Coming from England, Professor Rogers didn't celebrate Halloween as a kid, but he got interested when he…

Inspired by the book, "Chocolate Wars", by Deborah Cadbury, today we're telling you the incredible true story of how the biggest chocolate companies in the world fought for our tummies and tastebuds through innovation after innovation that eventually turned cocoa products from a drink, to an edible chocolate, to a…

This is the story of the early days of Cadbury. We are going right to the very beginning of the story - to a time before the Cadbury brand even existed. With the evolution of Cadbury, we’ll also see the evolution of chocolate - from a bitter drink to a…