"It's a chef's quiet confession: Even the most celebrated cooks sometimes crave a drive-thru treat. For celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez, the indulgence of choice is Whataburger - and not because of nostalgia alone. The Texas-born chain builds its burgers with mustard as the only condiment cozied up beside diced onions, pickles, lettuce, and tomato, and for Sánchez to claim it as his favorite fast food restaurant burger is quite the endorsement."
"In Texas, the hamburger's roots run deep - and one figure credited for the texas-style burger's invention is Fletcher Davis (aka Uncle Dave). In the late 1880s, his legendary ground-beef patties with Bermuda onions and homemade bread were held together with a hefty slather of mustard mixed with mayo. Through the years, Texans dropped the mayo addition and defaulted to a mustard-only state of mind."
"Whataburger, keeping tradition, followed suit. Founded in Corpus Christi in 1950, the regional fast-food chain leans hard into its Texas-style burger heritage. Sánchez does some leaning, too, with his bold Latin cooking that relies on layers of thoughtful flavors - the proud Texan knows how to make mustard the best that it can be, and it shows in his signature recipes."
Aarón Sánchez favors Whataburger and its mustard-only burger as his preferred fast-food indulgence. Whataburger's practice of using mustard as the sole condiment sits within a longstanding Texas hamburger tradition dating to Fletcher Davis in the late 1880s. Early Texas patties used a mustard-mayo mix but Texans eventually adopted mustard-only, a choice preserved by old-school spots like Herd's that still sear burgers on cast-iron grills. Founded in Corpus Christi in 1950, Whataburger embraces Texas-style burger heritage while Sánchez's bold Latin cooking relies on layered flavors that make mustard sing in his signature recipes. Sánchez cooked extensively in New Orleans and trained under Chef Paul Prudhomme.
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