Burgers in the news

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Jul 20th 2007 @ 5:32PM

Hamburgers have been in the food news a lot lately. I started noticing it back in May when Craig LaBan (the same one who is being sued by a restaurant he negatively reviewed), the food critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer, went searching for the best burger in Philly. He was so moved by the experience that he wrote and performed a love ballad to the cheeseburger.

It was seemingly quiet in the burger world for a while, but then this last Wednesday, there was that burger recipe competition at the Rare Bar and Grill in New York City that whittled over 400 burger recipes down to a manageable four. The cluster of recipe finalists were prepared by the chefs at the Rare and presented to an illustrious panel of five movers-and-tasters. Adam Kuban of Serious Eats was one of the judges (along with food critic Ed Levine) and he wrote up a thorough blow-by-blow of the experience.

Just today, I learned that this weekend, Akron, OH will be hosting the National Hamburger Festival. They will be offering a variety of events, including Bobbing for Burgers (in a kiddie pool of ketchup), a Best Burger Competition and a Miss Hamburger Festival Contest (for which, at the ripe old age of 28, I am too old to enter). If you live in the Akron region, you should know that tickets cost $5 a day and are still available (kids under 7 get in for free).

Thanks to Vanessa PR for the pic.

Filed Under: Food Porn, Food Quest, Feast Your Eyes, Ingredients
Tags: america, beef, best burger, burger, Craig LaBan, dinner, food porn, Food Quest, hamburger, lunch, National Hamburger Festival, Rare Bar and Grill burger contest

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7-23-2007 @10:24AM Buy Fresh Seafood Online said... I really don't like hamburgers that much but the festival seems like a cool idea. People in the Akron region and those traveling there will probably have a great time. Marisa keep up the creative work!

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7-23-2007 @10:23AM Buy Fresh Seafood Online said... Marisa, keep up blogging these creative and unusual posts. I really don't like hamburgers, but for those that do the festival seems like a great idea. To all of you attending the festival, Enjoy!

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