Goldburger Magdalena O Neal – January 25, 2021 | Updated February 1, 2021
Burgers seem so simple, right? Meat, a pan, and something to get the meat into and out of the pan. But if youâre serious about burgersâeven semi-seriousâyou need to be serious about your burger tools. A flimsy pan and a plastic spatula just wonât do.
Thatâs why we talked to Allen Yelent, the owner of Goldburger in Los Angeles, whose specialty bar burgers meld thick patties and thick-sliced onions into what we consider a top-tier example of the form. His list of essential tools? Just four items long. So whether youâre trying to perfect your crisp-edged smash burgers or just looking to up your burger game in general, youâll want to read on for his picks.
AuthorMagdalena O Neal
I first tried Goldburger about a year ago, right when the world started to lose its marbles. I went with a friend who knows how I feel about burgers (and also that I was losing my mind without outdoor dining) and was set on introducing me to what he knew would be my new favorite thing in Los Angeles.
I ordered their classic burger with all the works because thatâs how I was taught by my foodie mother to try something for the first time, exactly as the establishment intends. My first Goldburger was gone in a matter of minutes and definitely did not last the car ride home. Even though I am not a fan of sauce on my burgersâbesides ketchup; burgers
Dram you, Dan. Only months after the Victorian premier championed the cause of Australian-distilled whisky, at the tourism-dependent Corowa Distillery Company, slap bang on the closed NSW and Victoria border, they re over a barrel again.
Keen viewers of Dan Andrews epic press conferences will recall that to mark the end of the extended Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown the premier declared he would be reaching for a celebratory tipple higher up the shelf .
That evening he posted on social media a photo of two shot glasses next to a Starward Distillery bottle, appropriately a Melbourne-based label and one of Australia s best-selling drops.
Food & Wine says San Antonio s tortas are the best sandwiches in Texas
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But the San Antonio sammie is not the classic ham and cheese candidate, they re tortas ahogadas, the sauce-soaked sandwiches of Mexico. Food & Wine hopes tortas will take on beyond Texas and become universally loved. The website for the magazine Ro-Ho Pork & Bread and El Chivito, two local torta businesses, a boost to its worldwide audience in a recent list of The Best Sandwich In Every State. Mike Sutter /Staff file photo
San Antonio is home to the best sandwiches in Texas, if you re asking Food & Wine Magazine.
A good meal always tastes better when accompanied by a side serve of salt air and the sparkle of sunlight dancing on the water. Make lunch at one of these waterfront restaurants – all an easy drive from Sydney or Melbourne – the main course in a memorable day trip.
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It s the bush view across the sun-dappled water. The sandstone, glass and tin-topped building by Glenn Murcutt. The arrival by boat – or, if you want to make a real splash, by seaplane. All these things have helped make Berowra Waters Inn, set on the tranquil shores of the Hawkesbury an hour out of Sydney, one of our most memorable lunch spots. What really sets this place apart, however, is the kitchen s creative approach and rigorous technique, evident not just in showstopper dishes such as the crab custard with miso, but also in the complimentary bread and butter, upscaled here into a brioche bun served with whipped treacle butter.