Blisters on My Sisters (egg dish, similar to huevos rancheros)
"Blisters on My Sisters" is an egg dish served at Shopsin's (located in Essex Market, but formerly on Carmine Street). Kenny Shopsin named the dish after a lyric in a song by Frank…
"Blisters on My Sisters" is an egg dish served at Shopsin's (located in Essex Market, but formerly on Carmine Street). Kenny Shopsin named the dish after a lyric in a song by Frank…
The Oxford English Dictionary added "block party" in 1997, and OED's earliest citation is 1919. I've found "block party" from 1907. Unfortunately, the first New York…
"Blogola" (blog + payola) or "bloggola" (blogger + payola) is when a blog or a blogger receives money or free merchandise, presumably for a favorable write-up. The older term…
A "blondie" is a "blond brownie" (or "blonde brownie"), a light-colored brownie. Chocolate is replaced by brown sugar and vanilla extract to give them the lighter…
Doyers Street (in Chinatown) was called "the Bloody Angle" around 1900 because of murders that occurred on the street. The term has long fadded into history, but the angle of Doyers…
British Airways (BA) was formed in 1974 and is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom. The BA nickname of "Bloody Awful" has been cited in print since at least 1982. In 1990, publications…
Entry in progress -- B.P.Bloody MaryJulius Caesar (100 BC-44 BC) Wikipedia: Caesar (cocktail)A Caesar or Bloody Caesar is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains…
The Bloody Maria is named after the Bloody Mary. However, instead of vodka and tomato juice (as in the Bloody Mary), the Bloody Maria has tequila and tomato juice. The Bloody Maria is cited from…
The Bloody Mary is often thought to have been invented at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, in the 1920s. The French bartender Fernand Petiot (1900-1975) later came to the King Cole Room of the…
The "Bloody Mary" cocktail is often accompanied by a celery stalk (or "celery stick") stirrer. It is often stated that this combination was invented at Chicago's Ambassador…
Google Books The Joy of Mixology, Revised and Updated Edition: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's CraftBy Gary ReganNew York, NY: Clarkson Potter2018Pg. ?:One story about the birth of…
The term "BRIC" nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) was coined in 2001 by economist Jim O'Neill. Ten years later, in November 2011, Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards…
Football teams from the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma ("OU") play each year in the "Red River Rivalry" game. "BlowU" (or "blOwU") is a…
"BLT" usually refers to a BLT sandwich (bacon, lettuce and tomato). Dieting organizations such as Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig have another meaning for "BLT" -- bites, licks…
The BMT sandwich (Bacon Mit Tomato) was named after the NYC subway line at least as early as 1936. Subway restaurants trademarked its "Italian B.M.T." sandwich (sliced Genoa salami,…
The "Blue Alert" for law enforcement officers was patterned after the "Amber Alert" (children) and the "Silver Alert" (seniors). If a law enforcement officer is killed…
There are the Princeton Tigers and the Harvard Crimson. Columbia's nicknames would have both an animal (lion) and a color (blue and white). "Blue and White" came first, around 1900.…
"Blue Anon" is a term similar to QAnon, but referring to the politically "blue" (such as Democrats). If "QAnon" is a term for people on the right who believe in…
Card games such as poker often use colored chips for wagering. A white chip is the lowest value, a red chip is often equal to two white chips, and a blue chip (highest value) is equal to two red…
A “blue collar” worker is someone of the working class, such as a tradesperson. A “white collar” worker is a professional or educated worker, or someone who works in an office. The term…