Last evening, I ate the best hamburger I’ve ever tasted. I know, we’ve probably all heard that line muttered somewhere before, but believe me – this was no ordinary burger. This was the BT Burger. All the ingredients were tiptop and the combined flavors were absolutely  tremendous. What is a BT Burger and where can you get it? It’s the Black Trumpet Burger and it’s on the Early Winter menu, which I’m not exactly sure how long will stick around, perhaps until it’s mid-winter? All I can say is you better get one while you can.

The Black Trumpet menu describes the BT Burger like this:

NEFF (North East Family Farms) beef patty with melted gruyère cheese on a housemade bun served with truffled skin fries, black trumpet catsup and housemade pickles.

I’m sure the special seasoning inside the beef patty is one of the restaurant’s most kept secrets… but it really is the best burger I’ve tasted, hands down. The excruciatingly beautiful taste of the burger overshadowed the delicate, yet simply delicious potato skin fries bathed in the chef’s truffle oil.  The portion is just right – not too much, not too little and it’s a reasonable price for such a classy take on a what is known as a simple dish. How did I wash it down? With a Victory lager, which can only be found on tap in Portsmouth, NH at The Black Trumpet.  They usually have three rotating beers on tap, all three unique and all three are usually regional or craft-brewer beers. If you do visit the restaurant and order the burger, I just hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Don’t be afraid to let your mouth water…

The Black Trumpet is my favorite restaurant in this little seaport town and it’s located at 29 Ceres Street, Portsmouth, NH