The Beach Haven Fishery, Long Beach Island, NJ

Where: The Beach Haven Fishery, Long Beach Island, NJ

What: The Michael Angelo Oreganata Burger

Build: Garlic, oregano, Parmesan cheese, white wine, black pepper, chopped fresh clams, breadcrumbs, EVOO, capers, fresh basil, and of course, butter.

Comment: For all you hard-core burger freaks and haters out there, do not, I repeat, do not stop reading this simply because this is a non-beef burger. This creation of Chef "Magic" Mike's was nothing shy of genius. I will let the photo captions do most of the descriptive work, but what I can tell you is that this is basically a world class clams oreganata stuffing kicked up about 10 notches. The photos will explain how this "non-beef" burger got a 10/10 rating on my BC rating scale. Again, for all you die-hard beef eaters, keep an open mind... it's worth it. 

The beginning of the Michael Angelo Oreganata Burger...

After being pan-fried in EVOO...

Now being sauteed in white wine, butter, capers and garlic with a dusting of Parmesan cheese... I can smell it from here....

Out of the saute pan and onto a fresh-baked Ciabatta roll...

Topped with raw white onion which provided a great crunchy texture...

Goodness up close.....

It's hard to describe how delicious this sandwich is... 

Super-fresh ingredients..... 

The Michael Angelo Oreganata Burger, a truly great sandwich.