Glad You Asked: Whats the most popular New Years resolution? Jan 1, 2009
How did herring become considered a lucky food to eat for the New Year. It started with northern European immigrants, according to a press release the Milwaukee herring producer Ma Baensch puts out around the holidays most years. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
12 months of luck in a humble legume Dec 25, 2008
Ajuan Mence, a Mills College English professor from Long Island, N.Y., says that when she was in college there were two groups of people - those whose parents still ate those lucky foods and those, like her parents, who had begun to distance themselves from them ... "They grew up with it," she says of the lucky food custom. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lucky is charming Dec 17, 2008
He was brought to the Ector County Humane Society malnourished and without hair. Veterinarians nursed him back to health, and he's now available for adoption. (Odessa American, TX)
Jalapeno peppers become hot item again at Lucky Jul 28, 2008
Members: Not Registered. for free extra services. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Tea off the New Year Jan 29, 2008
"Chinese New Year is about getting together with friends and family and eating lucky food like noodles, for a long life, and chicken and fish," Pan says. "It is simply a celebration and is not about selling anything, or religion, or politics but about fun, food and family.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The history of New Year's Eve Dec 28, 2007
In some regions, rice is a lucky food that is eaten on New Year s Day. The song called Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Trips of a lifetime Dec 22, 2007
On September 18, 2008, 60 lucky food lovers will gather at the Palace of Versailles, once the official residence of French kings, to partake of a special, 15-course banquet created by 15 of the world's top chefs. The royal repast will include a Chopin piano recital, fireworks display and chauffeured transportation to and from Paris. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Cult-food tradition gone nationwide Sep 9, 2007
Alyssa Yu holds up a brightly colored Kool-Aid pickle at Lucky Food Store on Alexander Street in Greenville. The tasty Delta treat has become a national phenomena. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Parrot Sticks BBQ Recipe Jul 23, 2007
This year, I offer you lucky Food Trends readers Canada s own Team Cedar Grilling s Parrot Sticks recipe (including their Steam Whistle Chicken Sauce and Cedar Grilling Parrot Rub which you can make yourselves). Steve Adams, the team s head BBQ Chef explains what this fun grillable is all about: These are called parrot sticks because when the whole chicken wing is stretched out and skewered it looks like a parrot. (Suite101.com)
Friends and Family Day back at park Apr 21, 2007
Approved, in a unanimous vote, alcoholic beverage license applications from Lucky Food Mart, 722 S. Scott Street, for sales of beer and wine for off-premises consumption, and Yuki Express, 2007 Frontage Road, for sales of beer and wine for on-premises consumption. Approved, in separate unanimous votes, resolutions of support from Phase Inc., and MACO, which are applying for federal housing grants to assist with construction of phase II of Courts de Emerald and a new subdivision on Hubert Dollar... (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
