The Planning Zone: August and the near fall

THIS MONTH
August is National Catfish and Peach Month

• 8/2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
• 8/3 National Watermelon Day (I’m taking this day off)
• 8/19 Potato Day
• 8/24 Knife Day (Take your knives out for a good sharpening)
• 8/29 More Herbs, Less Salt Day ( Another swipe at good ol’ salt)
• Take vacation, it’s a slow month

Check out my duck menu on page one. Would something like that look good on your menu?

NEXT MONTH
September is National Chicken, Honey, Rice and Papaya Month

• 9/4 Labor Day
• 9/10 Swap Ideas Day
• 9/12 Rosh Hashanah
• National Cream-Filled Donut Day
• 9/21 Yom Kippur and International Banana Festival
• 9/23 First day of autumn (Hello, fall menu!)
• National Pancake Day
• 9/28 State Fair begins

WAY OUT THERE
October is National Dessert, Pickled Pepper, Popcorn Poppin’, Pretzel, Seafood (Try our crab and smoked salmon) and Vegetarian Awareness Month

November is Peanut Lover’s Month

• 10/1 World Vegetarian Day
• 10/8 Columbus Day 
• 10/9 Moldy Cheese Day
• 10/14 National Dessert Day
• 10/21 State Fair Ends (Thank goodness!)
• 10/28 National Chocolate Day (Sweet)
• 10/31 Halloween (Boo)
• 11/1 All Saints’ Day
• 11/4 Daylight Saving Time ends (Fall back.)
• 11/6 Election Day
• 11/11 Veterans Day, observed on 11/12
• 11/22 Thanksgiving (Let us know what you need!)