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An Amendment: There Will Be No Nancy Silverton Burger Joint

By Emma Courtland, Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 1:15PM
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Yesterday the blogosphere buzzed excitedly when EaterLA reported that Mozza's Nancy Silverton would be previewing burgers at Canele from her upcoming burger joint in the Farmers Market, called Grass Burger. A few hours after the story was posted though, Carolynn Carreno, who has co-written two of Nancy's cookbooks, said that the story is absolutely positively false (she even bet her dog's life on it). But since there has yet to be official amendment, here's Carreno's statement from EaterLA's comments:

"...Nancy Silverton is not opening a burger joint in the Farmers Market. But she was, last I saw her a few hours ago, chuckling about the fact that the Internet (which she has never actually been on) is saying so. I felt partly responsible, since I'm the one who alerted the Internet sources of this event. I thought I remembered specifically choosing NOT to use the pronoun 'she' when talking about who was opening the new burger joint, because I thought it might be interpreted as Nancy, and not Amy [Pressman], with whom she is guest partnering in tonight's event--and who IS opening a burger joint. I just looked through my emails, and was glad to see that I was right. Here is the exact wording that I sent as for 'why' the event: 'To get excited about the pending opening of Amy's soon-to-be burger joint in FM (that's Farmers Market) serving all grass-fed burgers.'"

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Comments (11)

elle says:

It couldn't matter to me less who it is that's actually opening the burger joint — if it sells burgers like the ones Nancy and Amy made last night Canele. I don't believe I'm exaggerating when I say it was the best burger of my life.

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 4:12PM
Matt says:

I agree Elle, although it is confusing to have Silverton involved. Is she an investor, just a friend helping out, offering recipes?

But regardless, it was about the food, and the burger was great. One of the best I've had, and I've had quite a few.

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 4:21PM
Mo says:

I'm glad Nancy isn't responsible for the burgers last night. I feel ripped off because $36 for a 3-course burger menu is expensive but worth it if Nancy Silverton is making the burgers. If I had known beforehand she wasn't doing the burgers or this wasn't a preview for her place, no way I'd have made the drive from OC or paid the $36. More importantly, I respectfully have to disagree about the quality of the burgers last night.

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 4:41PM
Matt says:

To each his own Mo. But how can you disagree with Sonoma grass-fed beef, and say the quality sucks?

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 5:48PM
Anonymous says:

Mo Did you see Nancy at Canele last evening all night? She left at almost midnight and I sure you think her time is too valuable to squander on events with which she is not invested. The price was for a three course menu which utilized very expensive and artisan products cooked with love and devotion and the price was set by the owner who so graciously allowed us to inhabit her restaurant! I truly wish you felt it was worth it.

Posted On: Wednesday, Aug. 26 2009 @ 6:32PM
bildabar b says:

I'm just wondering how many major things Eater can get wrong before somebody pulls the plug. It's becoming almost comical to see Kat thrashing around like that.

Posted On: Thursday, Aug. 27 2009 @ 12:18AM
Matt says:

Bildabar, they get what they pay for. They were offering $5 a post when they were looking for a new LA editor a while back. I wouldn't spend much time on an entry if I was only getting paid $5 a post either. It may have changed though.

Posted On: Thursday, Aug. 27 2009 @ 11:02AM
Mo says:

"Quality" was the wrong word. I apologize. My burger was overcooked. I loved the bun, wasn't crazy about the pickled tomatoes. I'm sure if the burger was cooked properly, the burger experience would've been much better. The actual 'quality' of the beef was great. I was more upset about the false information than the burger.

Yes, I noticed Nancy there.

Posted On: Thursday, Aug. 27 2009 @ 4:34PM
Anonymous says:

hey mo,
i got a perfect place for you: the bar at osteria mozza! you can be seen in the presence of nancy (yay!), and you can just have expensive drinks rather than expensive food you apparently wouldn't know how to appreciate.

Posted On: Saturday, Aug. 29 2009 @ 9:36AM
Marcus says:

Interesting article you got here. It would be great to read a bit more concerning this matter.

Posted On: Thursday, Oct. 29 2009 @ 12:45AM
LkkOJiR says:

Hi! GPcolgTw

Posted On: Friday, Dec. 25 2009 @ 10:49AM

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