Editing Ortolan bunting (section)

===Noted meals===
* The [[Three Emperors Dinner]] in 1867 included ortolans on toast among its 16 courses. 
* The favourite dish of medicine Nobel laureate and inventor of the [[lobotomy]] procedure, [[António Egas Moniz]], was ortolans as prepared at the restaurant Le Chapon Fin in [[Bordeaux]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lobo Antunes|first=João|author-link=João Lobo Antunes|date=2011|title=Egas Moniz: Uma Biografia|trans-title=Egas Moniz: A Biography|url=|language=pt|location=Lisbon|publisher=Gradiva|isbn=978-989-616-398-3|edition=4th|page=19}}</ref>
* In the 1958 film ''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'', which begins in the year 1900, Gigi's aunt instructs her in gourmet dining, including one particular scene of the consumption of ortolans.
* In 1975, food critic [[Craig Claiborne]] made a winning $300 bid in an auction for a dinner for two, courtesy of [[American Express]], at any restaurant in the world that takes its credit card. Claiborne selected Chez Denis in Paris for a $4,000 meal<ref>{{cite news|title=Just a Quiet Dinner for Two in Paris: 31 Dishes, Nine Wines, a $4,000 Check|date=14 November 1975|first=Craig|last=Clairborne|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602083350/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/14/archives/just-a-quiet-dinner-for-two-in-paris-31-dishes-nine-wines-a-4000.html|archive-date=2 June 2020|access-date=24 May 2021|issue=124|volume=214|page=A1|issn=1553-8095|publication-place=New York City|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/14/archives/just-a-quiet-dinner-for-two-in-paris-31-dishes-nine-wines-a-4000.html|author-link=Craig Claiborne}}</ref> ($20,665 in 2022) that included a course of ortolans.
* In 1995, former French President [[François Mitterrand]]'s last New Year's Eve meal included this specially prepared bird.<ref name="Telegraph"/>
* [[Bill Cosby]] describes eating ortolan in an Italian restaurant on his 1973 album ''[[Fat Albert (album)|Fat Albert]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2LntsPxUEU|title=Bill Cosby - Fernet Branca| website=[[YouTube]]|date=15 January 2013}}</ref>