The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

Enter the Chicken Burger

Irving Berlin's favorite Stork Club order

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Jason Diamond
Aug 01, 2023
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I was reading a book on the history of the famed Stork Club recently, and in the back, there’s a list of some of the things the Manhattan nightclub served when it was open between 1929 and 1965. I was immediately drawn to the chicken burger à la Stork, first because you don’t really hear anybody shouting out their chicken burger, and second, because it …

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