Poll: Do You Like 'Fusion Burgers'?

Call them "fusion burgers" or "ethnicized burgers" or what have you. You know what they are. Like the pizzaburger I just wrote about or like a "Swiss burger," a "Texas burger," or even a "Mexican burger," they're hamburgers whose toppings are ingredients you'd see in another cuisine or regional dish or in someone's idea of another cuisine. My point being ... Do you like these kinds of burgers? »

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43 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 12, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Tagged: fusion burgers, polls

The Pizzaburger at NYC's Soup Burg

I've blogged about pizza and burgers for years. So of course I've seen a fair share of pizzaburgers on various diner and burger joint menus. I've never eaten one—if I have, it was so long ago I don't remember. Maybe it was the purist in me that held me back from mixing two perfectly excellent dishes that can (and some say should) otherwise stand on their own. That all changed last night, when I found myself at Soup Burg on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

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22 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, fusion burgers, Manhattan, NYC, pizzaburgers, reviews, Soup Burg, Upper East Side

Pastrami Burgers: Are They Seriously Delicious?

Not quite a pastrami burger: Brennan & Carr's Gargiulo Burger is topped with roast beef. A fun piece by John T. Edge in the New York Times this morning on the pastrami burger culture in Salt Lake City (and...

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14 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, July 29, 2009 at 1:20 PM
Tagged: Artie's Deli, Brennan and Carr, burger weirdness, fusion burgers, John T. Edge, New York Times, pastrami burgers, roast beef burgers

Culver City: Burger Hunting at Gyenari

"Gyenari should rethink this American-style 'gourmet' burger and look toward the Korean side of the fusion equation." Gyenari 9450 Washington Boulevard, Culver City CA 90232 (map); 310-838-3131; gyenari.com Cooking Method: Charbroiled Short Order: A tragically hip lounge and Korean barbecue...

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11 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, April 8, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, California, Culver City, Damon Gambuto, fusion burgers, Gyenari, Los Angeles, reviews, Southern California

Burger Thing: The Fifth Third Burger

Yes. We've seen it. You can stop emailing us about it now. The Fifth-Third Burger is a 1.66-pound burger thing that's available at the West Michigan Whitecaps Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, Michigan. It's got a bunch of...

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15 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 25, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: burger awesomeness, burger lameness, burger madness, burger weirdness, Comstock Park, fusion burgers, megaburgers, Michigan

New York Post Slams City's Beloved Burgers; New York Times Disses Cheeseburger Spring Rolls

Today in the New York Post, Steve Cuozzo raves up Five Napkin Burger, but more interesting is his "overrated" list: Corner Bistro: "... not a dish you couldn't make yourself at home with supermarket meat." Right you are, Mr....

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13 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: Burger Joint, burger snacks, cheeseburger spring rolls, Corner Bistro, DB Bistro Moderne, Five Napkin Burger, fusion burgers, New York Post, Shake Shack

Cheeseburger Spring Rolls, a New Classic?

Page Six Page Six features cheeseburger spring rolls in their article on new classics—comfort food with a modern twist—found in New York City's restaurants. More about the spring rolls, which you can get at Delicatessen: What’s not to like about...

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6 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, September 23, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: burger snacks, burger weirdness, cheeseburger spring rolls, Delicatessen, fusion burgers, Manhattan, NYC, SoHo

McDonald's to Offer Olympics-Inspired Menus Around the World

To celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, McDonald's is beefing up its menus around the world. The "China Menu" in Colombia and Argentina will offer the Beijing Burger—a patty topped with chop suey and ginger sauce on a bun...

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14 Comments | Posted by Emily Koh, July 23, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: Argentina, chain burgers, Colombia, fusion burgers, McDonald's

Hot-Dog-Topped Hamburger

You've got bacon burgers, cheeseburgers, burgers with fried eggs. Beets. All manner of toppings. But have you ever had a burger with a hot dog on it?!? I didn't think so. Apparently, this thing is available in jolly ol'...

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12 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, June 20, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: burger weirdness, fusion burgers, U.K.

Korean Fusion Burger: The Bulgoki Burger

The Houston Press Here's a new one on the fusion-burger front: A bulgoki burger. Robb Walsh, food writer for the Houston Press, found this thing at the a Korean-owned restaurant called Burger House on the Gulf Freeway. The bulgoki...

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8 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 10, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Tagged: fusion burgers, Houston, Korean, Texas