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Bam! Emeril Lagasse to Open Burger Bistro

by Jennifer Lawinski, Posted Nov 2nd 2009 @ 3:30PM

Photo: Jennifer Lawinski

Emeril Lagasse is expanding his culinary empire this month with his first hamburger joint.

Burgers and More by Emeril will bring the world-famous chef's signature flair to the basic burger. It's slated to open Nov. 22 at the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pa.

"I really want to be the real thing," Emeril told Slashfood at the restaurant's unveiling at New York City's famed Carnegie Deli. "This is not going to be the dollar menu here."

Filed under: Restaurants, Chefs

Brioche Burger Buns for Bastille Day - Feast Your Eyes

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by Emily Farris, Posted Jul 14th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Brioche burger buns. Photo: Smitten Kitchen.

Marie Antoinette may not have been the one to say "Let them eat cake!" -- we'll never know for sure -- but one thing is certain: whoever said it first wasn't talking about the sugary stuff, but about bread. The phrase is translated from the French qu'ils mangent de la brioche. If said brioche is baked to a perfect golden brown and topped with sesame seeds, we say, "Oui!"

Just in time for Bastille Day, here is an ideal-looking hamburger bun from across the pond. The American treat was given a French twist by Deb at the Smitten Kitchen, who consulted nearly 100 recipes in search of the ultimate bun. In the end, she went with a technique that ran in the New York Times; the buns turned out "plush and mildly sweet and slightly buttery."

Suffice it to say we're feeling fully fired up for Bastille Day. Bon appetit!

[Via Smitten Kitchen]

Filed under: Feast Your Eyes

Hamburger Chain Trivia

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by Slashfood Editor, Posted May 13th 2009 @ 4:00PM

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Hamburger Chain Trivia

The first national hamburger chain was:

McDonald's
Bob's Big Boy
White Tower
White Castle
Wimpy

The first McDonald's hamburger stand was opened in:

Des Plaines, Ill.
San Bernardino, Calif.
Reno, Nev.
New York City
Dallas

The best word that describes White Castle's first hamburger patties is that they were:

Square
Round
Thick
Oval
Big

The person who was the most responsible for the early expansion of McDonald's in the United States and abroad was:

Richard McDonald
Jim McLamore
Ray Kroc
Billy Ingram
Dave Thomas

The first American hamburger chain to open franchises outside of North America was:

White Castle
Wimpy
Burger King
Bob's Big Boy
McDonald's

The first McDonald's hamburger stand:

Was octagonal in shape
Had golden arches coming out of the top of the building
Had an indoor dining area
Served barbecue
Had women employees

French fries became an important item on hamburger chain menus during:

The 1890s
World War I
The roaring 1920s
The Depression
World War II

The first hamburger chain to offer "drive-thru" service complete with a two-way speaker system was:

McDonald's
Jack in the Box
In-N-Out Burger
Burger King
Sonic

The commercial with the question, "Where's the beef?" was aired by:

Wendy's
Burger King
McDonald's
Jack in the Box
Johnny Rockets

The only national hamburger chain with carhop service is:

What-a-Burger
Sonic
Bob's Big Boy
In-N-Out Burger
Fatburger

The first hamburger chain that served a double patty sandwich was:

McDonald's
Burger King
Wendy's
Bob's Big Boy
Fatburger

Which of the following is a "retro" hamburger chain, complete with jukeboxes:

In-N-Out Burger
What-a-Burger
Krystal
A&W
Johnny Rockets

Filed under: Quizzes

Ten Burgers Will Give You Enough Grease to Re-create the Mona Lisa

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by Monika Bartyzel, Posted Mar 17th 2009 @ 8:01AM

We all say that we know how much grease and fat is in fast food, but do we really?

For example, would you ever think that 10 burgers from a fast-food restaurant could allow you to create a Mona Lisa out of grease? If you say yes, how about a recreation that looks to be 12-feet tall? In the above video, artist Phil Hansen grabs a bunch of burgers and creates an insanely impressive and huge grease-image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting. That's only 10 double-patty burgers.

But this isn't just something out of nowhere, it's a pitch to help get Arby's some more love. That link on the bottom, burgergreaseart.com, leads you straight to an ad for Arby's new "Roastburger." If they really want to sell them this way, there should be a side-by-side competition in grease. Who knows how far a bunch of fast food roast beast could get you?

Nevertheless, it's a pretty cool way to use fast food.

[via Serious Eats]

Filed under: Fast Food

Pennsylvania man polishes off 20-pound burger

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by Joe DiStefano, Posted Oct 18th 2008 @ 2:30PM

The Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser is so big that it looks like it might eat Brad Sciullo. Nonetheless the 21-year-old chef from Uniontown, Pa., took down the 15-pound burger along with 5 pounds of toppings in four hours and 39 minutes. For his efforts the 5-foot-11, 180-pound received $400, three T-shirts, a certificate and what the owner of Denny's Beer Barrel Pub calls "a burger hangover."

Sciullo is the first person to ever successfully eat this outlandishly huge burger within the 5-hour time limit. The colossal cheeseburger was dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish. Four hours and 39 minutes is a glacial pace compared with the people on the International Federation of Competitive Eaters circuit. The IFOCE is all about speed.

I'm guessing that Sciullo might spend a good 4 hours in the bathroom after eating that much ground beef. At least the chef doesn't have to face any burgers when he returns to work. He works at an Italian restaurant called Pasta Lorenzo's in Uniontown.

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Filed under: Food Oddities, Super Size Me, Ingredients