Talleyrand : a pineapple savarin is one of many dishes named for the epicurean French statesman Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Prigord (1754-1838). Influential negotiator at the Congress of Vienna, Talleyrand considered dining a major part of diplomacy. Antonin Creme worked for him for a time, and Talleyrand was instrumental in furthering his career. The famous host’s [...]
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Food named after famous people: T-Z
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Lamprey la Rabelais – Francois Rabelais (c. 1484-1553), French monk, turned physician, turned famed writer and satirist, was honored in this dish by Delmonico’s chef Charles Ranhofer. Tournedos Rachel – from singing in the streets of Paris as a child, Swiss-born Elisa-Rachel Flix (1821-1858) went on to become known as the greatest French tragedienne of [...]
Food named after famous people: OPQ
Potatoes O’Brien – possibly William Smith O’Brien (1803-1864), who led the Irish revolt subsequent to the 1844 Potato Famine is the source of the name. Bath Oliver biscuits – Dr. William Oliver (1695-1764) of Bath, England concocted these as a digestive aid for his patients. Oliver had opened a bath for the treatment of gout, [...]
Food named after famous people: MN
Margarita – there are many claims for the name of this tequila/lime/orange liqueur cocktail. Dallas socialite Margarita Samas said she invented it in 1948 for one of her Acapulco parties. Enrique Bastate Gutierrez claimed he invented it in Tijuana in the 1940′s for Rita Hayworth. Hayworth’s real name was Margarita Cansino, and another story connects [...]
Food named after famous people: KL
Kaiser rolls – originally, rolls made by a Viennese baker in about 1487 for Emperor Frederick V, whose profile was stamped on top. Kaiserschmarren – the Austrian pancakes were created for Franz Josef I (1848-1916). Poached eggs la Kapisztran – Italian lawyer/judge of German parentage, turned Franciscan monk and itinerant preacher, Janos Kapisztran (n Capistrano, [...]
Food named after famous people: GHIJ
Green Gage plum or Greengage – Sir William Gage (c. 1656-1727), a botanist and 2nd Baronet of Hengrave, is believed to have brought the plum to England from France in 1724. Knowingly or unknowingly, he renamed the plum that in France was called Reine-Claude, after Francis I‘s wife Claude (1498-1524), daughter of Louis XII. Cherry [...]
Food named after famous people: DEF
Dartois – Francois-Victor-Armand Dartois (1780-1867), once very well-known author of French vaudeville plays, is commemorated by this pastry, made in several versions both sweet and savory. Shrimp de Jonghe – hors d’oeuvre created by the de Jonghes, a Belgian couple who had an early-20th century restaurant in Chicago. Delmonico steak – Delmonico’s restaurant grew out [...]
Food named after famous people: ABC
Fillet of Beef Prince Albert – Queen Victoria‘s Consort Prince Albert (1819-1861), also has an English white sauce, the Prince Albert Pea, and Prince Albert apple named for him, and probably Albert pudding. Chicken la d’Albufera – Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826), one of Napoleon’s generals and marshal of France for a time, was named duc d’Albufera [...]