Bronx Crepes Suzette (blintzes)
"Bronx crepes suzette" is a jocular name for "blintzes." Blintzes were popular with Jewish families in the Bronx -- and many Jewish families lived in the Bronx in the 1930s and…
Bronx Grape (Bronx Seedless Grape)
The "Bronx Seedless" grape (or "Bronx Grape") was named in 1936-1937 and was developed by Dr. A. B. (Arlow) Stout of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, NY. The grape…
Bronx Vanilla (garlic)
"Bronx vanilla" has been the diner lingo term for "garlic" since the 1930s. The term is historical and is not used today. Other diner lingo names for garlic include…
Brooklyn (vanilla and caramel frappuccino)
A Starbucks on Court Street in Brooklyn made a special vanilla bean "frappuccino" (a trademarked coffee, water and milk drink) with a caramel swirl for some of its customers. In June…
Brooklyn Blackout (ice cream)
Steve's Ice Cream of Brooklyn introduced a flavor in 2011 called "Bklyn Blackout." The ice cream --an homage to Brooklyn's famous blackout cake -- is described as "Milk…
Brooklyn chewing gum (from Italy)
"Brooklyn" chewing gum - from Italy? Didn't chewing gum come from Staten Island? 16 January 2001, New York Times, pg. C4:Italian Confectioner Buying Remainder of Dutch CompetitorBy…
Brooklyn Cocktail
The Brooklyn cocktail is not nearly as famous as the Manhattan Cocktail or even the Bronx Cocktail. The standard Brooklyn cocktail contains 1 ounces rye or blended whiskey, 1 ounce dry vermouth, a…
Brooklyn Jawbreaker (bagel)
Bagels in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s were often difficult to chew. "The Bagel -- Automated and Frozen -- Is Gaining New Friends" by Jean Hewitt, printed in the New York (NY)…
Brosé (bro + rosé)
Rosé is a wine with an often pinkish color. Rosé had the reputation of being a wine mainly for women, but by 2011 that began to change. "Brosé: [broh-zey] –noun a pink wine enjoyed with…
Brown Sadness Water (decaf coffee)
"Decaf coffee? You mean brown sadness water?" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "'When someone offers me decaf, I just think, "Why are you trying to give me…
Brownstone Front Cake
"Brownstone front cake" is a very rich chocolate cake. It's said to resemble the "brownstone front" houses. The cake was popular in the late 19th century and probably began…
Brut (cocktail)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Brut CocktailThe Brut Cocktail is an early cocktail that appears in William "Cocktail" Boothby's 1908 work The World's Drinks And How To Mix…
Brutus Salad
The Caesar salad is so popular that some chefs make a "Brutus salad" (after Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, who participated in the assassination of Julius Caesar). However, it appears…
Bubbemycin or Bubbe-mycin (Jewish chicken soup)
Chicken soup, according to some Jewish grandmothers, can cure what ails you. The nickname "Jewish penicillin" has been used for chicken soup since the 1960s. Chicken soup is also called…
Bud and Breakfast (marijuana bud + bed and breakfast)
When recreational marijuana became legal in states, the traditional "bed and breakfast" became a "bud and breakfast," with marijuana part of the appeal. ""We are going…
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall or Buddha’s Temptation (Fo Tiao Qiang)
"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall/Fence" or "Buddha's Temptation" (fó tiào qiáng) is a dish from China's Fujian province that supposedly is so tempting that a fasting…
Buddha’s Delight or Buddhist Delight (vegetarian dish)
Some -- but certainly not all -- Buddhists have a vegetarian diet. A Chinese dish is "Buddha's Delight" (sometimes "Buddha Delight") or "Buddhist Delight"…
Buffalo Sundae
One of the first "sundaes" (in print several times in 1902) appears to have been the "Buffalo sundae." The city of Buffalo is located in upstate New York, near Ithaca (where the…
Bullet Sandwich
The Quiznos chain of sandwich shops introduced a "bullet" sandwich in July 2009. A "bullet" is smaller than a Quiznos "torpedo" sandwich. An editorial cartoon in 1974…
Bumbleberry Pie (Bumble Berry Pie)
"Bumbleberry" (or "bumble berry") is a term indicating a mixture of berries; there is a "bumbleberry pie," but other food items have also used the word.…