Re: The Brown Derby

Thus spake "Lee" <leeschw@xxxxxxxxxxx> :

>Scalemaster34 wrote:
>> Are any of the items in Disney's Brown Derby from any of the originals?
>
>I think the Cobb Salad and Grapefruit Cake are from the original. I
>don't think the Cobb Salad was on the original, original menu though.
>Doesn't the story go something like the chef throwing a bunch of
>ingredients together as a last minute, late night snack for someone
>important or something...and the rest is history?

That's the story. I don't remember if the chef was named Cobb or if
it was the customer.

It's somewhere at the restaurant, maybe on the menu. It was
considered a signature dish when I ate at the original back in 1979.

How many of our group were born after I left grad school?

>
>I've only eaten at BD/GM once, and it was on my last visit. It
>definitely made a positive impression on me...it's now one the places
>I'll try not to miss on future visits.
>
>Lee
>>
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>> Keith
>>
>> °O° + °Õ° = °õ° & °õ° & °õ° & °o°
>> Only 10d:13h:50m:37s until our 09:30PM arrival at Disneyworld on 09/09/2005.
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