Triptych: Medusa Gorgo, Melba and Ecologia

Melba (Peach Melba) (French: pêche Melba) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. It was invented in the XIX by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell Armstrong) named after her hometown, the capital of Australia - Melbourne. Such was her fame that many dishes were named after her, including Melba Toast and The Peach Melba. The original dessert used simple ingredients of "tender and very ripe peaches, vanilla ice cream, and a purée of sugared raspberry". Escoffier himself is quoted as saying, "Any variation on this recipe ruins the delicate balance of its taste." In tribute to Escoffier an elaborate deconstruction of the peach Melba was served as the last dish at elBulli, small 3-star rastaurant in Catalonia, prior to its closure in 2012.

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