CHEF BOYARDEE: Clad in a tall, white chef’s hat, Chef Boyardee, is the smiling, yet distinguished face behind such products as Beefaroni and Pepperoni Pizzazaroli. Yes, Chef Boyardee canned goods are the Italian food of choice for hobos and college students. Much like Colonel Sanders, Chef Boyardee was actually real a person (Colonel Sanders was real; but Betty Crocker and Aunt Jemima were pure fictional characters.) That’s the actual chef - for realsies - on the front of each can of Beefaroni; though his name is spelled phonetically and is actually: Boiardi.