We get so used to the names of foods and beverages that we just take them for granted. But did you ever wonder who “Nacho” is? Or why Arnold Palmer has a drink named after him? We’ve found 20 items that are specifically named in honor of someone special. Read on to find out little-known food facts guaranteed to impress your next dinner date.

1. Arnold Palmer
 

In the 1960s, golfer Arnold Palmer was relaxing at a bar in Palm Springs, California, when he decided to order a blend of lemonade and iced tea. The woman next to him overheard his order and said, “I’ll have that Palmer drink.” The beverage quickly spread throughout the golfing world and beyond.

2. Baby Ruth
 

Back in the 1920s, the Curtiss Candy Company decided the perfect name for a candy bar should come from President Grover Cleveland’s daughter, Ruth. At the time, the family called her “Baby.”

3. Bananas Foster
 

To promote the city of New Orleans as a banana port, Owen Edward Brennan, the owner of the French & Creole Restaurant, created this dessert in 1951. Needing a name for it, he used the last name of his customer and friend Richard Foster. Photo by Shutterstock.

4. Beef Wellington
 

Legend has it that in 1815, after winning the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, was a public hero. His personal chef decided to honor him with a special dish, which looked somewhat like a Wellington boot (and which was also named after the Duke). Photo by Shutterstock.

5. Bellini
 

In 1948, Giuseppe Cipriani created a cocktail at Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy, by macerating peaches and mixing their purée with Champagne. He named it after Bellini, the 15-century painter. Photo by iStockphoto.

6. Caesar Salad
 

Chef Caesar Cardini is credited for this famous salad. In 1924, he allegedly constructed it in Tijuana, Mexico, on Fourth of July weekend when he was running low on food. He was lucky enough to find good basic ingredients in his kitchen—lettuce, garlic-flavored olive oil, lemons, Parmesan, Worcestershire sauce and eggs—which he tossed together to create the dish. Photo by Shutterstock.

7. Chicken Tetrazzini
 

In the early 1900s, opera singer Luisa “The Florentine Nightingale” Tetrazzini was a nationwide sensation. It was a popular tradition at that time to name dishes after the person who inspired them—or at least that’s what legend says Chef George Auguste Escoffier did.

8. Cobb Salad
 

The Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood claims that around 1937, owner Bob Cobb was scouring the kitchen for something to curb his appetite, so he began throwing random ingredients into a bowl. He later added the dish to the menu and named it after himself. Photo by Shutterstock.

9. German Chocolate Cake
 

Believe it or not, this treat was actually invented in the U.S. In 1852, Sam German created baking chocolate for the well-known Baker’s Chocolate Company and named it “Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate.” But the first appearance of the recipe wasn’t until 1957, when a homemaker submitted it to a Dallas newspaper. Photo by Shutterstock.

10. Graham Cracker
 

Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham invented this high-fiber snack of unsifted, coarsely ground wheat flour because he believed a strict diet would help curb unhealthy sexual urges. Photo by Shutterstock.

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