Pavlova

While there is a great controversy as to whether Australia or New Zealand invented the Pavlova, one thing is known for certain: The famous Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova never tasted the creation subsequent to its being “officially” named for her, as that occurred three years after her death.

In 1934, Mrs. Elizabeth Paxton, owner of the Hotel Esplanade, where Anna had stayed during her Australian tour, asked her chef, Bert S