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June 14th is National Cucumber Day...+ ROSÉ Day (AND Bourbon 🥃 Day too!) _2025
Jun
14
12:00 AM00:00
SPIRITS, WINE, FOOD

June 14th is National Cucumber Day...+ ROSÉ Day (AND Bourbon 🥃 Day too!) _2025

just a crisp bit of history for now:
…Genetically related to watermelons 🍉, cucumbers 🥒 ( gherkins, etc. ) originate from all over Africa…

And Black Americans (women in particular) were not only known for but lauded and praised for their pickling prowess for centuries …

I couldn’t resist snapping this pic of a beautiful bowl of cucumbers Chef Denzell Washington was working with at Old Stone House of Brooklyn for one of the hearth meals programs we collaborated on. [I believe he sliced and diced some into the grilled watermelon salad…]

Hey Hey — it's Rosé Day TODAY too! Like humans, with our diverse range of hues, rosé represents some of the most beautiful expressions of that wonderfully divine elixir called WINE…

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Friday August 2nd: Cheers to International Beer Day! 🌍🍻✨ ...
Aug
2
12:00 AM00:00
BEER, WINE

Friday August 2nd: Cheers to International Beer Day! 🌍🍻✨ ...

Are you a wine lover and your significant other only drinks beer? I sometimes tell the wine aficionados in my world they might find a beer that works well with their palate amidst an array of international beer styles (with notes of fruit etc.) and that I find that 'orange wine' is wonderful way for staunch beer drinkers to begin exploring wine.. AND that a fun way for BOTH wine lovers and beer drinkers to unite is…

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