The Kitchen Project | History Project | Contact Us | About Us | Free Food History Course

            Famous Menus

The Menu

Ham and eggs

Southern Fried Chicken

Oysters Rockefeller,

Roast Suckling Pig,

Poached and Candied Salmon,

Lobster,

Eggs Minnette,

Wedding Cake
(Pricilla's famous
6 tiered cake)

champagne

May 1st, 1967

The Wedding of
Elvis and Priscilla Presley

at the Aladdin Hotel

Las Vegas, Nevada

An estimated 100 guests dined

About the Menu

Southern fried chicken,  | Oysters Rockefeller

There is a recipe for Pricilla's Extravagent Wedding cake in "Are You Hungry Tonight" by Brenda Arlen Butler (Gramercy Books) Apparently the recipe is 9 pages long!

Information donated by Janet Clarkson

Top

 


cover

Are You Hungry Tonight? : Elvis'...

Ingram
Mamma's mashed potatoes and lemon meringue pie, Priscilla's extravagant wedding cake--the King is gone but his favorite meals live on in this cookbook, packed with enough photographs of the singer to delight any Elvis aficionado


cover

Fit for a King : The Elvis Presley...

With everything from Hominy Grits and Fried Okra to Meat Loaf and Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches Fit for a King( has enough to make any mouth water. Many of the recipes in Fit for a King (were provided by Elvis's cook, Alvena Roy.

In the Foreword, Alvena remembers such meals as when the Beatles visited Graceland, Elvis and Priscilla's wedding reception, and Christmas at Graceland.

According to the Charleston Gazette, "this true culinary tribute to the King of Rock 'n' Roll is a must for all Elvis connoisseurs." Not merely a collection of recipes, Fit for a King (contains many delightful anecdotes and quotations revealing Elvis Presley as the thoughtful and down-to-earth man he was

Food History Course
5 free E-Lessons

Come Explore with me
Th
e History of Food

Have you ever wondered as I have.....

Who invented the first "Caesar Salad"?

How about the first salad or what was the first salad dressing?

How did Salad get the name Salad?

We explore different topics like famous restaurant dishes, famous fun foods like popcorn, famous Menus like Elvis's wedding reception, and popular food dishes that were invented by accident. Also tools and resources, that you can use to find information on different food and their origins

Just sign up here and you will get your first lesson instantly.

Click here to sign up

  ( We keep your address private )

 

Top

Recommended
Food History Books

These are my favorites I keep at hand

 

E-Mail The Webmaster stephen@kitchenproject.com
© 1998-2005 The Kitchen Project 

Last updated February 11, 2006