February 16 - cobb salad - The Declaration

February 16 – cobb salad

By: Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief

February 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Photo via Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons

Pictured is a typical cobb salad. This type of salad was first popularized in the 1930s.

One may be wondering how a cobb salad got its name. Well, it was a signature dish at the Hollywood Brown Derby Restaurant in the 1930s. It was named after the restaurant’s owner, Robert Howard Cobb.

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Dylan DaCunha, Editor-in-Chief

Dylan DaCunha is a senior at Colonia High School. She has enjoyed writing all her life, going all the way back to elementary school. She plays softball and has big aspirations to play in college, which is what fuels her passion for writing about sports. She’s an avid baseball fan which doesn’t hurt either. Not only does she play softball at CHS, but she’s an active member in multiple honor societies including Quill & Scroll Media Honor Society. She loves maintaining good grades in order to participate in these activities. Outside of school, she enjoys being with her friends as well as watching movies and listening to music. She plans on traveling the world someday and taking in as much as she can. Her favorite quote, by singer Harry Styles, is “If you’re happy doing what you’re doing nobody can tell you you’re not successful.”