How Do You Make Authentic Cobb Salad?
The Brown Derby Restaurant on the infamous Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California became famous for their best known menu item, Cobb Salad. They always maintained very high culinary standards, many famous celebrities and business moguls frequented The Derby. An assistant to the Brown Derby’s founder Herbert K. Somborn was “Bob” Cobb. Early on in the history of this restaurant he improvised a salad that soon became a legend in the late 1920’s. One late night after the restaurant was closed, Cobb and some friends were hungry, he started chopping up anything available in the kitchen. Everyone liked it. Then there were changes and additions and it soon made it’s way on to the menu. It was an instant success. They even made it into a culinary event. The authentic Cobb salad would arrive at the table in a beautifully laid out pattern. The waiter or waitress would drizzle on the dressing, then dramatically toss the salad in the air, while the guests starred, wrapped in the whimsical th
