Photograph from yoppy on Flickr Although Mosdo, the partnership between Japanese chains Mos Burger and Mister Donut, has been around since last year, they never truly married their main offerings to make a doughnut burger. Until now. (Feel free... More
Photograph by Pete Leong Japan-based photographer Pete Leong took this great photo of his son Jet peering at the towering burger from Hiro, a coffee shop and restaurant by Lake Inawashiro. The burger is called the US Burger (note... More
Last Tuesday, about 15,000 people went to the Osaka opening of Quarter Pounder, McDonald's unbranded Quarter Pounder-only chain in Japan. But 1,000 of those people were hired by a marketing company to wait in line, "including the first 20 to... More
We just got this succinct email from Paul Petrunia: "McDonald's opens up no-brand 'Quarter Pounder' joint in Japan." What's on the menu? Duh! Anti-branding as a concept isn't new to the Japanese. The successful Muji stores there are based... More
Photograph from bakerbounce.com Baker Bounce is a Japanese-run restaurant with two locations in Tokyo featuring American-style burgers and sandwiches. In a feature on Nikkei Net Interactive, owner Takahiro Watanabe says his inspiration came from eating at nearly 100 diners... More
Rice burger buns from Just Bento A burger without a wheat-based bun may not be a real burger, but using grilled rice patties instead of bread results in a sandwich that's delicious and safe for gluten-intolerant eaters. Maki Itoh has... More
Back story: McDonald's Japan recently released a four-patty Big Mac, which is surprising—I mean, you'd think McDonald's U.S.A. would have come up with this first. Anyway, bloggers in the Land of the Rising Sun then went out and took pictures... More
One of my favorite burger bloggers, the Texas Burger Guy, returns from a monthslong absence on his blog with a review of Arnold Burger in Amarillo, Texas. Even if you don't live in the Lone Star State, you've gotta... More
IMG_0098, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of art.reyu Boing Boing mentioned Flickr user art.reyu's Engrish photo set last week, which prompted me to click through for a look. Lo and behold, I find this gem.... More
Typically, I like eating burgers that include meat, a bun and some condiments. There are several exceptions though, and most of them involve sugar. Treehugger.com has unearthed some delicious-looking desserts based on fast food items. We'll skip past the fries... More
