It's National Hamburger Month, too

Posted May 3rd 2006 2:02PM by Joe DiStefano
Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Beef, On the Blogs, Did you know?, America

What is is it about May anyway? Do all the food marketers awaken from their collective winter slumbers simultaneously? Not only is it National Pimiento Month and National Barbecue Month. Turns out it's also National Hamburger Month.

The sponsor of this monthlong meatfest is none other than White Castle, arguably America's first hamburger chain. While I confess to succumbing to the crave, usually at 4:00AM while out doing "field work," I have mixed feelings about the Castle's sponsorship of National Hamburger Month. Perhaps this ambivalence stems from traumatic experiences I had working there as a teen. White Castle is also celebrating its 85th birthday this month and will have folks from its main office working in selected locations.

[photo: Gothamist]

Tags: hamburger, hamburgers, National Hamburger Month, NationalHamburgerMonth, White Castle, WhiteCastle

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-03-2006 @ 11:44PM

Matt said...

This Saturday, it's Onion-Fried Burger Day in my hometown, for the 17th consecutive year:

http://elrenotribune.com/site/node/187?PHPSESSID=678a8660ca6e3c8b5cf0efbf215615f7

And when that says "Come see The Big One," it means the 750-pound World's Largest Onion Fried Burger, cooked at the festival and distributed (in pieces) free to anyone who wants a piece and gets there on time.

You can also meet the King of the Big Burger:

http://elrenotribune.com/site/node/468?PHPSESSID=cab7ad4fa6d4cb68fa5f6523115f6567

Just don't read the last paragraph and make any "meat" jokes, please.

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