Ode to a Vincent Burger…
At first glance, there is just your tender and lightly toasted egg-based bun. As I peer underneath, I notice your perfectly symmetrical grill marks. As I pick you up and squeeze down on your bun to fit you into my eagerly-awaiting mouth, you let loose a gentle ooze of delicious salty & fatty juice, redolent of beef. As it rolls down my arm and I lick it gently, I sense a hint of something else…a deep, soulful slow-cooked meatiness. My first bite reveals a hint of off-white smoky gouda cheese. But you are no mere jucy lucy, my dear. Another nibble and I notice a long strand of shredded beef short rib, tucked hard against the gouda. My primal urge to tear into you is allayed only by my desire to savor you to the very last unctuous drop. In mere moments, I am left with only a morsel of your tasty bun, and as I use it to sop up the delicious essential juices you’ve left behind, it serves a sweet and tangy reminder of the moment we’ve shared. I am left with only a fleeting memory of your deliciousness…and a side salad.
11 Comments to “Ode to a Vincent Burger…”
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This couldn’t be more spot-on. Thank the sweet heavens above for the Vincent burger. Especially from 4:30 to 6:30, Monday through Friday.
Whew, do you need a cigarette after that?
The Vincent Burger is the best burger ever. Period. Second best though – and completely different categorically, the turkey burger at The Craftsman.
Agreed, Vincent Burger is my favorite burger in town, maybe in any town.
Geoff, it is writing like this that taught me to come to this site during or after lunch. Not when I’m hungry–could spell trouble.
Yes, Jane. Usually several Gauloises.
The Capitol Grille burger is actuallymy go-to when I want a delicious traditional burger. The Vincent Burger is for those times I want a change-of-pace (it’s like having a naughty French mistress)
That is poetry the way you write of the burger!!! When are you taking food critic job at the New York Time.
I found this blog very kind, Merci
Vincent francoual
(I promise you the f** swearing will be for a next reply)
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mon dieu! Il est le grand fromage en fait!
Food porn at its best!
Birchwood also makes a fantastic 1,000 Hills burger.
Now I have to start keeping my kids away from food blogs – what’s left, Disney?
This is the best burger in Minnesota, according to Food Network Magazine. Which I only read for the articles.