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Who is the classic dessert ""peach melba"" named after?.

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Answer: singer Nellie Melba

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created the péche Melba (peach Melba) in honour of the famous singer Nellie Melba when she was staying there in 1893. In 1899 he moved to the Carlton Hotel, where he was to build a fabulous reputation for haute cuisine during the next 23 years;

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