Burger Conquest and Thrillist have joined forces to bring you this Saturday's East Village Beer & Burger Crawl, an afternoon of gourmet "sliders," craft beers, and 2-for-1 beers at the following restaurants: Bareburger, Little Town, 13th Step, Destination Bar & Grille, St. Marks Burger, Poco, sideBAR, Stand4, That Burger at Idle Hands, and Village Pourhouse. Vouchers are available for $20 (10 burgers), $30 (five burgers and five beers), or $40 (10 burgers and 10 beers) and are valid between 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, the 19th.
Thanks to Thrillist we have three pairs of $30 vouchers to give away. To enter, just tell us in the comments: What's your dream drunk food burger?
Contest will end and comments will close at 11 a.m. ET, Friday, May 18, 2012. One entry per community member. Three winners will be chosen at random. Winners are limited to anyone who can attend the Burger Crawl on Saturday, May 19, between 1 to 7 p.m. Standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
5933 York Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90042 (map); 323-257-8705; Facebook page Cooking Method: Griddled Short Order: A family of former Umami cooks opens a knock-off burger spot that serves up high quality burgers Want Fries with That? Yes; solid fries if you need them, but go for homemade cheesy tots for a better fried spud Prices: House Burger, $9, The Very Cheese and Bacon Burger, $10
It was only a matter of time. The meteoric rise of the Umami Burger empire meant imitators would pop up around Los Angeles. Sure, one could make the argument that we wouldn't have seen the likes of Stout or even Rounds without Umami, but those riffed on the idea of a high-end, burger-themed restaurant. What we have with Fusion Burgers is a full tilt knock off.
The folks behind this small burger bistro in the Highland Park section of Los Angeles do little to secrete the origins of their menu. The owners, Miguel Munoz, Sr. and Jr., are a father-son team who honed their burger cookery at the Santa Monica Umami location. Apparently there was something hinky in how these guys parted ways with Umami, but I'm not going to delve into whatever that might be about. What I will get into is their burgers. Not everyone thinks Fleischman is a burger Jedi, but I'd say he taught them well. I stopped by this (very new) restaurant for lunch and found a lot that was very familiar and very good.
To celebrate National Burger Month, we're teaming up with famed New York City meat purveyor (and current stars of Food Network's Meat Men) Pat LaFrieda to give away a case of "AHT blend" burger patties (24 per case) each week for four weeks. Patties will be shipped fresh anywhere in the U.S. (sorry, international readers!), perfect for throwing a giant burger party or for cooking burger-centric meals at home. To enter this week's contest, just tell us in the comments section below: What's your best burger memory? (That doesn't necessarily have to involve the best burger you've ever eaten, but it could.)
Contest will end and comments will close at 12 p.m. ET, Monday, May 21, 2012. One entry per community member. Winners are limited to U.S. residents. Standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
A gargantuan patty made of a ground bacon and beef, stuffed with bacon strips, topped with bacon bit-studded cheese sauce, topped with a pile of bacon strips, doused in Jack Daniels root beer barbecue sauce, all on a bacon bun. See the Boss Bacon Burger's construction and demise in Epic Meal Time's latest video.
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This summer dinner replaces the usual beef and pork with a lighter option: shrimp. The thing that takes the most time is the aioli, but it's the most important part of the dish. It's not only used as a condiment, it also binds the shrimp together to form the burger. The patty is light, but the aioli provides the richness you'd expect from a good burger.
About the Author: Will Gibney is currently a summer intern here at Serious Eats and loves being around so much food. He recently found true love in a Jamón de Bellota in Spain
11105 Crabapple Road, Roswell GA 30075 (Map); 770-573-9775 3,500+ locations nationwide. Find one at sonicdrivein.com/locator The Schtick: "America's Drive-In," where carhops deliver burgers, dogs, and such to your driver's side window, with almost 400,000 drink options The Burger: Varieties don't stray too far from the classics. Typically unremarkable fast-food beef, overapplied veggie toppings, bonus points for good bacon Want Fries With That? Ick. Go onion rings or chili cheese tots instead Setting: The interior of your car, maybe a nearby picnic table Price: Sonic Cheeseburger, $3.19; SuperSonic Double Bacon Cheeseburger, $4.59; Bacon Cheeseburger Toaster Sandwich, $4.69; French fries, $1.00/1.49/1.80; Onion rings, $1.69/1.99; Chili Cheese Tots, $1.99/2.59/2.99
Who knew there were so many hardcore Sonic fans out there? Not me, that's for sure. When I ranked the chain's onion rings last in AHT's Onion Ring Roundup last month, no one was more surprised than I was when Sonic apologists crawled out of the cyberwoodwork to defend "America's Drive-In." Most seemed to believe that the translucent puddle at the bottom of my bag and the extreme greasiness that soaked every ring across two orders was an anomaly, an exception to the rule, an unfortunate case of that particular location dropping the deep-fried ball.
Maybe they were right. I mean, it had certainly happened with my BK Chef's Choice experience. Maybe Sonic deserved another shot, I decided. And maybe, as long as I'm going, I should put the burger menu through its paces, too.
When James Beard award-winning chef Michael Schwartz opened Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in Miami in 2007, he brought traditional American comfort food to a city often associated with Cuban and Caribbean cuisine. The Philadelphia native is blooming in Florida, asserting his influence over the local, seasonal ingredients often passed over by other Sunshine State chefs and using them to create inspiring, accessible food. His Raleigh burger is a reinvented classic: served on a wood board, the tender meat is encased in a buttered and toasted brioche bun, garnished simply with butter lettuce and a generous slice of ripe, juicy tomato. But despite his all-American approach, Michael appreciates the melting pot of cuisine that lends Miami its signature heat.
Burger Conquest and Thrillist have joined forces to bring you this Saturday's East Village Beer & Burger Crawl, an afternoon of gourmet "sliders," craft beers, and 2-for-1 beers at the following restaurants: Bareburger, Little Town, 13th Step, Destination Bar & Grille, St. Marks Burger, Poco, sideBAR, Stand4, That Burger at Idle Hands, and Village Pourhouse. Vouchers are available for $20 (10 burgers), $30 (five burgers and five beers), or $40 (10 burgers and 10 beers) and are valid between 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, the 19th.
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