I don’t eat a lot of fast food. When I do, I’m usually left disappointed. So, would this be the case when I went to Five Guys to get a patty melt—a secret menu item that’s not so much a secret anymore ...

One of my favorite big city comfort foods is a staple of the diner scene -- the patty melt. According to lore, the patty melt originated in California as a burger topped with fried onions and melted ...

Southern California’s culinary story is written with the legend of the cheeseburger, with its supposed birth at Pasadena’s Rite Spot in 1924 being a point of local pride. However, in our current ...

The patty melt stands alone in its own category. It’s a diner classic that borrows from both the burger and sandwich, and was built long before fast food tried to label everything. Its formula was ...