John T. Edge Answers Questions

Posted by Adam Kuban, April 18, 2009 at 1:55 PM

On the New York Times Diner's Journal blog, food writer John T. Edge has been taking questions all week. Here are his answers to some burger-relatd matters:

Ollie’s Trolley [in Louisville, Kentucky], a remnant of a short-lived burger chain built around the personality of Ollie Gleichenhaus, a grease jockey from Miami Beach. Imagine a burger that somehow tastes of salt and sand and sea. A burger that evokes a randy old man who chomps on cigars, cusses a blue streak, and appreciates the sinuous ideal of the feminine physique. An Ollieburger tastes like that. —April 16, 2009

I think you’re right in positing that LA might be the chili-cheeseburger capital of the U.S. I was a big fan of the late Jay’s Jayburgers. And I love Chronis Famous Sandwich Shop in East LA. —April 17, 2009

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Tags: California, Chronis Famous Sandwich Shop, Diner's Journal, John T. Edge, Kentucky, LA, Louisville, New York Times, Ollie's Trolley

2 Comments:

An Ollie burger is perhaps the most disgusting thing I have ever taken a bite out of, I had one back around 1989 and it was totally rancid tasting.

redfish at 2:28PM on 04/18/09

Jays Jay Burgers- RIP

SpandTex Pants at 12:14PM on 04/20/09

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