Culinary History

  • Jan 1, 1490

    First Oven

    Built in 1490, in Alsace, France. This oven was made of brick and tile, including the flue.
  • Coffee comes to Europe

    Venetians were the first people to bring coffee into Europe In 1615
  • Creation of the Croissant

    The Croissant was made in Budapest to congratulate Bakers for alerting the ottomans of Turks tunneling into the center of the town.
  • Portable Soup

    Americans begin making and using portable soups
  • Pound Cake

    Poundcake surfaced in European and American cookbooks
  • Creation of the Sandwich

    John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich instructed a cook to make his food in a way that wouldnt interfere with his gambling game. He came back with what we now know as a sandwich
  • Invention of Gas Stove

    James Sharp made and patented one of the first gas stoves
  • Corn Starch

    Alfred Bird extracts corn starch
  • Fish and Chips

    Fish and chips were first served together as a dish around 1860. The Malin family of London and the Lee's of Mossley, near Manchester both claim they created the dish first.
  • Production of Root Beer

    production and public selling of root beer began