1. Blood Mary
The cocktail is supposedly named for either of two women :
The cocktail is supposedly named for either of two women :
a) Queen Mary I of England (pic 1) who succeeded in restoring England to Roman Catholicism but in doing so, had 300 heretics burned at the stake. This gave her the moniker 'Bloody Mary'.
b) Mary Pickford (pic 3), influential Canadian born Hollywood Actress who founded United Artists along with D W Griffith, Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks. She was also one of the founding 36 of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which awards the Oscars.
The 2nd pic shows the ghost or witch from folklore, Bloody Mary who was believed to appear in the mirror when called three times.
2. Tandoor
The cuisine 'Tandoori' (pertaining to the Tandoor) gets its name from Tandoor, which is a cylindrical oven used in cooking and baking.
3. Dom Perignon
The préstige cuvée of Moet et Chandon (now under LVMH), the brand got its name from the 17th century monk of the same name. He made invaluable contributions to the quality of Champagne wine and over the years, the invention of sparkling Champagne has been attributed to him.
4. Marie / Maria Biscuit
Marie is actually a generic type of sweet biscuit made of wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla flouring. It was created by the bakery Peek Freans in London in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh. Peek Freans had a controlling interest in Britannia Industries in the 19th century and Britannia have continued to use the name Marie.
5. Pizza Margherita
Rafael Esposito, considered to be the inventor of the modern pizza - the Margherita, named it in honour of Queen Margherita of Savoy, Queen of Italy between 1878 and 1900. He baked three different pizzas for the King and the Queen during their visit to Naples. Today it is one of the three official variants of the Neapolitan Pizza variety, the other two being Pizza Marinara and Pizza Margherita Extra.
