Bananas Foster

The recipe for Bananas Foster was invented by Ella Brennan (Ti
Brennan's mother). 

It was invented for some dinner event, and Ella Brennan wanted a
special desert, so she modified a cooked banana recipe that her mother
had made for her as a child.  The "Foster" part was for some local
dignitary.  I believe it was the local chief of police's birthday
party, but I'm not sure.

The Brennan family has the Brennan's Restaurant
(www.brennansrestaurant.com)  and Commander's Palace Restaurant
(http://www.commanderspalace.com), and another restaurant in Texas.
The family is in their third generation of restaurant entrepreneurs. 

The Brennan's Restaurant Webpage has the Banana's Foster Recipe online
along with some nice introductory information located at
http://www.brennansneworleans.com/RECIPES.html  

Meanwhile, the recipe is:

Bananas Foster
 
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup banana liqueur
4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise, then halved
1/4 cup dark rum
4 scoops vanilla ice cream

Combine the butter, sugar, and cinnamon in a flambe pan or skillet.
Place the pan over low heat either on an alcohol burner or on top of
the stove, and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the
banana liqueur, then place the bananas in the pan. When the
banana sections soften and begin to brown, carefully add the rum.
Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot, then tip the pan
slightly to ignite the rum. When the flames subside, lift the bananas
out of the pan and place four pieces over each portion of ice
cream. Generously spoon warm sauce over the top of the ice cream and
serve immediately.

Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes