2007-09-29 17:10:47 · 4 answers · asked by morbidrags 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The owner of the Hollywood Brown Derby, R. H. Cobb, first prepared this salad for his customers; thus, the name.
2007-09-29 18:17:54 · answer #1 · answered by Dottie R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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.
2016-05-17 06:58:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's named after the man who invented it.
"One night in 1937, Bob Cobb, then owner of The Brown Derby, prowled hungrily in his restaurant's kitchen for a snack. Opening the huge refrigerator, he pulled out this and that: a head of lettuce, an avocado, some romaine, watercress, tomatoes, some cold breast of chicken, a hard-boiled egg, chives, cheese and some old-fashioned French dressing. He started chopping. Added some crisp bacon -- swiped from a busy chef. "The Cobb salad was born
2007-09-29 18:55:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ty cobb used to bash heads of lettuce with his baseball bat for his wife. easier than chopping i guess.
2007-09-29 17:34:01 · answer #4 · answered by bobboo739 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋