The chef's salad was first created in the East, but western American culinary inventors who worked with lettuce were not going to be matched by their counterparts in the East.
In 1937, Bob Cobb, the proprietor of The Brown Derby, was rummaging around in the refrigerator at the North Vine location of the restaurant in order to prepare a meal for Sid Grauman of Grauman's Theater.
an avocado, some romaine lettuce, watercress, tomatoes, some cold chicken breast, a hard-boiled egg, chives, cheese, and some traditional French dressing.
The legend of the Brown Derby states, "He began chopping." Added some crispy bacon, which I stole from a cook who was really busy." Following its introduction to the menu, the salad made its way right into the heart of Hollywood.
The original chef's salad was from the East, but American chefs who experimented with lettuce in the West weren't about to be outdone.
In 1937, while putting together a salad for Sid Grauman of Grauman's Theater, Bob Cobb, owner of The Brown Derby, was rummaging through the fridge for ingredients.
He made do with a head of lettuce, an avocado, romaine, watercress, tomatoes, cold chicken breast, a hard-boiled egg, chives, cheese, and old-fashioned French dressing.