Not many classic dishes can claim a specific birthday. But the Caesar salad was created for the very first time on July 4, 1924, in Tijuana, Mexico. It is not a Mexican salad, says Jeffrey Pilcher.

The Caesar salad was born 100 years ago, on July 4, 1924, in Tijuana, Mexico. Above, the grilled romaine Caesar salad at Boucherie, a restaurant in uptown New Orleans. On the occasion of its 100th ...

“Caesar Cardini, the inventor of the salad, was an Italian immigrant and there were many Italian immigrants to Mexico.” Tijuana, built into a bustling border town by a mélange of ...