FAQ & Policies
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is A Hamburger Today?
What's on it?
Who are you people?
What qualifies you to judge hamburgers?
Why hamburgers?
How often do you eat them?
Do cheeseburgers count? What about toppings?
How'd the site get started?
Can I submit a review or post for publication on AHT?
Will you link to my site?
Will you review my burger joint?
What is A Hamburger Today?
If you haven't guessed by now, it's a weblog about burgers.
- Links to great burger info from all over the web, from traditional sources like newspapers and magazines, to newfangled mediums like YouTube or whatever the kids are into these days.
- Original reviews
- General burger madness
If it's burgers or burger-related, it's on AHT.
Who are you people?
AHT is published by Serious Eats, which acquired this site in 2006. Our core editorial staff comprises Adam Kuban, who serves as editor in chief; Lauren Krueger, contributor; and Ed Levine, publisher and contributor. If you dig around the archives, you'll find entries by "Hamburger" Matty Jacobs, Hamburglar Hadley, and Honey P., who are in various states of retirement from burger blogging. You can read our bios here.
What qualifies you to judge the nation's hamburgers?
Nothing, really, beyond an abiding love of the burger, some bandwidth, and the time to blog. We're not food critics by any means, but we do know our way around a table, and we know a great burger. If you don't agree with us, fine. That's what the Comments feature is for. Almost every entry we post on this site has room for reader feedback, so feel free to argue with us or to state your opinion there.
Why hamburgers?
If you have to ask, maybe you shouldn't be reading AHT.
How often do you eat them?
Much like the Big Mac's special sauce, it's a trade secret.
Do cheeseburgers count? What about toppings?
Yes. We also eat cheeseburgers. And toppings. But we always try to sample a plain burger first or, if that's not possible, we try to break off a little of the patty to taste and evaluate it on its own.
How did this site get started? What inspired it?
After doing the pizza blog thing with Slice, AHT's editor wondered if there was an audience for a niche foodblog about his second-favorite food—tiny hamburgers. Realizing that it might be somewhat limiting to blog entirely about sliders, Kuban expanded the concept to include all hamburgers regardless of size.
Can I submit a review for publication on AHT?
Sure. The editors of AHT and the site's readers love to hear about burgers from all over the country and from around the world. If you don't see one of your favorite burger joints on our site, e-mail us about the place you'd like to write up. What you get: We're even worse than Wimpy, because we can't afford to pay you on Tuesday or any day. But you will get the pleasure of seeing your work on a popular and well-regarded website read by thousands of discriminating burger lovers worldwide.
Will you review my burger joint?
Possibly. See our Review Policy below.
Policies
Links Policy [View our links list.]
If you're a hamburger joint or run a site dealing primarily with burgers or burger ephemera—or if you know a good site—we'll almost always link it. Hit us up. For our "Food in General" list, we link to food sites we like. And we like sites that produce high-quality content on a regular basis—and that have been doing so for months. Drop us a line for consideration.
Comments Policy
The comments sections on Serious Eats and its owned and operated sites, including A Hamburger Today, are accessible to users who have registered.
In order to make our comments useful and interesting, the following guidelines have been established for comment users:
- Do not post threatening, harassing, defamatory, or libelous material
- Do not intentionally make false or misleading statements
- Do not offer to sell or buy any product or service
- Do not post material that infringes copyright
- Do not post information that you know to be confidential or sensitive or otherwise in breach of the law
- Keep all comments relevant to the particular topic or post where the comment is being posted
- Serious Eats/A Hamburger Today will not accept responsibility for information posted in the Comments
If Serious Eats/A Hamburger Today receives notice that a comment post is not in keeping with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the comments, we reserve the right to remove that comment posting. The removal of any comment shall be solely at the discretion of Serious Eats/A Hamburger Today.
Review Policy
The first-party reviews published on A Hamburger Today are the opinions of our editors and contributors. Like all good publications, we strive for accuracy and fairness at all times. That said, we're human, and sometimes we may get our facts wrong. If your restaurant received a review you do not agree with, feel free to dispute it in the Comments section of that particular entry or write us an email. (Note: Unless otherwise directed, we reserve the right to publish all emails, whole or in part, sent to us.)
Reviews on A Hamburger Today are based on multiple visits when possible. (Sometimes, in the cases of neighborhood round-ups and preliminary reports, we will report after having only tried the pizza on one occasion—but we will make note of this fact.)
There is no quid pro quo at A Hamburger Today. We do not allow our staff members or contributors to take slices, pies, zeppole, garlic knots, colas, etc., in exchange for coverage. If you are the owner of a pizzeria or the agent thereof, please do not write with offers to comp us meals in exchange for reviews. We will not entertain them. Our duty is to our readers, who are smart and savvy and can smell BS in flash. Taking graft would only serve to alienate them and harm our slice street cred. Let us reiterate: There is no quid pro quo at A Hamburger Today. However, we do understand and admire the pride, craft, and love that goes into the pies at a good pizzeria. If you feel your food is worth bragging about, we don't mind if you email us a notice that gently prods us to check out your wares. Just know that our list of to-review places is very long and our staff is very small; it may take a while before we ever get to your place.
We regard books as an exception to our reviews policy. However, anyone sending books should be aware that providing a complimentary copy to A Hamburger Today for review does not necessarily guarantee favorable mention on the site or mention at all.
Privacy Policy
See the Serious Eats privacy policy for terms of use.
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A Hamburger Today reserves the right to publish, in part or in whole, any email sent to any ahamburgertoday.com or seriouseats.com account—unless directed to do otherwise.
