"Once they sat, Choe bit into his meatball tacos - a salad bar hack that the artist had created and demonstrated to Bourdain. Soon after, they also received a complimentary order of cheese toast. Choe introduced the dish with a little anecdote from his childhood, and explained that his family used to order stacks of it once they realized it was free with the meal. "It's delicious. I totally get why this would be a Wonderland," Bourdain said after trying it."
"The cheese toast at Sizzler dates back to 1958 when Del Johnson, the chain's founder, came up with the simple recipe. The restaurant put a lot of time and effort into making sure that franchisees understood how to make it properly so that it remained consistent and tasty."
"In a snippet of an episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" shared on Youtube, Bourdain went to dinner with friend and artist David Choe at Sizzler in LA's Koreatown neighborhood. The steakhouse that helped define 1980s dining was a childhood favorite of Choe's, and he explained the nostalgic appeal of the restaurant to Bourdain. His family rarely went out to eat, and a visit to Sizzler meant eating as much as possible."
"Although he had eaten around the world and tried many exotic dishes, he also appreciated simple foods that were well prepared. For him, food only needed to taste good to be enjoyed. From something as simple as a hard-boiled egg - which he once called "the perfect food" - to stopping at a certain iconic California burger joint whenever he was in LA, Bourdain was accessible and relatable. That explains why he praised Sizzler's deceptively simple cheese toast as being delicious."
Anthony Bourdain valued food that tasted good, from simple dishes to iconic restaurant stops. In Los Angeles’s Koreatown, he visited Sizzler with friend and artist David Choe, who described the restaurant’s nostalgic appeal from childhood visits. Choe shared a salad bar hack involving meatball tacos, then they received complimentary cheese toast. Choe explained his family ordered stacks of it because it was free with the meal, and Bourdain reacted positively after tasting it. The cheese toast recipe dates to 1958, created by founder Del Johnson, and the chain emphasized training and consistency so franchisees could make it properly and keep it tasty.
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