City Chicken
The name "city chicken" is first cited in Ohio on 1926. "City chicken" is not chicken at all -- it's cubes of meat (such as pork or veal) placed on skewers, then breaded…
Citymeals-on-Wheels; City Harvest
Citymeals-on-Wheels and City Harvest are two programs that delivary food to poor, hugnry New Yorkers. I contributed the 1926 "meals on wheels" citations to the Oxford Englaish Dictionary.…
Clambake (Clam Bake)
The clambake (originally "clam bake" and "clam-bake") is a New England institution for baking clams and, quite often, giving political speeches. Corn, potatoes, onions and…
Clams Casino
John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink (1999) states: "A dish of clams mixed with butter, paprika, and shallots, then baked with small strips of bacon on top. The recipe…
Cloud Around the Moon (Chinese dish of king crabmeat, scallops and lobster)
"Cloud Around the Moon" is a Chinese-American restaurant dish found on many menus in the section "special health and diet menu." "Cloud Around the Moon ... $8.95 King…
CLT (chicken, lettuce and tomato)
"CLT" (chicken, lettuce and tomato is a sandwich similar to the "BLT" (bacon, lettuce and tomato). "CLTs (chicken, lettuce and tomato)" was printed in the Tustin (CA)…
Club Sandwich (Club House Sandwich; Clubhouse Sandwich)
The "club sandwich" probably originated at the Union Club of the City of New York in the 1880s. The World (New York, NY) printed on November 18, 1889: "Have you tries a Union Club…
COB Pizza (cheese-on-bottom)
"Red Front Pizza (Home of the COB)" is how the Red Front restaurant in Troy, New York (another restaurant is in Clifton Park, NY) bills itself on its website. "COB" stands for…
Cocktail
The origin of the word "cocktail" (alcoholic mixed drink) remains a mystery. One early theory supposed that it was served by Elizabeth Flanagan in Westchester County, around the time of…
Cocktail Franks (Cocktail Weiners; Cocktail Wieners; Cocktail Weenies)
"Cocktail franks" are small-sized frankfurters often served with a toothpick as hors d'oeuvres during a cocktail hour. Prohibition ended in the United States on December 5, 1933;…
Cocktail Hour
A "cocktail hour" is an "hour" when "cocktails" are served, but many other things besides cocktails can be served (soft drinks and hors d'oeuvres, for example)…
Cocktail Party
A "cocktail party" is simply a "party" where "cocktails" ( as well as other refreshments) are served. The Missouri newspapers in March 1917 credited a Mrs. Walsh of…
Cocktail Umbrella
A small paper umbrella is placed in the cocktail glasses at many tiki bars. The "cocktail umbrella" is sometimes credited to the Polynesian-themed restaurants of Trader Vic's or Don…
Cocktailian
Entry in progress -- B.P. Word Spycocktailian (kawk.TAYL.ee.un) n. A person who is an expert at making cocktails; a master bartender. —adj. Example Citation:"Professor" Jerry Thomas,…
Coco Bread
Coco bread is a Jamaican dish that has been popular in New York City restaurants since the 1970s. The Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery (founded in the Bronx in 1989, franchised since 1996) serves a…
Cocoanista (cocoa + fashionista)
"Cocoanista" (cocoa/chocolatier + fashionista) was coined in 2011 by Jacqueline Jacek, owner of JACEK Chocolate Couture in Sherwood Park (outside Edmonton). The term is a more descriptive…
Coffee Break
The "coffee break" became an American institution during World War II, when older and inexperienced workers were pushed into the workforce and needed breaks for refreshment. The…
Coffee in the Dark (coffee without milk)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Broolyn Newsstand3 July 1887, Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle, "Restaurant Calls," pg. 13, col. 1:"Coffee in the dark" and "slops in the cup with the…
Coffee Regular
Today, a coffee in New York City is Starbucks. However, some insist that "true" New Yorkers have a "coffee regular" that includes milk and sugar. The Mother Tongue: English…
Coffee Summit
Winston Churchill spoke in February 1950 about a “parley at the summit.” A “summit meeting” would come to mean a high-level meeting, such as one involving the president or prime minsters of…