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Double Cheeseburger Po-Boy = Why?

Or...why not? This lovely specimen of "burger gone too far," the Double Cheeseburger Po-Boy, is from Louisiana-based chain Po-Boy Express. This 14-inch double cheeseburger contains eight six-ounce patties for a total of three pounds. There's also a single hamburger...

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, July 23, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: Louisiana, megaburgers, Po-Boy Express

At Acme Oyster House Morley Goes for the Burger

Morley Safer interviewed Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on 60 Minutes last night. For part of the interview the two ate at the Acme Oyster House, famed for their oysters, gumbo and other local favorites. While Jindal looked like he...

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3 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, March 2, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: Acme Oyster House, Bobby Jindal, Louisiana, Morely Safer, TV

In Videos: Drag Queen Robs Burger King

It's a headline that writes itself. On May 11 in New Orleans, a man dressed in drag climbed through the drive-thru window of a Burger King with a gun and held up the store. "The burglar had a revealing...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 19, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Tagged: Burger King, burger weirdness, chain burgers, crime, Louisiana, New Orleans, videos

Grilled: John T. Edge

Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a while since we "Grilled" someone here on AHT. Sorry 'bout that. But we're back, and with a most illustrious guest indeed. John T. Edge is the author of one of AHT's favorite burger books,...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 29, 2007 at 1:36 PM
Tagged: Alabama, food writers, Grilled, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Orleans, Texas

Photo Gallery: Hamburgers, A Pictorial History

Yesterday, we used a photograph of a farmer eating a burger at a cornhusking contest in Marshall County, Iowa, to illustrate an entry here. It's from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Below, we offer a look...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 18, 2006 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: art, California, hamburger history, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, photo gallery, recommended

Off the Broiler: NOLA Burger

Photograph by Jason Perlow Jason Perlow, oh he of of eGullet and Off the Broiler, is in New Orleans and just sent us the photo above. It's the "Big Ass" burger with herbed shoestring fries (which he describes as...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 7, 2006 at 1:07 PM
Tagged: Adam, countries, Louisiana, New Orleans, U.S.