Caesar Cardini

About

Italian-American chef and restaurant owner who invented the Caesar salad.

Before Fame

He grew up in Italy with six siblings and moved to California in his early twenties to work in the restaurant business.

Trivia

He owned hotels and restaurants in San Diego, California and in Tijuana, Mexico.

Family Life

He and his wife, Camille, had a daughter named Rosa Maria.

Associated With

He and Chef Ettore Boiardi of Chef Boyardee fame both invented popular household food products.