Practically any restaurant menu can be improved with the addition of a good, premium burger. The Capital Grille, a high-end steakhouse and a Darden Restaurants concept, recently added a new burger through a partnership with renowned butcher Pat LaFrieda. The addition proved so successful that Darden Restaurants named Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors as one of the winners of this year’s William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier Awards. Darden gave out five such awards at its Orlando, Fla. Headquarters this past April. LaFrieda and Sysco Specialty Meats were the only two meat purveyors so honored.
LaFrieda Meats is located in North Bergen, N.J. Creating high-quality burger blends is nothing new for the butcher. The company’s signature blend is three generations old and came from LaFrieda’s grandfather.