This was blogged from off the broiler. I love the concept of improving the outstanding burgers at Disney. Having said that, after some searches on the web, I stumbled upon a wicked clone of exactly that. The best news is that unlike Disney’s burgers it is cooked as all burger lovers like - medium-well - not well done.

Picnic Catering
180 Kinderkamack Rd, Emerson, NJ
(201) 262-5505

Last week recieved the following email from Christine Nunn, chef and owner of Picnic Caterers in Emerson, NJ:

“I just returned from Disney. No, it was not the best burger I have eaten, since Disney must cook well done, but the best burger conceptually, and one that I’m putting on the menu on Monday. Ready? Set…. Here goes… Rare fresh ground beef burger… Tomato confit… Mushroom Duxelles… Onion jam… Bernaise sauce…Toasted French roll.. OMG…I can’t wait to make it my own… My béarnaise, which, I must say, is better than bottled epcot béarnaise.”

Now, if its one thing I have learned, is to take Christine very, very seriously whenever she emails me about things like this. And I knew that if she was making a burger, well, I knew I had to have one. I invited myself over today to document the burger-making process and to make one go into my stomach.

80% lean - WGH’s ideal mix.

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