Chicagoist: Empty Out Your Wallet

Ward Up

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:09:58 -0600

Bud, as you likely know, later in that episode, Larry exposes Cliff Cobb's claim as a lie. It turned out that it was Richard Cobb of the Brown Derby Restaurant, and NOT Cliff Cobb's grandfather, who invented the salad in question. I'll let Wikipedia tell the story: "...The origin of the Cobb salad was also the subject of the 'Trick or Treat' episode in season two of Curb Your Enthusiasm. One of the characters, Cliff Cobb, claims that his grandfather invented the salad in the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois and that Robert H. Cobb stole the idea from his grandfather. Larry David, the show's creator and star, does not believe him...."

Bud Selig

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:52:22 -0600

Larry: I think I am just going to get a Cobb Salad. I'd like to make a few substitutions, if that's OK. I'll get... no bacon. No eggs. Bleu cheese on the side. Cliff Cobb: Are you sure you want a Cobb Salad? Do you do that every time you order that salad? Larry: Do you have a problem with it? Cliff Cobb: It's my grandfather's salad. I'm a Cobb of Cobb salad fame. Larry: I think that this is a real bullshit story.

P Griffin Baron

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:03:16 -0600

Avril Lavigne: As punk rock as a cobb salad.