Herb Peterson, Egg McMuffin Inventor, Dies at 89
It's with sadness that I write this post, as it's to inform you that the man who invented the Egg McMuffin has died. Herb Peterson, age 89, passed away Tuesday in Santa Barbara, California, where he operated six McDonald's.
The inspiration for Peterson's 1972 creation was the dish eggs Benedict, which he was very partial to, a company spokesman said. Interestingly enough, the now ubiquitous breakfast sandwich was first served open faced on a buttered English muffin.
You would think in this age of ubiquitous foodie press coverage that when a reasonably well-known chef dies, the media would at least acknowledge his death. Yet when 39-year-old Vincent Scotto of Gonzo died on May 17 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Brooklyn, it went almost unnoticed, in the blogosphere and out. 
This is an item I wish we didn't have to publish, but Robert Buxbaum has died. He was 67. He was known simply as "Bux" to web-foraging food lovers active on the boards of eGullet, where he was a founding member and manager. We got to know him all too briefly here on Serious Eats, where he also posted as 
