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Some soups and salads are "named after" (given the name of something else as an honor) the person who created them or the place where they were created.

For example, the Cobb salad is named after Robert Howard Cobb, who owned the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant where the salad was first created in the 1930s. The salad was so popular that it became the restaurant's "signature dish" (what a restaurant is most famous for) and soon was being "imitated" (copied) at restaurants across the country.

Many people "mistakenly" (in error) believe that the Caesar salad is named in honor of the "Caesars" (rulers) of ancient Rome. However, the salad was actually created by Caesar Cardini, who was a "restaurateur" (the owner of a restaurant) in San Diego. Apparently, the restaurant ran out of many ingredients for its other dishes during a holiday "rush" (a period of time when many people want to use the services of a particular business), so he had to be creative. He used the ingredients he could find in the kitchen to create the first Caesar salad and "tossed" (mixed) it "at the tableside" (next to the table), as it is often served today.

Even "former" (previous; earlier) President Ronald Regan has a soup named after him. Once he told reporters that he liked French soups, and there was a "backlash" (a strong negative reaction) from the American public, who thought that made him "elitist" (favoring the rich and powerful people in society). So he responded by sharing his "recipe" (instructions on how to cook something) for "Ronald Reagan's Hamburger Soup."