The Paul Newman Burger

Preparation info
  • Makes 4 Burgers; Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

  • About

How far would you go to make the perfect burger? Would you take the time to source organic grass-fed beef (better for flavor and better for the planet)? Would you custom grind the meat, going so far as to freeze the grinder parts to keep the fat sufficiently cold for the optimum texture? Michel Nischan would and he did so for a very demanding client. His late boss, Paul Newman, insisted that their Westport, Connecticut, restaurant, Dressing Room, serve the best burger in North America. Nisc