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
Beans On Toast (musician) by Strummerville bands. Beans On Toast's third album, "Trying to tell the Truth", was released in 2011 and produced by Frank Turner, with Beans On Toast going on to be the support act for Turner’s sold out Wembley Arena show in April 2012. A fourth studio album, "Fishing for a Thank You," was released in 2012 with production work by Lee Smith and Jamie Lockhart. During this period, Beans On Toast also headlined a sold-out Scala show in Kings Cross, London, which was captured and released as the "Live at Scala" album in 2013. Fifth album, "Giving Everything", was released