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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Food Origins
Doughnuts (or donuts) have a long and multi-cultural history. From the filhós of Portugal to the dona of Mexico, from India’s balushai to the lokma of Turkey, doughnut-related pastries are all based on the quick-cooking of lumps of sweet dough. But what about the classic deep-fried doughnut with a hole in the middle? Who invented [...]
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