San Diego: Thanksgiving Burger at Slater's 50/50

The aptly-named Thanksgiving Burger at Slater's 50/50 is topped with stuffing, cranberry sauce, sage mayo, and turkey gravy.

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6 Comments | Posted by Erin Jackson, November 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: AHT reviews, California, reviews, San Diego, Slater's 50/50, turkey burgers

Video: Nick Offerman Making a Ron Swanson Turkey Burger

The circle is complete. First Parks and Recreation unveiled the Ron Swanson Turkey Burger—a burger with a fried turkey leg center—then Eater made the fictional burger a reality, and finally, the real life Ron Swanson, actor Nick Offerman, made a real life Ron Swanson burger on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And cut it in half with a crosscut saw. [via Eater]

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4 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, June 2, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: funny, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Nick Offerman, Ron Swanson, turkey burgers, videos

Reality Check: Hardee's Turkey Burgers

Hardee's pitches their turkey burgers as "just as indulgent as our other burgers, but all under 500 calories"; each sandwich, they claim, "is prepared with a thick, juicy turkey patty." Don't believe a word of it.

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16 Comments | Posted by John M. Edwards, May 25, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Tagged: chains, Hardee's, Reality Check, turkey burgers

Photo of the Day: The Making of a Ron Swanson Turkey Burger

[Photograph: Paula Forbes / Eater] Last week on Parks and Recreation, Ron Swanson revealed the extent of his turkey burger knowledge: "Is that a fried turkey leg inside a grilled hamburger?" If it weren't real before, it is now,...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 25, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: burger weirdness, Eater, Photo of the Day, turkey burgers

Video: Hamburgers vs. Turkey Burgers on 'Parks and Recreation'

On last night's episode of Parks and Recreation, Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) challenges Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) to a burger-making contest after Traeger claims that he can make a turkey burger that tastes better than any burger Swanson has ever eaten. If Traeger loses, he won't ban Swanson's beloved hamburgers from the commissary as part of a government-wide health initiative.

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7 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Tagged: funny, Parks and Recreation, turkey burgers, TV, videos

Video: Carl's Jr.'s Turkey Burger Commercial with Miss Turkey

As they're wont to do, Carl's Jr. is promoting their new line of charbroiled turkey burgers with a commercial featuring a bikini-clad woman eating a burger. But not just any woman: They got Miss Turkey, Gizem Memiç, to eat their turkey burger. And it's not just any bikini: This bikini's pattern is made up of tiny pictures of the burger. If you forget what this commercial is promoting, you're probably not paying any attention.

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5 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM
Tagged: Carl's Jr., chains, commercials, turkey burgers, videos

The Burger Lab: Turkey Burgers That Don't Suck

Why bother with a turkey burger? If the ones I've had in the past are any indication, the answer is simple: don't. But I finally discovered how to make a turkey burger that doesn't suck. The secret ingredient? Eggplant.

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36 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, November 13, 2009 at 9:30 AM
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The Burger at The 101 Coffee Shop in Hollywood Is a Bit of a Turkey

The 101 Coffee Shop 6145 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles California 90028 (map); the101coffeeshop.com Cooking Method: Grillled Short Order: A retro Hollywood diner burger that looks better than it tastes Want Fries with That? They are creative in that they're...

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10 Comments | Posted by Damon Gambuto, December 3, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, California, cheeseburgers, Damon Gambuto, Los Angeles, reviews, Southern California, The 101 Coffee Shop, turkey burgers

Air Force One Serves Turkey Burgers

It's probably a safe bet that Air Force One serves better food than a standard American Airlines flight, but did you know that under Dubya turkey burgers are available? Says former president William Jefferson Clinton, after having flown to Rome...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 7, 2005 at 11:55 PM
Tagged: Adam, politics, turkey burgers