Ah, the patty melt — a true culinary paradox. Believed to have originated in Los Angeles in the mid-20th century, the patty melt is a hybrid of a burger and a sandwich, with crispy toasted bread ...

The undersung cousin of an American classic is a superior sandwich, our critic argues. Resistance to the ebb and flow of fashion is baked into the patty melt’s being.Credit...Nico Schinco for The New ...

The humble patty melt, found in diners across America, is experiencing a renaissance. The classic recipe-in which two pieces of buttered, toasted rye hug a flattop-seared hamburger patty with melted ...

Much will be written about char-grilled burgers in the coming weeks, but char-grilled burgers are not an option for all of us. For those of us who don’t have grills, or whose neighbors made us get rid ...