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A Barbecuer's Cheeseburger at Zeke's Smokehouse in West Hollywood, CA

I've often overlooked the burger choices at high quality BBQ joints simply because the traditional pork BBQ or brisket there is so good. But it stands to reason that such an outfit has considerable meat knowledge that will be put to good use when grilling a burger.

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Steingarten on Hamburgers: More Than a Mouthful

Adding any subset of "bleu cheese, chopped olives, onions or mushrooms, bbq or steak sauce, or catsup, worstershire, chipotle tabasco sauce"
to ground meat results in meatloaf, not a hamburger.

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Steingarten on Hamburgers: More Than a Mouthful

Pattyplus,
If you think adding cream to the meat results in a Stroganoff flavor, surely you've noticed that adding the strongly flavored veggies and sauces you cite (bleu cheese, chopped olives, BBQ or steak sauce, or catsup-worstershire) results in meatloaf, not a burger.

Bread labeled 'whole grain' steps on the flavor of whatever is between the bread or buns. Most supermarket 'whole grain' bakery items are not truly whole grain (as opposed to those heavy German loaves) and with only slight increases in nutritional value. But pursuing nutrition over flavor leads to a land far from the the joys of hamburgerdom.

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Hamburger Warming Mouse Pad

That's a bit of an over generalization.
AHT is not a 'food' blog, it is a burger blog specifically.
No doubt readers of this blog are using computers and mice, but those items are as inherent as the electricity that makes all possible.

It's 2009, all specialty blogs are transmitted via computer, but I only expect computer-centric blogs to cover computer peripherals, not burger blogs, ya with me?

I'm sure you could find about 300 cutesy salt and pepper shaker designs out there with a burger and bun theme, but they don't belong here.

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From A Hamburger Today

A Barbecuer's Cheeseburger at Zeke's Smokehouse in West Hollywood, CA

I've often overlooked the burger choices at high quality BBQ joints simply because the traditional pork BBQ or brisket there is so good. But it stands to reason that such an outfit has considerable meat knowledge that will be put to good use when grilling a burger.

From A Hamburger Today

Steingarten on Hamburgers: More Than a Mouthful

Adding any subset of "bleu cheese, chopped olives, onions or mushrooms, bbq or steak sauce, or catsup, worstershire, chipotle tabasco sauce"
to ground meat results in meatloaf, not a hamburger.

From A Hamburger Today

Steingarten on Hamburgers: More Than a Mouthful

Pattyplus,
If you think adding cream to the meat results in a Stroganoff flavor, surely you've noticed that adding the strongly flavored veggies and sauces you cite (bleu cheese, chopped olives, BBQ or steak sauce, or catsup-worstershire) results in meatloaf, not a burger.

Bread labeled 'whole grain' steps on the flavor of whatever is between the bread or buns. Most supermarket 'whole grain' bakery items are not truly whole grain (as opposed to those heavy German loaves) and with only slight increases in nutritional value. But pursuing nutrition over flavor leads to a land far from the the joys of hamburgerdom.

From A Hamburger Today

Hamburger Warming Mouse Pad

That's a bit of an over generalization.
AHT is not a 'food' blog, it is a burger blog specifically.
No doubt readers of this blog are using computers and mice, but those items are as inherent as the electricity that makes all possible.

It's 2009, all specialty blogs are transmitted via computer, but I only expect computer-centric blogs to cover computer peripherals, not burger blogs, ya with me?

I'm sure you could find about 300 cutesy salt and pepper shaker designs out there with a burger and bun theme, but they don't belong here.

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Hamburger Warming Mouse Pad

I'd rather not see such clutter on this otherwise fine web site.
Keep the purist focus on actual burgers. Collectibles and fuzzy items should be left to Ebay and yard sales.

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The GrahamSexyBurger by Chicago's Graham Elliot

A food fascist is someone who is against coal-fired pizza ovens and burgers in general. Reagan was not a food cop or carbon counting bully, so the use of the word fascist is nonsensical.

From A Hamburger Today

A Barbecuer's Cheeseburger at Zeke's Smokehouse in West Hollywood, CA

I got lost on the way there, so I ended up driving past Umami Burger 2X.

The burger came out Med Rare, so kudos for cooking the meat correctly. It was unseasoned, and they barely got any char on it from the grill...this means that the cooks had the flame set too low. The cheese (cheddar) was unmelted, because..............the cooks are incompetent at cooking burgers. Besides, it wouldn't have really mattered. The big, honking, dry, sesame seeded bun overwhelmed the bland patty. I even got all R-rated on this thing and ate it topless. It was still unremarkable in every way. It was just uninteresting and unmemorable.

I bet that they make great BBQ, though.

Overview: Don't expect to get a good burger in a BBQ joint.

From A Hamburger Today

A Barbecuer's Cheeseburger at Zeke's Smokehouse in West Hollywood, CA

Thank you so much for this post, Damon! I love your writing and your purist sensibilities. You haven't missed with me, yet. In short: you rock.

I just hit Zeke's Smokehouse last night and had the Zeke's Burger w/ cheddar (sans bun). It was a might tasty burger with bold smoke flavor, and everything you said it was. I agree wholeheartedly - no condiments required. I was quite pleased. Better still, it's just a hop skip and a jump from my house! Bravo!!

I look forward to hitting up more of your suggestions. Keep 'em coming.

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@timruddell: But The Serious Hut sounds like SO MUCH FUN!!!

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Hamburger Warming Mouse Pad

Serious Eaters are serious! Who'd have thunk it?

Also, your yellow background is far too cutesy. Please change it to a much more Serious color like grey or beige.

NO FUN ALLOWED IN THE SERIOUS HUT.

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I really don't understand what interest an item that has to do with computers and food would have to readers of a food blog.

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