Friday night burgers

There's something new happening for me. It's this Friday thing, I believe they call it "TGIF". I feel peppier and generally more cheerful all day. Is it the promise of a stiff martini (x 2) at day's end? Or what?

Whatever. Food-wise, Fridays have become fake take-out nights -- curries, pizza, Chinese -- but homemade of course. And tonight, burgers. I've ranted about burgers before, but these may well have been the simplest and best of the bunch. A single pound of the city's best butcher's ground beef with salt, pepper and a splash of water, some Ace buns and a plateful of condiments...oh and a ton of cheap red wine on the side.
 

Yes, you're wondering about the little jug of scotch in amongst the condiments. It's for afters.

Note my hands going in for the kill.

That's coleslaw on the side -- good old coleslaw made with mayo and ketchup and yumminess. Perfect.