Mayfair salad dressing
| Type | Salad dressing |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Created by | Cornelius Deken, Mayfair Hotel |
| Main ingredients | Cooking oil (corn or canola), eggs, anchovies, garlic, mustard or horseradish mustard, celery, onions, champagne, and black peppercorns |
Mayfair salad dressing is a salad dressing incorporating anchovies, created at the Mayfair Hotel in downtown St. Louis. It was first served in the hotel's restaurant, The Mayfair Room, the first five-star restaurant in Missouri, which featured Elizabethan-inspired decor. Chef Fred Bangerter is believed to have created the dressing around 1935. The dressing was also credited to the head waiter of that era named Harry Amos.