Cobb Salad History

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View of the historic Cobb Estate in Altadena, CA. Rumor has it that the cobb salad was invented here the night of the grand open house when the estate was first built.

Channel: Education
Uploaded: February 28, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Author: AsktheBuilder

Length: 0:00:50
Rating: 4.11
Views: 6,196

Tags: Cobb salad Altadena

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ultrakool (Tuesday 15th of April 2008 05:11:07 PM)
Not true! At least not according to Larry David and that Curb Your Enthusiasm episode!
ChefTips (Thursday 20th of March 2008 08:45:37 PM)
Great video! Another little known fact was that Harpo Marx hated the Cobb Salad but loved to cook. His Harpo Salad was actually much better than the Cobb Salad. Unfortunately the Del Montes made sure the Harpo Salad would never take off.
askthedecorator (Sunday 9th of March 2008 09:40:04 AM)
You're the reason Web sites like Wikipedia have to monitor their user generated information. You're corrupting the world, and I'm guessing that this comment won't pass your "comment policy," which by the way does a wonderful job of loving your users. Keep spreading the love and lies.
AsktheBuilder (Sunday 9th of March 2008 10:27:01 AM)
I think my Comment Policy is pretty sweet...
hotmetalslugs (Wednesday 2nd of April 2008 01:55:58 PM)
What the..?? Does every YouTube comment have to be some gauntlet throwdown? If his info is mistaken, just correct politely and move on.
Soreloft (Sunday 4th of May 2008 01:06:52 AM)
Ms. Thedecorator raise an interesting point, however. On the rare occasion (when prayers are answered) that we youtube fans are granted insight to the mysterious origins of various salads, or other rabbitkin delights, we are all too often met with lies and deceit. Over the many years we've come to terms with this, but what really stings is the overwhelming lack of love. Because, afterall, if a man can't find love in the critique of a Cobb Salad story, where can he?
AsktheBuilder (Sunday 4th of May 2008 06:33:00 AM)
The Decorator's point is fairly valid. We need more love, less hate and stress in this world. Sometimes a little harmless white lie helps to achieve this goal. What one needs to constantly watch for are those jealous, faceless Haters that spew the vicious black lies. It is not always easy to separate the wheat from the chaff. If you want the truth, go to the location where this video was taped and read the bronze plaque at the trailhead.
bestbookbuys (Tuesday 4th of March 2008 02:58:04 PM)
That Tim, always the joker. Methinks he might be confusing Charles Cobb (the Cobb Estate builder) with Robert Cobb (the Brown Derby owner and creator of the Cobb Salad). Easy mistake to make with all the wild romaine lettuce and avocado trees growing in the hills above Altadena.
bestbookbuys (Tuesday 4th of March 2008 02:54:00 PM)
A sad piece of epicurean history.
Rocketman16 (Thursday 28th of February 2008 09:22:55 PM)
I didn't see any chickens laying eggs! :)