Ham and eggs Ham and eggs Ham and eggs is a dish combining various preparations of its main ingredients, ham and eggs. It has been described as a staple of "an old-fashioned American breakfast" and of the traditional English breakfast. It is also served as a lunch and dinner dish. Some notable people have professed an affinity with the dish, such as Duncan Hines and Henry Puyi. Similar dishes include bacon and eggs, Spanish eggs, the Denver omelette and Eggs Benedict. The term "ham and eggs" and some variations of it have been used in various cultural contexts. It has been used as
Gennaro Contaldo Food Network's "Iron Chef America", in a battle against famed Italian-American chef Mario Batali. Contaldo also developed menus and trained chefs for Oliver's UK restaurant chain Jamie's Italian, in which he is a business partner. A little-known fact is that Contaldo was actually the inspiration for Jamie Oliver to name his first book 'The Naked Chef'. Oliver claims Contaldo used to come round to his house every Sunday and slowly lose clothes whilst he was making hollandaise sauce for their poached eggs. ""By the time the eggs hit the toast it was not only the eggs on my plate that