Melba toast Melba toast Melba toast is a dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast, often served with soup and salad or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named after Dame Nellie Melba, the stage name of Australian opera singer Helen Porter Mitchell. Its name is thought to date from 1897, when the singer was very ill and it became a staple of her diet. The toast was created for her by chef and fan Auguste Escoffier, who also created the Peach Melba dessert for her. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier. Melba
Toast Hawaii (record label) Toast Hawaii (record label) Toast Hawaii is an English record label founded by Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher and named after his reported fondness for the sandwich. The label is independent, but its North American releases are distributed by Mute Records. The first signed artist on this label was Client. Client however left the label in October 2006. Although there were many factors, the most accepted one was that Andy Fletcher was touring for the better part of 2005 and 2006, thus making it impossible to manage the band. According to Side-Line Magazine, Toast Hawaii has another band on its roster,