Melba toast "Eighteen Day Reducing Diet" to Ethel Barrymore. It included Melba toast, which made the toast very popular at the time. 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
Great Guinness Toast Great Guinness Toast was started at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle Pub in Pittsburgh in 1991. The toast in 2007 was on February 13, 2007. The toast in 2008 (15th Anniversary of the Toast) was on February 13, 2008. The toast in 2011 was held on February 18, 2011 Great Guinness Toast The Great Guinness Toast is an annual event that takes place across the world on, according to Guinness, the 13th of February. The event is considered to have repeatedly broken the world record for largest toast. There is much confusion concerning the actual date of the toast mainly due