Who REALLY invented Eggs Benedict?

by Sarah J. Gim (Subscribe to Sarah J. Gim's posts)
Posted Apr 9th 2007 11:01AM
Filed under: Breakfast, East Coast, Newspapers, America

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Yesterday might have been Easter with a full springtime brunch that included that brunchiferous staple, Eggs Benedict, but did you know that National Eggs Benedict Day is actually in a week - April 16?

Yep, I didn't know that either, and I also didn't know that there are about a bazillion myths surrounding the origin of an English muffin topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg, and Hollandaise sauce. Heck, I might have even thought that Eggs Benedict was the bourgie incarnation of an Egg McMuffin! Take a peek at the Sunday New York Times for the full rundown on the (proposed) history of Eggs Benedict.

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4-09-2007 @ 2:25PM

BWJones said...

The best Eggs Benedict in the world are to be found in Mt. Eden, New Zealand at a place called Frasier's where they also pour a mighty impressive latte.

http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones/C1705165967/E20070102084256/index.html

4-09-2007 @ 1:38PM

Bryan William Jones said...

4-09-2007 @ 3:29PM

teepee said...

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/nyregion/thecity/08eggs.html?ref=dining

4-09-2007 @ 4:25PM

Bryan William Jones said...

Yikes! I hope that permissions were obtained for the use of that image from the NYTimes. It is not uncommon for people to hotlink images, but hosting someone else's images or cropping/recompositing them should be a big no-no unless explicit permissions are obtained. At the very least, Theo Coulombe should be given props for the image with a link to where the image was originally published. If not, I'd pull that image tout de suite.

4-09-2007 @ 6:52PM

Angela Pitt said...

It wasn't Benedict Arnold? (Ha-Ha)

4-09-2007 @ 10:47PM

Foodie Bride said...

Mmmm. Eggs Benedict from Brennan's - don't know that it gets any better than that!

4-10-2007 @ 12:54AM

Laura said...

Actually, the traditional base is a Holland rusk rather than an English muffin. It's kind of like a thick melba toast.

4-14-2007 @ 11:17PM

Dr Electro said...

Due to restrictions on my diet, I can no longer enjoy E. B. There was once a place here in town that made E. B. that woould float off the plate and melt in the mouth. The balance of flavors was always perfect as well. I certainly miss my Eggs Benedict!

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