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Monday, December 07, 2009

Cold? Try on a Burger Hat...

Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have The Technology...

Friday, May 29, 2009

Obama stops at Five Guys for cheeseburger

Obama stops at Five Guys for cheeseburger

By JULIE PACE, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON – For a health food nut, President Barack Obama sure likes his burgers. Obama made a surprise lunchtime stop at Five Guys, a fast-food restaurant in Washington. The president ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, jalapeno peppers, and mustard as well as several other cheeseburgers to go. He also ordered a cheeseburger for Brian Williams, news anchor for NBC. The network was filming a day-in-the-life program at the White House.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the president wasn't showing off for the cameras. "I can assure you it was done simply for the benefit of the appetite of the commander in chief," Gibbs said. The president snacked on peanuts, and chatted with surprised customers while he waited for his order.

There are "more problems than we thought," Obama told a man who asked him about his first months in office. Early this month, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took a short motorcade ride from the White House to Virginia and ordered lunch at a small independent restaurant called Ray's Hell Burger. Gibbs joked that while the cheeseburgers at the White House are pretty good, the president likes to "get out of the gate a little bit."

First lady Michelle Obama has also proven herself to be a burger fan. She recently said she snuck out to a Five Guys restaurant without anyone noticing.

Despite their burger runs, the Obamas are big believers in exercise and healthy eating. The first lady has started a vegetable garden at the White House. Some of the crops will be served to the Obamas and to White House staff and guests, while some will be donated to a local soup kitchen.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mich. baseball park to offer 4,800-calorie burgers

Mich. baseball park to offer 4,800-calorie burgers

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Well, at least the salsa is low-cal. The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark.

The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips, all on an 8-inch sesame-seed bun. That's a lot of dough!

The Grand Rapids Press reports that anyone who eats the entire 4,800-calorie behemoth in one sitting will receive a special T-shirt. Saner fans can divide it up with a pizza cutter and share.

The Midwest League team is a Class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

Friday, March 20, 2009

The regular: The Quest for the Best Cloth Napkin Burger in SF

My friend P-Boyle sent this article. BIX has the best fancypants burger in fog-town...

From TableHopper.com

The regular: The Quest for the Best Cloth Napkin Burger

There’s nothing like a good juicy hamburger, and in the middle of “damn, my wallet is empty” times, burgers are (usually) an inexpensive beacon on restaurant menus everywhere. And leave it to San Francisco chefs to up the burger ante, with everything from homemade buns to pickled onions to one-of-a-kind condiments.

Since people still want to go out, but not shell out the usual dough needed to do so, I was inspired to do a roundup of the best beef burgers in San Francisco. But here’s the catch: they had to be at places with cloth napkins. You know, fancy-ass burgers.

The City is full of them, as I painfully came to realize. Really now, what on earth was I thinking? In the end, I hit 15 places. In a little over a month’s time, mind you. I tried ‘em plain, with cheese, with truffles, with mustard, without, but always asked for a true medium rare. I didn’t get to make it to every place in the City, because I had to wave the flag at some point. Like, ow, enough already. It’s a miracle I don’t have gout.

Read the winner list here...
http://www.tablehopper.com/2009/03/regular-quest-for-best-cloth-napkin.html

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Gigi's Burger Tips : #1

Gigi has come up with a great piece of burger science and advice. Our family realized that burger buns tend to get soaked, squished and fall apart under the juicy goodness of a grilled burger. The solution my six year old came up with? Put your lettuce BELOW the burger to create a moisture barrier that the grease can't seep through. The result? More burger greasy goodness and a bun that will last to the final bite.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Electric Six Comes Through Again...

Friday, September 05, 2008

I Just Want a Cheeseburger

Thursday, July 17, 2008

ZZTop Burger Man

Harold & Kumar Dream Sequence

Welcome to Burger Land

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Words of Wisdom from Gigi

Gigi, my 6-year-old, offered words of burger wisdom to me last night as we dove into our dinner. She said :

"Daddy, the burger is the most important part of a hamburger. Without that, it wouldn't be a hambuger." Which totally confirms the BurgerTour.org tagline, "IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MEAT."

Sunday, February 24, 2008

That's one big burger.

134-pound burger is savored in Southgate; then it's sold and eaten

Detroit, Michigan - Saturday was probably the first time the line at the back of Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate wasn't for the restrooms. Dozens of customers -- some with a cell phone in each hand ready to take a picture -- jockeyed for position just outside the entrance to the kitchen. They wanted to get the first glimpse at a 134-pound hamburger that could break the Guinness world record for the largest commercially available hamburger. "Whoa, that's a big burger," said Marvetta Howard, 51, of Detroit, who had a seat near the kitchen. "I'm impressed. You don't often see a Guinness record broken, so I'll be buying a copy of the book when it comes out." The previous record was 123 pounds.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Electric Six :: Detroit Boys Do Good by the Burger...

Thursday, April 19, 2007

SAVE THE BUCK -------------------------------------------- RED SHAG ON THE WALLS FOREVER!

Please COMMENT on this post with your fondest memories of cheeseburgers and schoopers of PBR from the Buck. I'l bury this in a time capsule made of seasoned french fries wrapped in red shag carpeting only to be opened when "The Head of The Class" rises from the grave...

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

OLD MEAT : History of the Tour...

The BurgerTour is something Brad German and I (Patrick Yore) thought up one day, probably on Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Michigan. It might have gone something like this... "Hey Pat," "Yeah" "You hungry?" "Yup" "Wanna see how many burgers we can eat?" "Um-hmm." So this is the deal, every year or so (this is by no means a tightly structured event) Brad and I hop in a car and head off into the local meat environment to sample the local beefy faire. We show up at a place, order the house burger and a drink (some places serve beer - sweeeet) eat, then move on to the next burger shack, Et Cetera. We've found the limit is usually 4 consecutive burgers, then it's time for siesta.

So You Wanna Take Your Own Tour?

If you're planning a tour yourself here are some tips : (1) Plan it. Pick five or six places to hit on a logical route. You don't want to be wandering around when there' eating time a wastin' (2) Take one or two friends that really love burgers, no whiners, no whimps, one car (3) Go Hungry (4) Savor every bite and take notes for your BurgerTour blog submissions (5) Don't discount any place that serves a burger, you'll be surprised how the dingiest, tiniest funky places can kick out a great burger (6) Stop when you're full. Nobody wants to see the results of the BurgerTour on the floor of the last place you visit.

Scamburgers = That's not meat!...

Have you ever noticed how every type of meat that isn't beef wants to be a burger? They all dress up like a burger like it's f'n meat Halloween or something. Beware of these impostor burgers. Remember, just because something looks like a burger, doesn't mean it's a burger.

Turkey Burger
Soybean Burger - you're kidding right?
Salmon Burger - Actually pretty tasty but alas, not a burger
Buffalo Burger - (see Salmon burger)
BratBurger - Can you picture this? My invention that I applied for a trademark on... and lost.
Bubble Gum Burger
Boca Burger - Shoot me a Boca and maybe I'll try one
Ostrich Burger - Does this sound appetizing to anyone?

Big Mike was a Burger Maniac...

My Dad was a burgerholic if there is such a thing. You know that T-shirt that says "I put ketchup on my ketchup."? well, he died before I could get him one, but you get the picture. I remember many family trips and precious moments between he and I that centered around the ground meat sandwich. He liked 'em big and juicy. I think for some guys the burger can be a challenge to their machismo. "Can he do it?" How the heck is he gonna pick that thing up, let alone eat it?" You didn't want to blink either. He could have the biggest one down the hatch in a matter of seconds. Speaking of seconds...

Monday, March 26, 2007

FISHER'S HAPPY HOUR TAVERN - Leeland, Michigan

Posted by Little John - This is a family owned business that is located 5 miles north of Leeland, MI on M-22. It has a double cheesburger that is second to none and will bind you up for days. Big John is frequent flyer there and can attest to the burger's quality as he usually orders 2 to 3 double cheesburgers to go.