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Homemade Sliders January 28, 2010 The PC guide to little burgers. What is a slider? A slider is a particular thing. It's particularly American. It's a small subset of our great culinary tradition, the hamburger. But as I explained last week, it's not just a mini-hamburger. To be a slider, it cannot be perverted with expensive ingredients like foie gras or tuna tartar, a cutesy version of a burger for a chef to play with. A slider consists of a thin layer of beef, American cheese, a soft bun,... Read the Full Article	The Smash Technique and Skinny Burger Perfection December 11, 2008 How to make the best burger at home. You know the burger obsession is going off the deep end when semi-serious discussion takes place over the burger making skills of a cartoon. Please stick with me. This cartoon happened feature J. Wellington Wimpy, the burger-loving sidekick of Popeye. Hamburger America author George Motz found this clip and was there to comment on Wimpy's burger making skills: "Notice how even in cartoons back then they got it... Read the Full Article	Why Wylie Dufresne Made Me Eat American Cheese April 21, 2008 “American cheese (processed cheese)” -Wylie Dufresne, describing the type of cheese he likes on his burger I haven’t exactly made my peace with American cheese. I still don’t like it cubed, melted in grilled cheese, or laid across a deli sandwich. I’m not that into reliving my childhood and, really, actual cheese always tastes better. I thought that was the end of it. When I was young I... Read the Full Article	On New York Apartments, Grilling, and the Aussie Burger May 31, 2007 By some miracle, my girlfriend and I have recently moved into a beautiful, spacious, freshly painted apartment with a backyard, a washer/dryer, and a dishwasher: three luxuries that most New Yorkers offer up onto the pyre of compromise very early on. It’s simply assumed: you won’t have those things. You live in the city because the people that live here are interesting, and there are opportunities, and it’s... Read the Full Article
"Wit What?" February 1, 2006 An exploration of Philadelphia's quintessential greasy delicacy...the cheesesteak With Blake off for the weekend, Nick blew the whole... With Blake off for the weekend, Nick blew the whole Paupered Chef budget on a $20 Chinatown Bus ticket to Philadelphia in search of the city's quintessential greasy delicacy...the cheesesteak. Armed with locals with serious appetites, he checked out some of their favorite institutions in search of the real thing...Wait, with cheez whiz? Up until three months ago, I wasn... Read the Full Article