National Straw Hat Month 2023

Reason to celebrate: April 2023 is National Straw Hat Month.

Some might state that it’s just a little in the year to consider a hay hat, that April can always see frequent rain (therefore, the term ‘April showers’), gusty home windows along with other weather not-suitable for towards the putting on of the hay hat. However, Straw Hat Month is non-optional, and doesn’t provide a monkey’s uncle concerning the weather.

Grilled cheese sandwich gives gooey goodness

Grilled Cheese shares the month with a special chapeau — April is also Straw Hat Month. For fun, I polled local cheese luminaries (chefs, cheesemongers and cheesemakers) to ask about their favorite cheese for grilling. Some were elegantly simple, like ...

Restaurant Marketing Ideas for April

Restaurant owners and operators are always on the lookout for special events they can use in their online and offline marketing efforts. Tax Day, for example, has become an annual favorite as restaurants across the nation step up to offer tax weary ...

Here are April's fun and/or educational causes

Organizations of all sorts want to bring attention to their special causes. Posters, campaigns, newspapers, public forums and even television are ways to bring information to the people. Another method is to dedicate a day, week or even month to a cause.

April 2023 is also Jazz Appreciation Month, Poetry Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Decorating Month, Garden Month