Did you know that Cobb salads are named after Robert Howard Cobb, a Hollywood restaurateur back in the 1930s. He made the salad for himself in his restaurant out of hunger desperation - just adding a little bit of this and that and whatever he could find. But never guessed it would catch on with his Beverly Hills clientele and become infamous! The ingredients always include lettuce, bacon, chicken, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, blue cheese, and a vinaigrette. On the other hand a chef salad is usually a bit more generic in ingredients - truly whatever the chef has on hand or wants to use. Of course there's lettuce, but typically rather than bacon there's ham or turkey, shredded cheese, and a variety of veggies like tomatoes, cucumbers, and carrots.