Sales of chicken parts soar thanks to Holly-Pak poultry, chilled, quality controlled packages introduced by Holly Farms. Gatorade, a flavored thirst quencher appears. Whirlpool unveils the trash compactor. Alice Waters opens Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California. Yogurt goes mainstream in a dozen different flavors.
Blush wines appear.
The first Zagat Restaurant Survey appears, a printed sheet of restaurants prepared by Tim and Nina Zagat. America goes pasta crazy. Pressure saucepans enjoy a renaissance. Microwaves go mainstream. Shortly after a foundation in his name is set up in his former Greenwich Village town house.