National Filet Mignon “If wishes were filet mignon, we’d always eat well at dinner.” ---Dean Koontz

National Pineapple Juice Day “Somebody’s been putting pineapple juice in my pineapple juice!” ---W. C. Field

National Lemon Meringue Pie Day “She savors each bite: the meringue is perfect crispy brown on top, melts in the mouth; the lemon tart, custardy; the crust breaks away.” ---A.M. Homes

National Bratwurst Day “A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste, but you don’t want to see how it was made.” ---Harlan Coben

National Eggplant Day “Very well, I will marry you if you promise not to make me eat eggplant.” ---Gabriel Garcia Marquez

National Ice Cream Pie Day “I should probably confess that ice cream is my favorite food, and I eat it every night. When I go grocery shopping, I try to buy a new flavor, rather than reverting back to a favorite flavor. I’m on a mission to taste every flavor of ice cream out there!”…

National Potato Day “I do not believe that you have to spend a lot of money to eat well: It is hard to beat a plain old baked potato.” ---Laurie Colwin

National Bacon Lovers Day “I love super crispy, almost burned, snapping-crispy bacon.” ---David Lynch

National Sweet Tea Day “Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.” ---Henry Fielding

National Eat a Peach Day “An apple is an excellent thing—until you have tried a peach.” ---George du Maurier