Food Origins
In 1892 or 1893, the Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) performed in Wagner’s opera Lohengrin at London’s Covent Garden to great critical and popular acclaim. To celebrate her triumph, the Duke of Orléans gave a dinner party at the Savoy Hotel for which the hotel’s French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) created a new [...]
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Desserts
When the celebrated French chef August Escoffier invented Pêche Melba — a rich but light dessert of peaches, raspberries, and ice cream, named for the “Australian Nightingale” Nellie Melba — surely he could never have predicted how his original recipe would change over the next few years! Here are six different versions of Pêche Melba [...]
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