For whomever is looking for how to make a Caesar salad at table-side; we deliver, kind of: I found an excellent account on how the salad got started, how it was originally made, and how to make a good one (table-side or not) in From Julia Child's Kitchen. Julia actually had the salad made for her as a child at table by Cesar Cardini at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico in the 1920s. When Julia was writing FJCC in the 1970s, she located Cesar's daughter, Rosa, to discuss the recipe. Rosa was (or is) owner of the Cardini's Dressings company, and sold a bottled version of her father's famous dressing. Rosa also knew how her dad had made his salad. Anyway, I can't type up the 4 pages Julia writes on the salad, but the recipe is pretty simple, so maybe you could find a copy of the cookbook and copy it out? It's really rare someone can state something authoritative about a recipe, but Julia pulled it off. Prohibition, gambling, the novelty of refrigerated transcontinental transportation, almost-raw eggs, fussy American diners, and Cesar's dramatic table-side manner all play a role in what's (culinarily speaking) a great story.
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