THE GOLD PLATED COBB



Power restaurant Michael’s in New York has a Cobb Salad on its lunch menu for $36. The Brown Derby’s Robert Cobb cobbled together “his” salad out of what he found in his L.A. restaurant’s refrigerator one night. In 1953, a Cobb salad in the Brown Derby went for $2.25. Okay, inflation, and Michael’s uses balsamic vinegar, while the Derby’s French Dressing mixed olive oil with “salad oil.” Michael’s burger of ground rib-eye: $35. The Brown Derby’s Steak Hamburger De Luxe: $2.25. Marlene Dietrich broke the dress code by eating at the Derby in slacks. Match that, Michaels. – LD