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12 Burgers in 8 Hours, a Burger Bender

Editor's note: Kenji Alt is a food writer for Cook's Illustrated magazine who takes a special interest in burgers. He is also a madman. You might remember his post on The Blumenburger, where he followed Heston Blumenthal's burger recipe, which...

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42 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, August 25, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, BLT Burger, Brooklyn, Burger Joint, Burgers Shakes and Fries, Connecticut, Corner Bistro, DuMont Burger, Five Guys, J. Kenji Alt, Louis' Lunch, Manhattan, McSorley's Ale House, New Haven, NYC, pubs, reviews, Shake Shack, The Spotted Pig

A Visit to Louis' Lunch, Home of the Hamburger

One of the nation's most important hamburger institutions, Louis' Lunch lays claim to having invented the dish we love so much. The burger here is known more for its isn'ts than anything else. It isn't served on a bun but on slices of toast. It isn't served with condiments. It is, however, a unique contribution to America's national cuisine

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23 Comments | Posted by Nick Solares, July 1, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Connecticut, hamburger history, Louis' Lunch, New Haven, reviews

'Yankee Doodle, Keep It Up,' Yalies Cry

Photographs courtesy of George Motz When news came in recently that New Haven, Connecticut's Yankee Doodle Diner closed, I was a bit dismayed. I'd long heard that this was "one of the most important hamburger spots in America," as...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 1, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, diners, New Haven, Yankee Doodle Diner

Burger Origin Smackdown

Oooh, boy. Burger expert Josh "Mr. Cutlets" Ozersky rears his head in the Los Angeles Times with an op-ed piece on the recent kerfuffle about the burger's birthing grounds. Mr. Ozersky's comments are borne of the research he's doing for...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 29, 2007 at 3:11 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, hamburger history, Louis' Lunch, New Haven, Texas

Battle Over Who Made the First Burger

Photograph from the Flickr photostream of the real janelle Don't mess with Texas. A state legislator there is embroiled in a burger battle with Louis' Lunch of New Haven, Connecticut, over which state can claim to be the birthplace...

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 16, 2007 at 11:44 AM
Tagged: Athens, Connecticut, Fletcher Davis, hamburger history, Louis' Lunch, New Haven, Seymour, Texas, Wisconsin

GQ: The 'Try Before You Die' 20

Here's a killer list we've mentioned on AHT but have never elaborated on. It's Alan Richman's top 20 from his July 2005 story "The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die" in GQ. Do click through to read the...

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5 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 10, 2006 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: Alan Richman, California, Chicago, Connecticut, Flavor Guides, Florida, Illinois, LA, Listburg, Louis' Lunch, Michigan, New Haven, New Jersey, New Mexico, NYC, Pennsylvania, recommended, Rhode Island, Seattle, SF, Texas, Washington

Hey Hamburger, Happy Birthday!

Today, our BFF, the hamburger, turns 105 years old. It was on July 28th, 1900 that Louis Lassen—proprietor of Louis' Lunch—first put a hamburg steak between two pieces of bread. Truth be told, it's unlikely that this was the very...

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7 Comments | Posted by Matt Jacobs, July 28, 2005 at 9:19 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, hamburger history, Louis' Lunch, New Haven

Recommended Movie: 'Hamburger America'

I first heard about burger biopic Hamburger America in a January 26 story in the New York Times. I promptly filed the info away in my mind and hard drive for what was then a castle-in-the-air burger blog—and then promptly...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, May 1, 2005 at 1:56 PM
Tagged: Connecticut, film and television, George Motz, Hamburger America, Louis' Lunch, New Haven, recommended