LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – What is that, cookies and cream?
That might be your first thought upon looking at the white sauce studded with black flakes oozing out of the side of Lafayette, California’s newest and most creative burger.
It turns out that this stark black-and-white sauce isn’t dessert-like at all. The white part is aïoli, and the black part is one of the world‘s fanciest (and most expensive) ingredients: black truffle.
The Burger’s Secret
That’s the culinary secret of the Truffle SOB, a brand-new burger from Sweet Onion Burger in Lafayette.
Sweet Onion Burger is a restaurant from Chef Alvin Cailan, available through Local Kitchens. I’ve tried their smash burgers based around sweet caramelized onions before, and they’re delicious…