Complex sentence: The most accepted theory regarding its origins points to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1923, when the hotel's executive chef wanted something to pay tribute to actor George Arliss and his hit play, "The Green Goddess".
Split into simpler sentences: The most accepted theory regarding its origins points to the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the 1920s. The hotel's executive chef wanted something to pay tribute to actor George Arliss and his hit play, "The Green Goddess".