How Did The Wedge Salad Become A Steakhouse Staple? - Chowhound

DronG/Shutterstock The classic wedge salad made with iceberg lettuce, blue cheese dressing, ripe tomatoes, and chunks of bacon, has been a steakhouse staple for perhaps as long as a century. But how and why it came to share space with sizzling steaks and baked potatoes at these restaurants has a bit of a convoluted history. Delmonico's, the storied Manhattan steakhouse that shaped American fine dining, lays claim…