Why is a cobb salad so named?

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There are no corn cobs in it. Was it named for Ty Cobb?

Answer 1

The Cobb salad was a signature menu item of the Brown Derby, a landmark restaurant in Los Angeles, California. The salad is now served in restaurants world-wide. It generally consists of finely chopped lettuce, avocado, tomato, chicken or turkey, hard boiled eggs, bacon, grated blue cheese, and French dressing.

In 1937, Brown Derby owner Robert H. Cobb went into the restaurant's kitchen to fix himself a late night snack. He combed the refrigerator for what ingredients he could find, chopped them up and made himself a salad. Cobb shared the new creation with his friends and it became popular enough to be added to the restaurant's menu.

The origin of the Cobb salad was the subject of debate and a large part of the plot in "Trick or Treat," episode 2.03 of the HBO television series Curb Your Enthusiasm starring Larry David. In this episode, a friend of the David's, Cliff Cobb, says his grandfather invented the salad. Larry has his receptionist look into this and finds out that Robert H. Cobb actually invented it. When Larry confronts Cliff about it, Cliff claims that Robert H. Cobb stole the idea from his grandfather.

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Named after the guy who first made it (Robert H. Cobb)