Beef Wellington - A national hero for defeating Napoleon
at Waterloo in 1815, Arthur Wellesley was made the first
Duke of Wellington. He loved a dish of beef, mushrooms,
truffles, Madeira wine, and pate cooked in pastry, which
has been named in his honor.

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Peach Melba - Chef Auguste Escoffier created a dessert of
poached peach halves, vanilla ice cream, and raspberry
sauce in honor of Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
A Frenchman, Escoffier worked at the Ritz Hotel in London
in the early 1900s, the period when Melba performed
regularly at the Covent Garden opera house. Escoffier also
created Melba toast in her honor.

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Waldorf Salad - In 1896, Oscar Tschirky, the maitre d'hotel
of the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, created
a salad of apples, celery, and mayonnaise. Immediately
popular, the new dish was called Waldorf Salad. Chopped
walnuts later became an ingredient.