Cheese Dip
Entry in progress -- B.P. Arkansas -- Trips & TrailsCheese Dip TrailDid you know Arkansas is believed to be the birthplace of cheese dip? Little Rock lawyer and filmmaker Nick Rogers has done…
Cheese Tea
Entry in progress -- B.P. EaterCheese Tea Could Be the New Bubble Tea — If Americans Get Over the NameTea topped with cheese foam has been stuck on the cusp of trending statesideby Esther Tseng…
Cheesecake
New York City did not invent the cheesecake (the German immigrants brought it over), but New York certainly perfected it. 6 October 1931, Syracuse (NY) Herald, pg. X, col. 5:New York Cheese…
Chef Salad (Chef’s Salad)
Chef salad (or "chef's salad") is a tossed salad that contains lettuce, several vegetables, hard-boiled eggs and often cheese and meat (such as ham). Early recipes (from the 1930s)…
Chefdom
"Chefdom" means the state or condition of being a chef. The term "chefdom" has been cited in print since at least 1886, when it referred to the French cooks who would display…
Cheftestant (chef contestant)
"Cheftestant" was coined in 2006 by recapper Keckler of the blog 'Television Without Pity," referring to the chef contestants of the Bravo television channel cooking show Top…
Cheftestapant (chef + contestant + participant)
"Chetestapant" (chef + contestant + participant) has been used on the popular website Eater.com (cited in print since at least June 17, 2010), always in reference to the Bravo network…
Cherpumple (cherry + pumpkin + apple)
"Cherpumple" is a cherry pie, a pumpkin pie and an apple pie baked all in one. The dessert was created by Charles Phoenix and was popularized in 2010, when it was featured in the Wall…
Chewing Gum
"Chewing gum" is often said to have been invented by Thomas Adams (1818-1905) at Staten Island in the 1860s, but that's part of a larger story. By at least 1828, Americans chewed on…
Chewsday (chew + Tuesday)
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordChewsday; a sex novel.Author: Dan GreenburgPublisher: New York, Stein and Day [1968]Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : English…
Chicken a la King
"Chicken a la king" was widely served in New York hotels in the early 1900s. Several theories have it that the dish is named after a New York "King." Some say that the dish is…
Chicken and Waffles
Harlem likes to take credit for the combination of "chicken and waffles." Several recent articles claim that Wells Supper Club started the tradition there in 1938. It isn't so.…
Chicken Bog
Wikipedia: Chicken Bog Chicken bog is a pilaf dish from Lowcountry cuisine, made of rice and chicken, sausage, onion, and spices. Chicken bog is most popular in Horry County - the home of Myrtle…
Chicken Bonne Femme
Entry in progress -- BP Tujague's Restaurant (Est. 1856), New Orleans, Louisiana -- History Timeless Traditions Guillaume and Marie Abadie Tujague took this advantage in 1852 when they married…
Chicken Divan
This "Chicken Divan" dish was the signature of the Divan Parisien Restaurant, 33 East 48th Street. Dining, Wining and Dancing in New YorkBy Scudder MiddletonNew York, NY: Dodge Publishing…
Chicken Ella
"Chicken Ella:" is a dish popularized by the Luna Bar and Grill in Lake Charles, Louisiana (opened in 2004). "The 'Chicken Ella' at Luna Bar and Grill is a fried or grilled…
Chicken French (Chicken Française; Chicken Francese); Veal French
"Chicken French" (also known as "Chicken Française" or "Chicken Francese") is an Italian-American dish of flour breaded, egg-dipped, sautéed chicken with butter and…
Chicken Katsu (Torikatsu or Tori Katsu)
"Tonkatsu" is a Japanese dish of deep-fried pork cutlets. The cutlets are coated with panko, a Japanese brand of flaky bread crumbs. Chicken cutlets -- instead of pork -- are often made,…
Chicken Kiev (Chicken a la Kiev)
Chicken Kiev (or Chicken a la Kiev) is named after the capital of the Ukraine. The origin of the dish is uncertain. Some hold that the dish was invented by Russian immigrants in cities such as New…
Chicken Lettuce Under Bacon (“club” sandwich backronym)
The "club sandwich" is not an acronym, but it is sometimes given the backronym (back acronym) of "Chicken Lettuce Under Bacon." "Why Club Sandwich? (...) Chicken and…