Doctored Roadfood Redux

Last summer, we brought a jar of Howard’s Hot Relish down to Mt. View Drive-In in Hampden, Massachusetts to dress their foot-long hot dog, wonderfully prepared but woefully lacking in the condiment department. Now we’ve fulfilled another vision of gastronomic glee, wedding the sultry spicy chili from Orangeside Luncheonette in New Haven to the celebrated cheeseburger at Shady Glen in Manchester, Connecticut. No one looked our way when we pulled out our to-go container of chili and spooned it on the burger. The taste was astounding as predicted, though our favorite result of this brainstorm was unexpected: scooping up the excess chili on the plate with the crunchy flaps of cheese…heaven on earth! We extend extra-special thanks to the fine folks at Orangeside (who gave us the chili for free because there was only enough to fill half of the container) for helping us to reach chili cheeseburger nirvana.