Peach Melba (the dessert created in Nellie’s honour by acclaimed French chef Auguste Escoffier in 1893) is now served at the Coombe Yarra Valley restaurant. Image credit Neisha Breen Visitors can see ...

The upper echelons of society used to be found at debutante balls and charity polo matches. Now, you need only venture to your local Waitrose. And as summer approaches, the supermarket is catering ...

From baked ice cream to cherries that are literally set on fire, check the menu for these vintage ice cream desserts the next time you're out to eat.

he asked, feigning hurt. Dry toast was more to Melba’s taste, of course, and a poached peach with ice-cream and raspberry sauce, although she did complain that she was being chiselled out of her ...

Peach Melba is a simple but rather beautiful dessert of sweet poached peaches and tart raspberry sauce, served with vanilla ice cream. Created by Auguste Escoffier at The Savoy in London at the end of ...

In the latest in his series on eminent Victorians, Neil Titley turns his attention to the Australian operatic diva Dame Nellie Melba ...

Famous for her ‘nightingale trill’, this generous gourmande had a number of dishes named after her by the chef Escoffier, such as Peach Melba and Melba Toast. She married Charles, son of Sir Andrew ...