Caesar Salad of Hotel Caesars - Tijuana, Mexico

This is it - the original recipe made the way they’ve actually done it since the beginning (1920’s). The Caesar salad is revered, but most don’t know it originated in Tijuana, Mexico. Caesar Cardini, an Italian American chef and restauranteur, moved his business from Sacramento to San Diego, and then to Tijuana (more than likely due to prohibition). He eventually settled in Los Angeles in the 1940’s, where he worked to mass produce his famous salad dressing. The Hotel Caesar honors his legacy by making the