Entries tagged with 'sports'
Posted by Nick Solares, May 31, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Jesse Taylor, a mixed martial arts fighter competing on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Figher, was shown eating frozen cheeseburgers before a fight on this week's episode (TUF airs on Wednesday evenings on Spike TV). Burger King is the official sponsor of the show so all other branding is obscured, but the small burgers looked suspiciously like White Castle frozen cheeseburgers. While the rest of the competitors ate leafy greens and low-fat protein Taylor is quoted as saying, " I like Oreos and I like cheeseburgers." The other fighters on the show were aghast at his diet, but despite the incredulity of his rivals, Taylor went out and dominated his match, winning on all three of the judges' scorecards.
Posted by Adam Kuban, February 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM
From the New York Post:
New reliever Matt Wise almost didn't sign with the Mets because they train in Florida and play in New York—in other words, nowhere near his beloved In-N-Out Burger. "I'm serious. I love 'em that much," Wise told the Post's Bart Hubbuch. Wise is from Southern California and grew up on the popular West Coast chain's famous "double-double" cheeseburgers, which have been known to prompt 1,000-mile roundtrips by some crazed fans just to get them.
Well, a good substitute might be The Shake Shack. It's probably a little pricier than In-N-Out, but if a ball player can't afford the difference ...
Posted by Adam Kuban, March 21, 2007 at 12:26 PM
The Gateway Grizzlies, the Frontier League baseball team based in Sauget, Illinois, are at it again.
Last year the stadium served "The Grizzly Burger," a bacon cheeseburger served on a toasted Krispy Kreme doughnut.
This year, they're raising the bar with deep-fried White Castle sliders. Called "Baseball’s Best Sliders," they'll come two for $4. A side of cheese sauce is $1 extra.
Says Darren Rovell, the man who broke the Grizzly Burger story last year, "It’s pretty awesome when it has been sitting in the studio for an hour. I can only imagine how great it is hot out of the fryer sitting at the ballpark. I couldn’t eat too much being that I’m down a gallbladder, but it basically tastes like an onion ring burger."
On deck: Baseball road trip!
Further Reading
I'm not sure where to place this post, so read more about Megaburgers on AHT or about Tiny Hamburgers!
Also, my friend Marc writes about trying the Grizzly Burger last summer. [AHT Archives]
Deep-Fried Sliders [cnbc.com; via Friend of AHT Balgavy]
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 8, 2006 at 1:33 AM
A burger, of course. From his Diner's Journal blog:
I didn’t want a lobster roll, which was apparently available. I wanted a hamburger. And the one I got, advertised as a half-pound Angus cheeseburger, pleased me more than it had any right to. The patty was thinner than the promised weight of it suggested it should be. It was, of course, overcooked. (Why do almost all mass-produced, fast-food hamburgers have to be well done?)
But it felt right, and it was a ready, easy, unchallenging answer to hunger, which is the most relevant context of all. When you’re hungry, anything and everything tastes better than it really is.
Mr. Bruni, as you may know, is no stranger to the burgers.
Tennis, Anyone? [Diner's Journal]
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 6, 2006 at 1:03 PM
Kenny in Homestead-2005, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of NASCAR&IRL ROOKIES 64&26 CHICK!!!!
From a Q&A with the racer on NASCAR.com:
If you could go back in time, what period in history would you like to live in, and why?
Wallace: There's no doubt that I'd like to live back in the Happy Days era -- back in the '50s -- back with Fonzie.
I think it was the hot rods and the challenge of 'how fast could you go?' It was the drag racing and stopping to get you some cheeseburgers and somebody coming up on roller skates to take your order.
10 Questions: K. Wallace [NASCAR.com]
Posted by Adam Kuban, May 26, 2006 at 6:08 PM
Well, today we go from news of a megaburger to news of mega burger-eaters:
A good sumo wrestler can earn a couple hundred thousand dollars a season, but you need money like that to pay for your food.
"Ten double cheeseburgers and a couple drinks -- in one meal, one sitting. Then a half hour later eat again," said Onipaa Paaaina, Professional Sumo Wrestler.
Sumo wrestlers promote tour along 'Mag Mile' [ABC7Chicago.com]
Posted by Matt Jacobs, February 2, 2006 at 2:33 PM
The one holiday that virtually every American celebrates is this Sunday. Aside from Thanksgiving, we probably consume more food during this four-hour period than on any other day in the year. I could probably go on for hours about all the goodies I like to eat during the big game, but this a hamburger blog. Thus, I shall bring you a Super Bowl worthy burger.
Last season, Ben Roethlisberger took the city by storm when he won 13 games during his rookie season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. This year, he's managed to get them into the Super Bowl. As you can imagine, the city of Pittsburgh would happily marry this man (if cities could marry people). Jeff Trebac of Peppi's is no exception.
In October of 2004, when the young phenom started his 13-game win streak, Trebac noticed that the last six letters of of Roethlisberger's name were very similar to another love of his. From this astute observation the Roethlis-Burger was born. The sandwich consists of ground beef, sausage, scrambled eggs, grilled onions and American cheese and is served on a portuguese roll. Depending on who you ask, it weighs between 1 and 1.5 pounds. The burger sells for $7 (the number Big Ben wears) and the cheese is seven cents extra.
The burger was an undeniable hit and, as far as I know, is still being served there today. There have been plenty of imposter Roethlis-Burgers, but the Peppi's version has reigned supreme.
My only concern about the burger, based on the photo, is that the meat is loose and not in a patty, whch would mean it's not really a burger. So, if any Pittsburgh-folk can confirm the state of the meat it would be much obliged.
Finally, since you're pretty much required to make a bet this weekend, I will partake. If the Steelers win on Sunday, I will make a Roethlis-Burger at home and post the experiment here for all of you. Go Steelers!
Roethlis-burger on Wikipedia [Wikipedia]
Marketing of Big Ben [ESPN]
Peppi's Restaurant [Citysearch]
Photo Credit: Jason Cohn/Special to the Seatlle Post-Intelligencer
Posted by Adam Kuban, September 28, 2005 at 1:26 PM
"When you're 25, you can eat hamburgers and pizza and drink beer and stay out all night and come out the next day and drink a couple cups of coffee and just play. If I did that today, my heart would stop and I'd need a stretcher and an IV. I started kind of noticing that in my early 30's, and now that I'm in my mid-to-late 30's, it's even that much more." — Mike Piazza, catcher, New York Mets
As Bodies Mull Retirement, 2 Aging Baseball Stars Play On [New York Times]
Photograph by Sue Ogrocki/Reuters
Thanks to Jen for the heads-up on this one.
Posted by Adam Kuban, July 7, 2005 at 11:43 AM
Last Tuesday (June 28), after allowing five runs in the ninth inning against Cleveland, Red Sox pitcher Keith Foulke blamed jeering homefield fans for his failure, referring to them collectively as "Johnny from Burger King."
The comment has offended some folks up Beantown way who see it as a slap in the face to the hardworking, low-paid fans who essentially help pay the substantial salary Mr. Foulke no doubt earns.
It has also inspired some Photoshopped illustrations that play on the incident, as seen at right and here.
'Johnny' on the spot: Burger King comment an unnecessary shot [Boston Herald]
Foulke tales -- He's earned the right to be upset [Boston Herald]
Photo illustration by Karl Stier, taken from Boston Dirt Dogs
