Whenever I’m traveling in Big Sky Country and find myself in a diner, tavern or kitchen-equipped hole-in-the-wall, there’s one dish I’ll order every time I see it on the menu: the patty melt. And after eating dozens of patty melts all around the state and identifying their essential elements and my personal preferences, I’ve decided I don’t need to wait for a road trip to enjoy this classic, and neither do you.
