by Joseph Yacino | Aug 11, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, history lesson, national panini day, palm beach personal chef, panini, panini day
Celebrate the Panini! August 11, 2015 is the first ‘official, National Panini Day* The first U.S. reference to panini, a ‘pan warmed Italian sandwich’ dates to 1956 in an article about an Italian street fair. Panini’s are said to have originated in Lombardy, Italy, in...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 10, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, greece, greek salad, history lesson, palm beach personal chef, salad
Traditionally Greek salad is made with pieces of tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, Feta cheese (served in a single rectangular-shaped cutting put over the vegetables), and olives (usually Kalamata olives), typically seasoned with salt and oregano, and dressed...
by Joseph Yacino | Aug 8, 2017 | day in history, fort lauderdale personal chef, history lesson, miami beach chef, miami beach personal chef, palm beach personal chef
1988 Uprising in Myanmar Begins The pro-democracy uprising began as a student protest in Burma’s capital city, Yangon. Hundreds and thousands protesters came out on the streets to protest against the one-party rule by General Ne Win. The protests lasted for over...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 28, 2017 | 1776, 4th of july, british crown, england, fourth of july, history, history lesson, independence day, july 4, thirteen colonies, united states
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 1, 2017 | celebrate, history lesson, holiday, mother's day, mothering sunday
Mother’s day is fast approaching both here and abroad. We all take this “holiday” for granted. It was not that long ago in the scope of things when the second Sunday in May was just that, the second Sunday in May. In the United Kingdom and Ireland Mother’s...