All I Want is a Burger

Ok. I'll admit it. I'm a carb-aholic. I'm the person who shamelessly devours slices of bread for a meal. I'm the person who spends twenty minutes circling the baked goods in a supermarket only to make my way to the checkout line overcome with guilt. I'm also the person that stares at the breadbasket praying that self control. That said, a few weeks ago I decided to revisit one of the low carb diets from my college days. I've done fairly well...up until today.

When I woke up this morning the only thing I wanted in the world was a hamburger. I brushed my teeth fantasizing about where I was going to get my burger. I sent out text messages to a few of my friends daring them to accompany me on my journey. I ended up at The Company Burger and it was a solo operation. The Company Burger is a simple but modern burger joint which opened on Freret Street less than a year ago. Since then, it was hailed as one of the go-to burger places of 2011. The only complaint I've heard about them has been some random grumblings about what they charge for an iced tea. I made my order to go, and I didn't get the tea.

Last weekend, The Company Burger took home the award for Grand Champion at Hogs for the Cause. I clearly made the grave mistake of not trying their booth at the festival so I thought I'd attempt redemption with today's lunch. Let me begin by saying, that for a carb-aholic there are few things more exciting than a piece of meat between two buns glistening with butter. When they handed me my brown paper bag, covered in grease and smelling like sin I felt positively giddy.

I ordered the turkey burger with a side of onion rings. Despite appearing to be red onions, I wasn't impressed with the onion rings. The burger was another matter. The turkey burger is a ground turkey patty layered with arugula. It is sandwiched between two buttery buns, each respectively shellacked with green goddess dressing and tomato jam. It was delicious and almost certainly called for a mid-day nap. It was exactly the kind of detour I needed in my carbless adventures.