SARATOGA BURGERS

If you know my husband, you know that he is rather peculiar as to where and what he wants to eat.  "People just don't know how to cook," he says.  "They think salt and pepper are the only spices," he bemoans.  He is pretty sure that the chef is NOT cooking with love or even paying attention half the time.

So it is with great pleasure that we dine out at a restaurant that wows my husband.  Without breaking the bank.  We found ONE such place in Saratoga.  Village Burger Bar.  Now, some people may want something more fancy - but we like sitting at the "bar" and ordering our food.  It lends itself to a more relaxed atmosphere and you can talk to other people.  And my husband LOVES to talk to people.

We "built" our own burger, ordering it just so.  My husband is a medium rare sort of person and I am a medium well.  We made a bet that the cooks wouldn't get it right.  They never do.  The "cooks" in this kitchen were all women (ahem) and each of them had a different task.  The grill cook.  The condiments girl,  the buns lady, the produce goddess.  All working together, enjoying themselves.  I think that might have made the difference.  They were laughing and having a good time.

And our burgers were perfect.  Just the right temperature.  Not over salted or under spiced.  As close to perfection as a burger can get.  Exactly as ordered.  Imagine that.  A damn near perfect burger NOT cooked by my husband.

We enjoyed each bite.  Along with truffle fries that were divine.  Mmmmm.... makes me want to go back again next week.  And the week after that.  You can bet every time we go to San Jose now, we'll organize the trip to head over the mountains to Highway 17 and past Saratoga.  A detour stop for lunch at the Village Burger Bar.

Can't wait! Oh great, now I'm hungry. If you're hungry too.... visit their website at http://www.vbbsaratoga.com/.