William Holden’s Cobb Salad

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William Holden orders Cobb Salad at the Brown Derby in I Love Lucy, L.A. at Last!

Bill Holden gets the Cobb Salad he ordered in the hilarious Brown Derby scene from the I Love Lucy show. The Brown Derby was the birthplace of the Cobb salad  invented by owner Robert H. Cobb. The original Cobb salad recipe uses a French Dressing – not blue cheese. Get the Brown Derby Old-fashioned French dressing recipe at the end of this post.

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The Brown Derby Cobb Salad Recipe from the Brown Derby Cookbook

 

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Vintage Brown Derby Luncheon Menu – the blank spaces are for pasting in the daily specials

 

The Brown Derby Sign in the background on the I Love Lucy set
The Brown Derby Sign in the backdrop on the I Love Lucy set