In Time magazine, noted hamburger authority Josh Ozersky overstates the importance of the Rachael Ray Burger Bash to the burger world. It's a stretch to say that these bashes even exist in the hamburger universe, let alone being that universe's "greatest spectacle," as Ozerksy puts it. More
Don't be fooled: This may look like a delicious cheeseburger, but it's actually a nuclear weapon. Don't ask me what it tasted like; I don't know. All I know is, I took one bite, and the juices shot out in... More
Does the absence of cheese define a hamburger? Preposterous! Why then, is there no such thing as a "double hamburger"? The Dust Machine makes the case: if i want unsweetened tea, do i order 'sweet tea without sugar?' no. if... More
Or, "When Doing What's Right Is Called 'Gourmet' " So this kinda gets my hackles up. A story in the Dallas Morning News headlined "Burgers go gourmet" takes on the issue of restaurants and burger chains that "take the humble hamburger... More
Continuing to plow through our inbox, we get to an email message from Cathy Erway of foodblog Not Eating Out in New York: Dear AHT: Can anyone chime in with me that a "Caprese burger" is not a good idea?... More
From an op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times: The great taste hasn't changed, but the mystique that inspired our carnivorous cross-valley quests sure has. The earlier, spartan drive-throughs, which once kept us at arm's length, a sheet of glass... More
From a most pensive dispatch on the staying power of that most humble of American meals: A hamburger is almost always the best value on a menu, calorie-wise and fillingness-wise, which makes no sense in pure economic terms. With... More
Many people agree that having one less McDonald's is not necessarily a bad thing, but the recent removal of the old school McDonald's at Highland and Sunset in Hollywood is a sad departure of a North American icon. Rather... More
A short article from the WaPo recently came across the AHT news desk. The author, Stephanie Witt Sedgwick, is welcoming the era of the "In" Burger. I'll let her explain what it is. Meet the latest burger. It has cast... More
Hurricane Katrina is doing its worst on the Gulf Coast right now, but this New Orleans butcher seems to be ready for a new customer. My guess is Katrina would like her burger medium-well with ketchup and pickles, nothing... More
