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A burger ordered rare at John Torode's The Luxe
JUDGING THE JUDGE: Food enthusiasts attending the burgermonday meatup at The Luxe got the opportunity to taste and critique the burger of chef-patron – and MasterChef judge – John Torode. [Read more...]
The El Doble at Txikito (pronounced “chic-kee-toe”) - a Basque restaurant in New York’s Chelsea. The chubby double burger is draped with smoked sheep’s milk cheese and peppery salsa especial.
The version seen above was requested to be on the rare side of medium rare.
rare medium-rare medium medium-well well done
Looking at them now these almost look more like Mark Rothko paintings than hamburgers.
When I ordered my bespoke burger rare at the Santa Monica (California) location of The Counter, my waitress asked, “Do you know what rare is?” Odd question, I thought, to be asking a native English speaker fluent in basic menu vocabulary. I nodded yes, missing my chance to answer her with the broader philosophical question: ”Does anyone know what rare is anymore?” [Read more...]
