Quiche Lorraine, Bananas Foster, etc.

[Paul Lukas]

I'm trying to compile a list of dishes (not brands) that are named after specific people or places -- quiche Lorraine, crepes Suzette, bananas Foster, crab Louis, eggs Benedict, etc.

Care to contribute any others? If you know the story behind the name, so much the better!

Cheers,
Paul

[Jimmy]

Turkey Tetrazzini ( after Luisa Tetrazzini, a soprano whose appetite for food was exceeded only by her appetite for Men )
Veal Oskar ( after Norway's King Oscar )
Lobster Fra Diavolo ( obviously after the Prince of Darkness )
...and the most notable dish of all..Vongole Matarazzo !
Named , of course, after Myself. :)

[Karl S]

And...roll the drums for the dish immortalized by Sue Ann Nivens 30 years ago: Veal Orloff, the dish that waits for nobody.

[toodie jane]

Pismo clams

Santa Maria Style BBQ (a whole meal of oak pit roasted top block, stewed pinquito beans, and salsa)

http://www.lospadrescounty.net/et/smb...

[Ed Dibble]

How could I forget Monterey Jack cheese. Early on, Monterey was a big dairy area and one of the most prominent local dairymen was surnamed Jacks. So it was Monterey Jacks cheese.

ed

[chica]

French Dip sandwich. http://www.philippes.com/restaurant/

Arnold Palmer

Maytag Blue Cheese. http://www.foodreference.com/html/fmaytagbluecheese.html

Crepes Suzette.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/a-crepes-suzette.html

In fact, this website holds countless histories of foods. Just click on Food History Articles.
http://www.foodreference.com/html/foo...

[jmnewel]

Just to clarify, quiche Lorraine is named after an area in France, not a person named Lorraine.

[DanaB]

The original poster was asking for foods named for people OR places.

[pizzaguy]

German Chocolate Cake.
http://www.kitchenproject.com/html/Is...

[Covert Ops]

Oh, that's interesting! I always assumed it was German from the country. See what a wonder the Internet is! :-D

[Davwud]

And I thought I knew everything.

DT

[lemon]

Chicken Arlene Frances was something my aunt served, to rave reviews, maybe around 1965. She was evasive for a long time about the recipe but eventually revealed: one jar apricot jam,
one package Lipton Onion Soup. Mix thorughly. Cover chicken and bake. I think there was also a teaspoon of lemon zest involved. Not sure it would hold up today but was delicious then. Evidently Arlene Frances was a lot less embarrassed about the ingredients to Chicken Arlene than certain other people.

[serious]

This sounds a lot like Chicken Connie Frances.

[Melanie]

Long Island Iced Tea

[SnackHappy]

Queen Elizabeth Cake
Linzer Torte
Nanaimo Bars

[lemon]

Chicken Arlene Frances.

[bryan]

I'm not getting much about this on google. Would you elaborate please?

[serious]

It's a recipe from the Joy of Jello.

[lizzy]

Cobb salad, it was named after the Brown Derby's owner Robert H. Cobb.

[Striver]

Some places:

English muffins, Dover sole
Irish oatmeal
Scotch eggs
Belgian waffles
French toast, French dip
<your choice of> Danish
Swedish meatballs
Spanish rice
Greek salad
Turkish taffy, Turkish delight
Chicken Kiev
Madras curry, Bombay duck

In NJ, there's a Hoboken sandwich (but I've never seen it anywhere else)...and if we're having drinks with dinner, don't neglect a Bronx, a Manhattan, a Singapore Sling, a Berliner Weiss, a glass of Port or Sherry, or - to cover it all - a Cosmopolitan!

[fryrose]

Denver omelette

pasta puttanesca!!--you said named after people

bologna

wieners--for Vienna frankfurters--for Frankfort and how about vienna franks--is that what those little franks in a can are called?
Hot German potato salad

[pinstripeprincess]

bakewell tart?

[ali patts]

omelette Arnold Bennet. Can't believe no-one has mentioned it yet!

[serious]

And the Lord of Sandwich?

[scenicrec]

Gateau St. Honore (patron saint of pastry chefs)
Sacher Torte (self-named for the pastry chef who created it)
Lady Baltimore cake
Hoppin' John
Anadama Bread (Vermont speak for "Anna, damn her!")
Brunswick Stew
Welsh Rarebit (dinner for when Welsch rabbit hunters return empty-handed)
Paris Brest (bicycle race between Paris and Brest)
Madeleines

[KitchenAid]

Eggs Sardou

Tarte Tatin

[Pei]

Has someone already said eggs benedict?

[Glencora]

And was it actually named after someone? What about eggs blackstone?

[Pei]

Legend has it that someone requested it at Delmonico's in NYC, and his last name was Benedict. http://www.brunch.org/eggsbenedict/ar...

[KitchenAid]

Eggs Sardou was named for Victorien Sardou

from whatscookingamerica.net

"Eggs Sardou (sahr-DOO) - This is one of New Orleans' grand egg dishes, created, as were so many classic dishes, at the famous Antoine's Restaurant. It consists of poached eggs, topped with creamed spinach, artichoke hearts, and hollandaise sauce.

History: Legend has it that Antoine Alciatore (18224-1877) created this dish especially for French playwright Victorien Sardou (1831-1908) on the occasion of a dinner he hosted for the playwright. During the 19th century, Sardou produced light comedies, satiric tragedies, and historical dramas such as La Tosca. Sardou is considered one of the greatest figures of the Art Nouveau culture and his plays were popular in America."

Tarte Tatin was named after 2 sisters who created the dish. it was their last name.

[Cpt Wafer]

Pizza Margarite

Beaufort Stew

[MaspethMaven]

Apple Brown Betty
Pommes Anna
Belgian Frites/ French Fries
Bayernwurst
Boston Cream Pie
Berliner (I am a Jelly Donut!)
Brussel Sprouts
Cheddar Cheese
Point Reyes Blue Cheese
Maytag Blue
Champagne
Burgundy
Jamon Iberico

basically anything with an AOC designation...

[jillp]

Mayonnaise, after Port Mahon

Key limes

[Ed Dibble]

Possible that mayonaise is from the Duke of Mayenne in northern France, rather than the battle. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise

[PrincessBakesALot]

Can't forget the Arnold Palmer, and isn't there some kind of casserole called Johnny Mazzetti?

[Davwud]

Denver Omlette.

Spanish Omlette

Brunswick Stew

Where's Texas Toast to chime in on this.

Mississippi Mud Pie

Boston Cream Pie

NY Strip Steak

Boston Baked Beans

It's an endless list. Fun though

DT

[Pei]

Yang Chow fried rice, West Lake soup, and Peking Duck are some Chinese contribution to the list.

Shirley Temple, Roy Rogers.

[Marsha]

And Hangtown Fry.

[Marsha]

Joe's Special (hamburger, eggs, spinach, garlic, olive oil scramble from San Francisco).

[cheryl_h]

Fig Newtons, after the town of Newton MA (according to one version).

[chowser]

Wiener schnitzel (or viener...)

[Covert Ops]

Salad nicoise (for Nice, France)

Harvey Wallbanger :-P

Other B&J ice creams, like Phish Food, etc.

Chicken Kiev

[frenetica]

Cocktail-wise:
- Gimlet (after Sir Thomas Gimlette, a naval surgeon who helped wipe out scurvy by recommending lime juice rations)
- Joan Collins (a Tom Collins made with vodka)

Foodwise:
- Fettucine Alfredo
- Cherry Garcia ice cream from B&J
- Garibaldi biscuits, after Giuseppe Garibaldi who unified modern Italy (these are British, dunno if you can get them in the US - we also call them fly biscuits because the raisins look like smashed flies)
- Many French culinary basics: Bechamel, mirepoix - all EPONYMS

[Katie Nell]

And for a short time from Ben and Jerry's, Fred and Ginger... ginger ice cream with chocolate bow ties.

[ipsedixit]

Shirley Temple

California Roll

[blue room]

Manhattan and New England clam chowders. Frankfurters, hamburgers. Kaiser roll, potatoes O'Brien. Denver omelet, Martha Washington cake.

[Sharuf]

I lived in Frankfurt and never saw a frankfurter there. The indigenous sausage is a big white bratwurst.

[lil mikey]

But in Hamburg, you can get a hamburger.

[Tee]

nachos!
How could i be the first to think of that?

[writergirl]

Were these really named after someone named Nacho (Ignacio?)

[Das Ubergeek]

Nacho is a common nickname for men in northern Mexico.

[writergirl]

No kidding...that's why I mentioned Ignacio, the name Nacho is the derivative of. I'm wondering if Nachos were named after a person named Nacho, like the Cesar salad is supposedly named after Tijuana's César Cardini.

[DanaB]

Pasta sauces: Bolognese, Genovese, Napolitana, Romana

Insalata Caprese.

Baked Alaska

[Janet]

Hot Browns from the Brown Hotel in Louisville.

[Blueicus]

Tarte Tatin, Philly Cheesesteak (ok, so no one in Philly would call it that, but everyone else on the continent does).

[Davwud]

Thousand Islands Dressing. The owner of the Waldorf in NYC had a place there and had his chef come up with a unique salad dressing, which he so named.

Buffalo Wings, obvious.

Neopolitain pizza/ice cream. Something to do with Naples I guess.

Baby Ruth, named after the company owners daughter I believe. I know it's not named after George Herman Ruth.

Mars bar. Named after the Mars family who was big in the candy bar business.

NY strip loin steak, obvious again.

Cincinatti chili. So named after the city of origin.

Just a few that come to mind.

DT

[Covert Ops]

There are actually several ideas over who "Ruth" is, includign President Grover Cleveland's daughter:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Ruth

[Davwud]

That's the one I know. I knew it was someone.

DT

[Ed Dibble]

Mars family still owns the candy company.

[Striver]

Lobster Newburg (there's a story about a Mr. Wenburg)
Spaghetti Caruso (with chicken livers)
Melba Toast (yes, same opera singer)

...and let's not forget General Tso and his famous chicken...

[Pat Hammond]

Or the Earl of Sandwich

[HollyDolly]

Waldorf salad was named I believe for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.Yes peach melba was named for a famous opera singer and Pavlova for the famous ballerina.
Saratoga Chips,which people also call potato chips are named for the town of Saratoga,Ny and were invented there.
Chicken Marengo was named after the Battle of Marengo.

[Das Ubergeek]

Waldorf salad. Melba toast. Sauce Escoffier. Burning Bush.

[Infomaniac]

Napoleon

[Fleur]

The Mille Feuille aka Napolean was NOT named after the little Emperor. It was a derivation of the word Napolitan, someone from Naples.

[Glencora]

Oysters Rockefeller

[Ed Dibble]

Beef Wellington, Chicken Marengo, Caesar salad, tournedos Rossini.

ed

[MMRuth]

Peach Melba (opera singer, I think), Pavlova (ballerina), Veal Oscar, Beef Stroganoff, anything Milanese, come to mind.