The Peach Melba (pêche Melba, pronounced pɛʃ mɛl.ba) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. The dish was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honour the Australian soprano, Nellie Melba. In 1892, Nellie Melba was performing in Wagner`s opera Lohengrin at Cove.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Melba
(from the article `Escoffier, Auguste`) ...profession. The name of Escoffier became of worldwide repute when in 1890 he was given the direction of the kitchens of the newly opened Savoy ... ...Dame of the British Empire in 1918. In 1925 she published Melodies and Memories. She returned in 1926 to Australia, where she became president of... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/32