Localwashing (local + whitewash)
"Localwashing" (local + whitewash) is when a restaurant advertises that it uses locally grown foods (or when a food product claims to be locally grown), but the authenticity of the…
"Localwashing" (local + whitewash) is when a restaurant advertises that it uses locally grown foods (or when a food product claims to be locally grown), but the authenticity of the…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic lockdown gave birth to the portmanteau word "locktail" (lockdown + cocktail). "We have the locktail (equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and dry…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic lockdown gave birth to the portmanteau word "locktail" (lockdown + cocktail). "We have the locktail (equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and dry…
"London broil" was popularized by New York City restaurants in the 1920s-1940s; the term "London broil" is seldom used in London, England. It is possible that a New York…
Pasta sauce is sometimes called "gravy." "Jersey Italian Gravy" is a commercial product that was trademarked with a date of first use of August 10, 2011. The founders of the…
Entry in progress -- B.P. A Coney Island is a type of Greek restaurant popular in the Northern United States, particularly in Detroit, Michigan, as well as the name for the chili dog after which…
"Happy Family" is a popular Chinese-American dish at many restaurants, but the ingredients can vary. Ch'uen chi fu ("happy family") was cited in the Brooklyn (NY) Daily…
"Lunatic soup" is slang used in Australia and New Zealand for an alcoholic drink. "A lively and humorous Temperance address by the Rev. W. H. Coates, who took as his text the words…
Flavorpill Media, along with Absolut Vodka, began "Lunch Break" parties in New York City in 2013. New York's workers spend the lunch hour at a dance party instead of at their desks.…
"Lunch break raves" started in Sweden in the fall of 2010. Instead of eating lunch at a desk, workers go to an hour-long dance party. The "lunch break rave" came to New York…
The lunch wagon (often called the "night lunch wagon" or "night owl" or "owl" because of the night hours of the business) is first cited in a Worcester (MA) newspaper…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Other slang names for days of the week include Shunday, Sober Sunday, Margarita Monday, Messed-up Monday, Mojito Monday, Moonshine Monday, Boozeday Tuesday, Taco Tuesday,…
Entry in progress -- B.P. OCLC WorldCat recordTuna-Macaroni SaladAuthor: S BjerknessPublisher: [Long Island City, NY : Imagimedic Productions, c1983-Edition/Format: Article Article :…
"Mumbo sauce," "mambo sauce" and "mombo sauce" are three different spellings for perhaps the same sauce, served as a barbecue sauce on fried chicken wings, fired jumbo…
The Mamie Taylor cocktail was named after an 1890s opera star. The non-alcoholic Horse's Neck cocktail contained ginger ale, ice and lime juice; the Mamie Taylor added whiskey. The 1940s-1950s…
A feminist version of the Manhattan cocktail is the Manhatin' cocktail. It's basically the same cocktail of whiskey and vermouth, but with a name change. The joke cocktail name was…
"Manhattan clam chowder" is the chowder with tomatoes. "New England clam chowder" is the common name for chowder without tomatoes. Some say that "Manhattan" clam…
The Manhattan cocktail (whiskey and sweet Italian vermouth) is supposedly named after the Manhattan Club, although this is in dispute. Early citations pre-1885 are hard to find, but there are a…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Fizz (cocktail)A Fizz is a mixed drink variation on the older Sours family of cocktail. Its defining features are an acidic juice (such as lemon or lime) and…
In the early 1900s, a "Manhattan Sandwich" showed up on restaurant menus across the country. The earliest citations for "Manhattan Sandwich" (1909, 1910) show up in Wisconsin,…