Okay, this was a very specific category and, not surprisingly, there was no overlap with others and so I didn't have to be torn between whose favourite burger to choose. This was the first "favourite thing" I tried from my list, about 4 days after my birthday. Here's Hershel's recommendation:
FAVOURITE BURGER AT THE WORKS
Fruit Loop - No longer on the menu but can still be done as a special request: Turkey burger (or vegetarian substitute) on a whole grain bun, topped with Sweet and Spicy Sauce, Brie, Pear, Banana and Pineapple.
Sure enough, they no longer have this burger on the menu but our server was happy to have it made up. I chose the veggie option and it was delicious. One of the best things about this burger: I didn't have to read The Works list of burger options and hem and haw over the too-large and zany (mac and cheese and apples and peppers all somehow on a burger!) selection. I knew exactly what I was getting.
Favourite burger I've had in my life: all-time easy-winner favourite: Paul Webbers on the way up to our cottage as kids (it wasn't only the burger, of course, but also the place, and the fact we were going to the cottage, and the old trains we could play on, and the fries that came with it--but still I think it's probably up there with world's best burgers).
Maybe I should have read a few Mary Oliver poems so that my first favourite thing entry wouldn't be a burger . . .
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Wow! My Works burger chosen to be the first of many exciting new things to try! I feel like this is both an honour and a burden. I thought it risky to list it as one of my favourite items because most people scoff and whince when they hear what I order at The Works. But it truly is my favourite burger and it just needed to be added. Barbara, you hit the nail on the head when you said one of the best things is that you don't have to read the list of topping combinations. I go in to the restaurant and it's a no brainer. I order it everytime and don't have to agonize over the different permutations and combinations. The other great thing about it is the synthesis of sweet, spicy and salty as well and the juiciness that pours out of the fruit with each bite. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and look forward to reading more experiences.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite all-time burger was at Mr. Greenjeans in Eaton Place in Winnipeg in the 1980s. Like your multi-angled burger memories, for me it was also the peanut butter milkshake and freshly etched summercamp experiences and all those teenage hopes and angst as condiments. MiRA
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