Music has always gone well with fine food. After all, how else can one imagine a sumptuous banquet not accompanied by the pleasant sounds of court musicians or, for the not so well-to-do, by the recording of a favourite classical piece? Still, the link between music, heavenly food, and the culinary arts does not stop there: at one time or another, chefs have created delicious dishes inspired by renowned composers or interpreters.

 

		Composers   Gioachino Rossini on food - Tournedos Rossini - Fillet of Sole alla Rossini. - Stuffed Turkey alla Rossini - Cannelloni alla Rossini - Antonin Carême George Bizet - Bizet’s Omelette Giacomo Puccini Satie and the Joy of Eating - Pear Sherbet - Pears Poached in Red Wine - Pear galette   Operas   - The Garter Inn in Verdi's Falstaff - The Café Momus in Puccini's La Bohème - Dining with Tosca - The Three Cousins Tavern in Offenbach's La Péricole - O vin, dissipe la tristesse from Thomas' Hamlet - Auerbach's Cellar in Berlioz' The Damnation of Faust   Miscellaneous   - Pasta alla Norma
Interpeters   Enrico Caruso - Spaghetti alla Caruso Nellie Melba - Peach Melba Luisa Tetrazzini - Pasta Tetrazzini