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Looking for uncommon food names of people of note.
Mr. Broccolini was in the cast of the very first performance of The Pirates of Penzance (Gilbert and Sullivan, 1879, Fifth Avenue Theater, NYC), I was amazed to learn. Surely there must be other people whose names are unlikely foods.
asked by susan g
about 1 year ago
Gnocchi, The Cat from Curious george
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
added about 1 year agoIsn't there a film director named Broccoli?
Kevin BACON
APPLE Paltrow-Martin
Albert Broccoli, the James Bond director from the 70s
Chubby Broccoli. Produced the James Bond movies. RIP. ....
What about Anna pavlova the famous ballerina?
Nellie Melba the Australian opera singer after whom the Melba toast & Peach melba have been named.
Pizza Margherita after the Italian queen or duchess
& of course the 'Sandwich' after the Earl of Sandwich
Pavlova, Melba, Margherita, Sandwich are foods named for people. Someone else asked that question...
I want people named for foods!!
Theodore Sturgeon (sci-fi writer)
Saffron Burrows, Celery Kimball, Peaches Geldoff
Buckwheat? Carrot Top? Eminem? Vanilla Ice? Meatloaf?
Cookie Monster?
Spuds MacKenzie?
Bing Crosby? Herb Alpret? Basil Rathbone?
Thanks! I'm laughing along.
Ginger Grant? Pepper Anderson? Olive Oyl?
Bananarama? The Spice Girls? The Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Down at the local strip joint, Candy Cane and Strawberry Shortcake are both pretty famous...
Rosemary Clooney. Strawberry Shortcake? Cherry Ames? Peppermint Patty? But they're fictional. Fiona Apple?
I'm thinking of that actress Stockyard Channing.
LOL... Stockyard channing! Love that pun!
Who knew cooks could have a sense of humor? Love it.
Ima Hogg, daughter ogf a governor of Texas. She was also a philanthropist and art collector.
Another one that almost worksl: Albert Bierstadt, 19th C.painter, whose name means 'Beer City'.
Huckleberry Finn ( or Hound)
Ann Curry (ie?)...Cherry Jones... Damien Rice...Michael Bay... Condoleezza Rice... Barry Pepper...Sargent Pepper...Halle Berry... Spud Webb... Angelica Huston... Mr. Bean...Shia LeBoeuf...