Good morning from the border — where Canada meets America and neither one blinks. This is Windsor.
### This Windsor burger story will make you feel things
You know, sometimes you read a story and it just makes you shake your head, like, *seriously*? John Millson from Amherstburg, just down the road from us, went 43 years without eating a burger. *Cuarenta y tres años, mi gente!* This isn't some health thing, it's because when he was four, he took a bite, decided he didn't like it, and that was it for four decades. Then, he decided to try one again, and guess what? He loved it. The man basically unlocked a whole new food group at 47 years old.
This is the kind of story that just screams "Windsor-Essex." We're talking about a region that takes its food *very* seriously. I mean, we invented our own pizza style, for crying out loud. You can't just walk into a place on Erie Street's Via Italia and not expect some strong opinions on what makes good food. Imagine missing out on a classic Windsor burger, maybe from a spot over on Ouellette, all those years. Think of all the backyard BBQs, the road trips to Detroit, all without a proper burger. It's wild!
* **The Power of a Single Bite:** A childhood taste aversion that lasted over four decades. * **The Re-Discovery:** Millson tried a burger again at 47 and found he actually enjoyed it. * **Local Relevance:** In a city passionate about its food, this story highlights how something so common can be completely foreign to some.
It just goes to show you, sometimes you gotta give things a second chance, even if it's been a lifetime. Maybe it's a new restaurant on Pelissier Street, maybe it's finally crossing the Gordie Howe Bridge when it opens, or maybe it's just trying that burger you swore off in '83. You never know what you're missing until you give it a shot.
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