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The Chef Behind Elvis' Iconic Peanut Butter And Banana Sandwiches By Joe Hoeffner Nov. 12, 2025 2:20 pm EST

What do you know about Elvis Presley? That he was the King of Rock 'n' Roll, that a bunch of people in Las Vegas impersonate him, that he left a building at some point or another? Considering that Elvis was one of the defining cultural figures of the 20th century, it would be hard not to know this, and more. Heck, we even know his favorite food: fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, which sometimes included bacon and was often eaten in copious amounts. But did you know that the woman who made him those sandwiches — along with pretty much everything else he wanted — was Mary Jenkins Langston, who cooked for Presley at Graceland for 14 years?

Although she was

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