Tag: burgers

The Cheese & Burger Society

I recently stumbled upon the website of a group called The Cheese & Burger Society.   They have a really neat website design, and there are many pictures of different styles of cheeseburgers.  And the announcer sounds like Krunk from “The Emperor’s New School” cartoon, which is an awesome voice.

#12 sounds awesome.  And then the announcer says “wanna ride shotgun?”   I sure wouldn’t want to ride in the backseat behind someone who just ate one!

I have to disagree with the name of #19 — The Southern Belle.   That is no authentic southern burger!  What’s with the gruyere cheese, pickles, and cole slaw?!?  An authentic southern burger would have lots of meat, cheese, and bacon, and it would be so greasy that it’s served with wax paper because it will drip grease while you eat it.   If you’re not familiar with this kind of burger, you may think that sounds gross, but you couldn’t be more wrong.   It’s not healthy, but you will not eat a better tasting cheeseburger.

I’m not against mixing exotic flavors, but it seems like most of the burgers in that list try adding flavor by using weird fruit and vegetable combinations, like roasted peppers and glazed apple slices and cole slaw — ugh!  The best way to improve burgers is by adding various meats and cheeses, then things like BBQ sauce and/or chili.

getting fat the right way

I ate at Chili’s tonight with a couple of guys, and as we were examining the menu, one guy noticed some mini burgers and asked about them.  None of us had tried them, but judging by the picture it looked like these had more bread than meat.  I said I prefer my burgers to have more meat than bread, and this prompted one guy to say:

I like to get fat the right way. ~ Matt B.

That’s classic…  And he is of robust size, a meat-and-taters type of guy.  And he did make a valid point — if you’re gonna be overweight, you should enjoy it.  You don’t want to get fat from salads (which can happen if you use salad dressing).

burgers and SUVs

I heard someone on TV say that if everyone ate three fewer burgers per week, it would be the equivalent of taking SUVs off the road.  I don’t know about all that.  But I do figure that if everyone ate 3 fewer burgers per week, we wouldn’t need SUVs so much because we could fit in smaller cars again!  😮

Fab’s burger challenge

This past weekend, Fab and Bag O’ Donuts hosted a party, and the food was inspired by recent discussions and pictures on this blog.  I was invited but had previous commitments for that evening.  After seeing the pictures Fab sent me, I’m really sad I missed this party.  Check out these burgers!  These are burgers of legend!

There will be leftovers...
There will be leftovers...
These were called the twin towers of cholesterol
These were called the twin towers of cholesterol

There is a LOT of meat and cheese on those burgers.  There’s also a lot of bacon, which doesn’t show up well in the pictures.   They cooked two packages of bacon, and here’s a picture of the bacon grease they drained off.

bacon grease from Fab's burger challenge

I showed that pic to someone before posting it, and they asked if the burgers were dipped in the bacon grease.  While that would probably be tasty, I hope that did not happen, or the people involved should probably make sure their will is up-to-date.

For the record, no one finished a whole burger.  Maybe next time I will be able to attend, so I can show ’em what’s up!   🙂