by donaldc316 | May 5, 2021 | Recent Recipes, Recipes
Chef’s Salad You’re “Puttin’ on the Ritz” tonight. In the 1940s, Chef Louis Diat, chef of the Ritz Carlton in New York City, created this salad for customers requesting a light, off-menu dinner salad. He probably got his inspiration from the 17th century...
by donaldc316 | Mar 4, 2021 | Recipes
Caesar Salad with Chicken Strips You may have thought it was named after the emperor, but Chef Caesar Cardini invented this salad and dressing on a busy July 4, 1924 day, when he was running low on ingredients at his restaurant in Tijuana. It was so popular it became...
by donaldc316 | Feb 23, 2021 | Recipes
Chef’s Salad with Roasted Sweet Potato What we think of as “Chef’s Salad” probably had its origins in the East Coast in the early 20th century. As diners in major hotels began requesting an off menu dinner salad, it became the chef’s choice of what to throw...
