Oh, the lowly hamburger

To many, a hamburger is just a hunk of meat stuffed between two pieces of bread with a couple of toppings. It's fast food, low brow & cheap.

Calgary is the home of the hamburger. Out here, hamburgers actually taste great. Today I had one topped with melted brie cheese & roasted apples & cinnamon. A side order of fries was served with some curry dipping sauce, not the usual ketchup. It's damn good & different, away from the usual pub fare

It's pretty commonplace to complain about the food in Calgary. Veggies are expensive & the quality of them sucks in winter. But Calgarian restaurants take liberty with things like the lowly hamburger & actually make it interesting. Same for peanut butter & bananas on French Toast or garlic fries. They think outside the box & it's refreshing.