It's a classic pudding, created by the great French chef Escoffier to honour the great Australian opera singer
Dame Nellie Melba.
1926: Australian opera singer
Dame Nellie Melba (below), 65, gave her final stage performance at Covent Garden, singing Mimi in La Boheme.
1926: Australian opera singer
Dame Nellie Melba, 65, gave her final stage performance at Covent Garden, singing Mimi in La Boheme.
Peach Melba is a classic peach-and-raspberry dessert named after
Dame Nellie Melba, a famed opera singer from the late 19th and early 20th centuries (you may remember her as a character in a "Downton Abbey" episode).
When a waiter brought me one, Sir Ken said: "What a beautiful day for
Dame Nellie Melba to drop a choc ice down her tights and say, 'How's that for a knickerbocker glory?'" Happy birthday Doddy!
Australia, of course, is home to John Farnham: pop music's answer to
Dame Nellie Melba, who was known for an endless series of farewells stretching over the final decade of her life.
"On permanent display at The Savoy in London since May is a triptych of my drawings created in honour of
Dame Nellie Melba for the patisserie 'Melba'.
Other titles in the series include:
Dame Nellie Melba, Professor Fred Hollows, Mary MacKillop and Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop.
Mark Johnston had to settle for just the 216 winners in 2013, equalling his previous best, and
Dame Nellie Melba can ensure the yard hits the ground running early this year at Southwell.
Downton Abbey featured a cameo from
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary opera soprano.
Dame Nellie Melba - Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)