Look, we've all eaten Caesar salads before. Some of them are good, some of them are … less than good. With a salad as seemingly simple as the Caesar (it's just lettuce, dressing, croutons ...

Oh, the Caesar. Once a proud salad, prepared for vacationing movie stars by Tijuana chef Caesar Cardini, it's now too often besmirched by gloppy dressing or (perish the thought!) iceberg lettuce.

The salad dressing requires the use of a raw egg yolk and anchovies. But if you fear the use to raw eggs, substitute purchased mayonnaise, although it won’t be quite the same. In addition to the ...