The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Melt by Jason Diamond

The Old Suburban Food Wonderland

Welcome to Wheeling, Illinois in the 1980s

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Jason Diamond
May 14, 2025
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I made a hamburger recently and it made me realize I missed an opportunity. It surprised me because usually making a nice burger brings me nothing but joy and contentment, but it was the research I did before making the meal in question that threw me.

The Hackney’s burger is the first patty I ever recall adults talking about as something that was more t…

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