Brian Petro
@smartguyinatie.com
Food and drink historian, educator, and nerd. Looking at what we eat from the intersection of culture and curiosity.
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My mom's apple cake is an avalanche of apples, a tiny bit of batter, and a cascade of cinnamon baked into a hulking mass of fall awesomeness in a tube pan that people will demand you make again and again.
smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/moms...
smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/moms...
September 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
My mom's apple cake is an avalanche of apples, a tiny bit of batter, and a cascade of cinnamon baked into a hulking mass of fall awesomeness in a tube pan that people will demand you make again and again.
smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/moms...
smittenkitchen.com/2008/09/moms...
#OnThisDate, 7 Sep 2002, the world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was made in Oklahoma. Weighing in at 900 lbs., it had 350 lbs. of pb and 144 lbs. of jelly.
There is no record of the flavor of the jelly.
The current world record was set in 2010.
#Food #FoodHistory #PBJ
There is no record of the flavor of the jelly.
The current world record was set in 2010.
#Food #FoodHistory #PBJ
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#OnThisDate, 7 Sep 2002, the world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was made in Oklahoma. Weighing in at 900 lbs., it had 350 lbs. of pb and 144 lbs. of jelly.
There is no record of the flavor of the jelly.
The current world record was set in 2010.
#Food #FoodHistory #PBJ
There is no record of the flavor of the jelly.
The current world record was set in 2010.
#Food #FoodHistory #PBJ
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This tractor driver in NorCal is calling it a day from preparing the soil for the next planting. Grape orchards can yield for 30 years before needing to be pulled and replanted but often wine grape plants will be replanted more often to keep the grape quality. #WeFeedYou
September 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This tractor driver in NorCal is calling it a day from preparing the soil for the next planting. Grape orchards can yield for 30 years before needing to be pulled and replanted but often wine grape plants will be replanted more often to keep the grape quality. #WeFeedYou
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This is my go-to weeknight-friendly (i.e. everything is done, including the nonnegotiable grilled cheese alongside, in under an hour) tomato soup. Grape or cherry tomatoes do the heavy lifting here, providing flavor, nuance, and sweetness I wasn’t getting canned.
smittenkitchen.com/2024/03/week...
smittenkitchen.com/2024/03/week...
September 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is my go-to weeknight-friendly (i.e. everything is done, including the nonnegotiable grilled cheese alongside, in under an hour) tomato soup. Grape or cherry tomatoes do the heavy lifting here, providing flavor, nuance, and sweetness I wasn’t getting canned.
smittenkitchen.com/2024/03/week...
smittenkitchen.com/2024/03/week...
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It's the peak season in the grape harvest in Arvin CA. "Sonia" is taking boxes back to her packing station. When packed with grapes, each box can weigh up to 22 lbs. It was 11:30 AM on this day and the temperature was already 91°. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's the peak season in the grape harvest in Arvin CA. "Sonia" is taking boxes back to her packing station. When packed with grapes, each box can weigh up to 22 lbs. It was 11:30 AM on this day and the temperature was already 91°. #WeFeedYou #CALOR
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Good run down on the chemical nasties to watch out for in food (and other products)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Ingredient red flags: how to spot the chemicals to avoid in food, kitchenware and cosmetics
Should your makeup be fragrance-free? Is it time to purge your kitchen of plastic? Are all food dyes dangerous? These are the everyday ingredients that could be harming your health
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Good run down on the chemical nasties to watch out for in food (and other products)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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"Mateo" is a tomato dumper in the Gilroy CA area. His job is to take the buckets of tomatoes from the pickers and dump them into the trailer. This is a prime job as he is paid by the day vs hourly and he earns $158/day. #WeFeedYou
September 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Mateo" is a tomato dumper in the Gilroy CA area. His job is to take the buckets of tomatoes from the pickers and dump them into the trailer. This is a prime job as he is paid by the day vs hourly and he earns $158/day. #WeFeedYou
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Bart Simpson's Eat My Shorts Cereal (2003-2003): This limited edition cereal was a UK/Ireland exclusive. It featured frosted, golden syrup-flavored multigrain cereal pieces, shaped like...Bart Simpson's shorts.
August 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Bart Simpson's Eat My Shorts Cereal (2003-2003): This limited edition cereal was a UK/Ireland exclusive. It featured frosted, golden syrup-flavored multigrain cereal pieces, shaped like...Bart Simpson's shorts.
#OnThisDate, 6 Sep 1916, Piggly Wiggly first opened in Memphis, TN. Founded by Clarence Saunders, he was elusive about how he came up with the name. He told people that he saw pigs wiggling under a fence, and that is where the name came from.
#Food #FoodHistory #FirstSelfService
#Food #FoodHistory #FirstSelfService
September 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#OnThisDate, 6 Sep 1916, Piggly Wiggly first opened in Memphis, TN. Founded by Clarence Saunders, he was elusive about how he came up with the name. He told people that he saw pigs wiggling under a fence, and that is where the name came from.
#Food #FoodHistory #FirstSelfService
#Food #FoodHistory #FirstSelfService
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A weekend full of entertainment, arts & crafts, food, car show, 5k and more at the Beavercreek Popcorn Festival!
dayton937.com/event/beaver...
dayton937.com/event/beaver...
September 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A weekend full of entertainment, arts & crafts, food, car show, 5k and more at the Beavercreek Popcorn Festival!
dayton937.com/event/beaver...
dayton937.com/event/beaver...
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From sauerkraut to schnitzel, a non-foodies’ guide to German food
Without a single "wurst" pun.
www.yahoo.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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"Today in UFW History - 8/21/88: Cesar Chavez ended his 36 day fast over the pesticide poisoning of farmworkers & their children during a mass at the UFWs “Forty Acres” property attended by Ethel & Kerry Kennedy, Rev. Jessie Jackson and 1000s of farm workers and supporters.
August 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"Today in UFW History - 8/21/88: Cesar Chavez ended his 36 day fast over the pesticide poisoning of farmworkers & their children during a mass at the UFWs “Forty Acres” property attended by Ethel & Kerry Kennedy, Rev. Jessie Jackson and 1000s of farm workers and supporters.
What to do with this account?
I want to make it all food, cocktail, and history-based.
Just need to work on that voice and consistency.
I want to make it all food, cocktail, and history-based.
Just need to work on that voice and consistency.
August 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
What to do with this account?
I want to make it all food, cocktail, and history-based.
Just need to work on that voice and consistency.
I want to make it all food, cocktail, and history-based.
Just need to work on that voice and consistency.
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Workers in Western NY are setting and adjusting the poles around growing apple trees. They do this to train the young trees to grow in a way that allows for the most efficient use of space and sunlight. #WeFeedYou
August 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Workers in Western NY are setting and adjusting the poles around growing apple trees. They do this to train the young trees to grow in a way that allows for the most efficient use of space and sunlight. #WeFeedYou
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We are deeply troubled by apparent raids in Southern California, including one involving a Penske truck filled with agents descending on day laborers today. While more investigation is needed, we have serious concerns that the federal government may be in violation of the federal judge's July TRO.
Westlake Home Depot raided again, reigniting fears of more sweeps despite judge's order to stop
Westlake Home Depot raided again, reigniting fears of more sweeps despite judge's order to stop
Border Patrol agents reportedly arrested 16 people at a Home Depot in Westlake on Wednesday. They utilized Penske trucks to carry out the arrests
www.latimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We are deeply troubled by apparent raids in Southern California, including one involving a Penske truck filled with agents descending on day laborers today. While more investigation is needed, we have serious concerns that the federal government may be in violation of the federal judge's July TRO.
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"Juana" just started working under a UFW contract and said “Thank you, God bless you!” to the senior workers who helped finish filling up her leek boxes at the end of the harvest day. #WeFeedYou
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Juana" just started working under a UFW contract and said “Thank you, God bless you!” to the senior workers who helped finish filling up her leek boxes at the end of the harvest day. #WeFeedYou
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This devilishly decadent six-layer chocolate cake is soaked in Grand Marnier, slathered in French buttercream, cloaked in ganache, and crowned with candied orange peel. Sinfully rich—and worth every bite. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe
Click here for recipe
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This devilishly decadent six-layer chocolate cake is soaked in Grand Marnier, slathered in French buttercream, cloaked in ganache, and crowned with candied orange peel. Sinfully rich—and worth every bite. #TheOutpost #Cooking #Cooksky #Foodsky #Baking #Bakesky #Recipe
Click here for recipe
🍽️🍜👨🍳🐝🦋
August 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ummmmmm...whut?
August 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Ummmmmm...whut?
#OnThisDate, 6 August 1889, The Savoy Hotel in London opened. It was innovative for its day by offering guests electric lights, electric elevators, hot and cold water, and bathrooms in the most lavish rooms, and more innovations.
#FoodHistory #HistorySky
#FoodHistory #HistorySky
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#OnThisDate, 6 August 1889, The Savoy Hotel in London opened. It was innovative for its day by offering guests electric lights, electric elevators, hot and cold water, and bathrooms in the most lavish rooms, and more innovations.
#FoodHistory #HistorySky
#FoodHistory #HistorySky
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Corny Snaps (1975-circa 1981): A sweetened, corn/oat cereal in little, squiggly "s" shapes. Originally marketed with a grumpy bucktoothed turtle named "Shelly", until 1977, when the turtle was re-named "Snappy", and became a masked, Zorro-esque rapscallion.
August 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Corny Snaps (1975-circa 1981): A sweetened, corn/oat cereal in little, squiggly "s" shapes. Originally marketed with a grumpy bucktoothed turtle named "Shelly", until 1977, when the turtle was re-named "Snappy", and became a masked, Zorro-esque rapscallion.
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Day #96: Pete's Dragon (1978)
August 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Day #96: Pete's Dragon (1978)
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"Ana" is carrying 2 buckets full of tomatoes - each weighing 24 lbs. She rushes to approach the line of workers waiting in 90° heat for their tomatoes to be dumped into the trailer. Once she get credit, Ana rushes back into the field to harvest more. #WeFeedYou
July 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Ana" is carrying 2 buckets full of tomatoes - each weighing 24 lbs. She rushes to approach the line of workers waiting in 90° heat for their tomatoes to be dumped into the trailer. Once she get credit, Ana rushes back into the field to harvest more. #WeFeedYou
Accurate.
There is more than enough food in this country to feed everyone. No one should be going hungry.
There is more than enough food in this country to feed everyone. No one should be going hungry.
July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Accurate.
There is more than enough food in this country to feed everyone. No one should be going hungry.
There is more than enough food in this country to feed everyone. No one should be going hungry.