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If you read this blog, you know that I LOVE Top Chef, and one of my favorite contestants was fellow Southerner Richard Blais.
So, when I heard that he'd opened a restaurant here in Birmingham, I was beyond excited. Flip Burger Boutique is billed as "Fine Dining Between Two Buns" and features 20 different varieties of out-of-the-box burgers.
If you read this blog, you know that I LOVE Top Chef, and one of my favorite contestants was fellow Southerner Richard Blais.
So, when I heard that he'd opened a restaurant here in Birmingham, I was beyond excited. Flip Burger Boutique is billed as "Fine Dining Between Two Buns" and features 20 different varieties of out-of-the-box burgers.
My mom and I shared the fried pickles, which had a light tempura-style batter and came with the most amazing Ranch dressing (that we kept dipping our forks into!). I had the po boyger, which was a shrimp patty with Old Bay mayo, shaved lettuce, tomato, fried lemon, and Tabasco.
Speaking of burger twists, here's my favorite topping for a grilled burger at home: Dill Pickle Remoulade. Once you have this, I promise you'll never go back to ketchup and mustard.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dill pickle relish, drained
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
Speaking of burger twists, here's my favorite topping for a grilled burger at home: Dill Pickle Remoulade. Once you have this, I promise you'll never go back to ketchup and mustard.
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dill pickle relish, drained
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
Finally, to bring this post around to books, Top Chef's third cookbook will be released this summer, How to Cook Like a Top Chef. I'm really looking forward to this one:
"This cookbook and culinary primer in one features recipes from all six seasons of the show and season one of Top Chef: Masters, along with insider techniques from everyone's favorite contestants and judges. Covering everything from knife skills to sauces and sous-vide, How to Cook Like a Top Chef teaches aspiring chefs what it takes to be a star in the kitchen. Packed with exclusive content including a foreword by Top Chef: Masters winner Rick Bayless, original recipes from contestants, behind-the-scenes interviews, juicy trivia, and tons of tips and tricks this volume is as indispensable on the cook's countertop as it is essential reading for Top Chef fans."
Yummmmmmmmm. Lucky you to have gone to Flip Burger. Sounds fabulous.
ReplyDeleteAnd I too am looking forward to that cookbook -- maybe they'll have copies at BEA.
oh yes, I too am a fan of Top Chef and well remember Richard Blais. And I love a great burger...
ReplyDeleteIt is exciting to go to a restaurant where you know something about the chef. I must say the boyger sounds unique. Thanks for the recipe for the special sauce.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really a burger fan, but I do admit that the one you described could change my mind.
ReplyDeleteOh man, my husband would love to go to Flip Burger - he's a huge Top Chef fan. We haven't been to Birmingham since we left Auburn, though. :(
ReplyDeleteI love Top Chef! You're so lucky to have a great chef at a new, fun local place. And fried pickles sound wonderful as well!
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