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.

“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 ...

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 ...