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PATTY MELT
Move over burgers, this is the year of the patty melt. In America a burger comes under the category of sandwich, as does the simpler but just as cultish patty melt. restaurant critic Pete Wells recently called the latter “superior”. At its most simple the melt is made of bread, cheese, a burger patty and sometimes onions – we’d probably call it a toastie. Recently it’s been having a bit of a makeover in its home country
