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I take whole cumin, coriander, black pepper, and fennel seeds and toast them in a pan, grind them into a coarse mixture and put that and some kosher salt on the lamb burger. I top it with feta, some mayo mixed with harissa, and a tomato and arugula.

I like some of the ideas on here like adding the feta into the meat mixture.

When making burgers with beef I don't mess with them much...a little seasoning, some quality cheese, and some grilled onions. What I love to play around with is ground turkey or chicken.

Yesterday I made a Greek style burger with red peppers, feta, olives, and Penzey's Greek Seasoning mixed into the meat and then topped it with more cheese, tomatoes and a Greek yogurt dressing. It was awesome and the feta mixed into the meat helps keep the burger from drying out.

My all-time favorite turkey burger is a concoction where I take piquillo peppers, grated Manchego cheese, chopped olives, and one smoked chorizo link that I chop into small bits and mix that into the meat then I grill and top with a spicy romesco sauce.

Just after college I lived with three friends of mine. One night I decided to do a shrimp boil in our kitchen. Liking my food fairly spicy, I dumped a lot of cayenne pepper into the boiling water. Well the cayenne mixed with the steam from the pot and the result was about the same as spraying our house with pepper spray. Me and my roomates were coughing and our eyes were waterting for about 30 minutes. My throat was burning for about an hour after it happened.

The lawsuit is a joke. She did not copyright her food, and lets be honest, lobster rolls, Caesar salads and raw seafood are nothing new. Even if he used her recipes I don't think she has a case. Has she done a chemical analysis on the Caesar dressing to determine if he is using the exact same ingredients (in the same quantities) and preperation method?

If she wants to protect herself, make all employees sign non-compete agreements or non-disclosure agreements, something you think she might have done after the first clone opened up a few years back.

Look it sucks that this guy is ripping her off, (it reminds me of the Mac Dowell's restruant in Coming to America) but if this lawsuit is successfull watch out because you will see a flurry of lawsuits. Maybe White Castle will sue Krystal for making similar small steamed hamburgers or the Anchor Bar will sue the tens of thousands of places serving buffalo wings.

Ok here is my problem with the show. They just don't show enough of the cooking. This show presents istelf as the best of the food reality shows but you rarely see them actually cooking, you just see them running around or talking smack about each other. Show me how Hung came up with that dish and how he made it...or at least make that stuff available on the web.

Oh and Padma sucks.

We do cheeseburgers (usually Swiss, but sometimes cheddar with or without chiles added) and top them with a fried egg and a little ketchup. It's what my BF asks for every year for his birthday.

Also, I like a good burger topped with Saga blue or cambezolla cheese and some mushrooms that have been sauteed with a little shallot and garlic with a bit of dijon mustard on the bun.

I season my burgers with a bit of coarse sea salt and coarsely ground fresh pepper before cooking. We like the flavorful crust that results from doing it that way.

love lamb burgers -- i mix into the meat very gently -- chopped scallions, fresh mint or cilantro - chopped garlic -- mix that up and THEN - some
crumbled feta mixed in very gently.

we cooked them on the grill - you have to watch because the fat in
the lamb causes flare ups -- but the flavor!!! and a cast iron frying
pan works well, too. sometimes the feta sticks, but what the hell ...

Sorry - I goofed in the above comment. For the homemade catsup recipe check here.

Try this idea. Raclette Cheese, Thinly Sliced & Fried Spuds, Cornichhon & Pickled White Onion Finely Diced and Mixed With Mayo & A Touch Of Dijon. With A Little Lettuce & Tomato Great Burger.

I didn't mind seeing Jen go. I thought it was more unfair when her girlfriend was sent home.

I'm tend to be a stickler for rules (probably because I'm a teacher), so I felt strongly that the group that didn't use the polish sausage should have lost. But wasn't it Stephanie and Antonia who were dead-set against using polish sausage? Am I mixing up my episodes?

Nikki amazes me! She seems completely mediocre, except for her home made pasta. She ought to be cooking at the Olive Garden or something in my opinion.