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Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
That is not nearly as crazy as credit default swaps.
Monster Burger from Hiro in Japan
That photo makes me want to start a Campaign for Reasonable Sandwich Engineering.
Friday Game: HamBurger
So I guess the "challenge" is that you must overcome a jerky mouse cursor. How fun.
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Burger King Signs a Deal with a Vegetarian
Man, I bet there are some food scientists or people with similar educational backgrounds who would be content to do the job for a mere £300,000.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
That is not nearly as crazy as credit default swaps.
Monster Burger from Hiro in Japan
That photo makes me want to start a Campaign for Reasonable Sandwich Engineering.
Friday Game: HamBurger
So I guess the "challenge" is that you must overcome a jerky mouse cursor. How fun.
Missing the Point at Burger Joint
Are you sure "The Eaten Path" isn't a blog about interior design?
Mini Cheeseburger Vacuum
Thank goodness they didn't call it a Slider Vacuum, because it is clearly not steam-powered.
Giant Pizza Burger
This picture needs an object in it to establish scale, like a soda can or a quarter or a human climbing up the side of the beef.
New Identity for Jack in the Box
"Jack in the Box" is such a playful sounding name, but the new logo looks like it belongs on some upscale cosmetics or electronics product. This looks like the work of self-important designers hired by tasteless executives.
In Videos: Big City Slider Infomercial Spoof
I think it was worth posting, but the only remotely clever moment was "...even interracial families..."; the rest of it was just a stoner describing what he was looking at.
AHT Editors: B+
JaboOody Dubs: C-
Have You Eaten Burgers Made With Fruit?
I'd give this a chance, especially given the argument that its more about moisture than flavor. (So of course raisins would be nasty, they are dehydrated grapes.) All you haters probably stopped reading past the headline.
In Videos: Microwaves Play 'Jingle Bells'
I think it's real, if only because the timing is so off. In other words, it's not good enough to be fake.
Honestly, Megaburgers Bore Me, But Here Are Some Crazy Photos Anyway
I agree with the headline writer.
A Visit to Pat La Frieda Wholesale Meats
Thanks! I enjoy this "behind the scenes" stuff.
Burgers, Shakes & Fries, Best Burger in Greenwich, Connecticut
"Mr. Wollins said there’s no real secret to making a great hamburger ... save for ... something else he prefers to keep a trade secret..."
You can't have it both ways, Mr. Wollins.
In Videos: The 'Where-Is-Your-God-Now?' Burger
If that isn't food porn, I don't know what is.
Idaho Statesman Ganks My Fatty Melt Recipe
No, Adam. Just because it involves newfangled technology doesn't mean the ethics aren't clear. Plagiarism is plagiarism. You're being very gracious, but the triviality of the Hamburger Fatty Melt doesn't make it less dishonest.
The Lines at the Polls in NYC: As Long as Those at Shake Shack?
If you're standing in line when Shake Shack is supposed to close, are you still guaranteed to place an order?
Katie Lee Joel Defends Her Burger Bash Victory
"To me food is about bringing people together, not criticizing each other."
That's a commendable philosophy, but if you don't like being judged, don't enter a competition.
'Cheeseburger' Doughnut from Donna's Donuts
I don't think I've tried one of these, but eating food that looks like other, vastly different tasting food seems weird to me. It's putting your senses (visual versus taste) in conflict.
Burger King Launches Meat Haiku
The contest rules forbid submissions that have been previously published or selected as winners in other Hamburger Haiku contests and the contest is only open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec). That's a double [whopper] elimination for me!
The Ten Best Burgers in America According to Men's Fitness—I Mean Zagat
Torches and pitchforks!
Russell Crowe Gained 63 Pounds with Cheeseburgers
Would it that I were acknowledged for such an achievement.
Fairway Cafe Burger Revisited (With a Side Order of News)
@Uglycuss: After eight years of a Republican-managed Department of Agriculture, which actually spent public money on a trial to prevent a beef producer from testing beyond the minimum standards, I can see where a lack of trust would develop.
Man Eats 23,000 Big Macs in 36 Years
@agk685 I remembered! In fact, that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the picture.
I didn't realize he has OCD, but that makes a lot of sense.
Managing the Line at Shake Shack UWS
I predict that because of the planning (more griddle space for faster throughput, shack layout to snake the line), the line will not spill out into the street, and for that reason alone some people will assume that the UWS location is less successful and that the burgers must not be as good, even though they will be serving more burgers than at the Madison Square Park location.
Burger King Signs a Deal with a Vegetarian
BK has a Morningstar Farms veggie burger on their menu. It's not bad!
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
I usually get two small burgers, small fries and a large coke and it's been something like 18 bucks. And they're raising prices?
Hint: Five Guy's, the answer to shorter lines is not to raise the prices on the one's who still come.
Besides, doing lunch in Midtown and not having delivery is just plain stupid. Changing that might help business.
The midtown one did delivery when they first opened. Then they stopped and angrily denied every having it when we called one time. It was weird.
The last time I wast there, last week, they mis-condimented my burger.
Carnegie John's cart is a couple blocks away. That's a cheaper, bigger, awesome juicy street burger served up by a good guy. I actually like going there more than 5 Guys. In fact I'll be grabbing one Monday for lunch.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
Sorry to ruin your politics Makanmata but rate of inflation is at a ten year low (at least). This is just a price hike on an already overpriced burger joint - a "fast food" joint I might add, though yes their fries are good and big enough to share for two. The $100 hamburger was last year, no? But I agree with you on In-'n-Out.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
Well, it's a good thing they're not called Six Guys (bu-DUM dum). I'll gladly pay you Tuesday...AND Wednesday for a burger today.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
This price hike does stink. I love 5uys, and I've come to just accept that its a bit pricier. I gotta say though, this place gets so often compared to the much cheaper in-n-out buger... I don't get it.
I had my first in-n-out burger recently, and while it was much cheaper, I thought there was no flavor to the meat, and the buger seemed to be mostly bread and rabbit food.
5uys ftw.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
I think Five Guys is a nice burger, and surprisingly tasty given their whole "well-done only" schtick, but their prices are already absurd. I appreciate that it is not directly comparable, but In N' Out manages to keep their prices at around half of Five Guys, for a product that most (incuding myself) consider to be superior. Five Guys is now well within poor value territory -- the fries especially.
Get ready though, because there is a lot more of this coming. The bailout of Paulson and Gaithner's friends at Goldman Sachs, AIG, and Merrill Lynch doesn't come for free, but at the expense of trillions of newly printed dollars, each one devaluing the ones already in your pocket or bank account. This is probably just a small foretaste of the Bobamanomic hyper-inflation which is coming upon us. Get ready for $100 hamburgers.
Five Guys in Midtown Raised Prices
Wow, what afford lunches are left for the working man and woman? What a luxury -- burger and fries . . .
Monster Burger from Hiro in Japan
a work of art you have to take apart
Missing the Point at Burger Joint
@theeatenpath: I think, yeah, maybe "scathing" is a bit sensational. Congrats on the hate mail. You're nobody till somebody hates you. Fuck that shit about dumplings vs. burgers and Asians. That's crap. Doesn't matter what race you are, you eat burgers or dumplings or whatever enough and you get to know what's good.
Missing the Point at Burger Joint
Haha- Adam, I think "scathing" would be a bit sensational. On the plus side, the fightin' words did earn me my first ever hate mail:
"You are about 5 years late on Burger Joint. And nothing personal, but you wouldn't take my opinion on dumplings, nor is anyone going to take what an asian guy says about burgers with any amount of credibility. Its true"
I love it! But, talk about missed points...
Missing the Point at Burger Joint
I used to like Burger Joint, but after I recent stop there I doubt I'll go back. I don't mind the cocky attitude of the cashier, it's fine, it's NY, I'm used to it, but the burger, which is overpriced to begin with was overcooked, on a stale bun with tasteless fries. Over the years I've seen it go downhill, but that was a new low.
Giant Pizza Burger
More disturbing than Paula Dean pantless!
Giant Pizza Burger
dream? perhaps or he saw it here and was inspired.
http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/79419919/bacon-cheese-pizza-burger-giant-burger-between
New Identity for Jack in the Box
To me, the new logo is what JIB's logo would like if it were a sit-down type of ( I use the term loosely) restaurant. Maybe JIB is evolving and moving Jack into the background? Not being mean, but isn't that generally what tends to happen to comatose folks? Just sayin'....ok, I'll go back to my oatmeal.
New Identity for Jack in the Box
Last time I had Jack in the Box was when I was 20 ('87). A bunch of us came back to my parents house in Seal Beach for spring break to execute our plan : "Dosing at Disneyland." We'd already spent about a week at the beach continuously high when we ended up at Jack in the Box in Seal Beach at about 11:00 in the morning. We all ate too many tacos, each ate two tabs, and had one hell of a good time a Disneyland.
This re-branding doesn't seem to support such good-natured fun.
New Identity for Jack in the Box
The whole point of re-branding is to reflect the positive changes that took place in the product / system. So, new logo, same old food, same old systems, same old architecture / interior ? Why bother ? To make bold and stupid moves at a time where the economy is in shambles calls for a "re-branding" of the management.
Giant Pizza Burger
Again I can't stand the ideas of a burger being SOOOOOOOO GINORMUS that it has to be held together with a binder (eggs, breadcrumbs - MEATLOAF). Nasty!!!
New Identity for Jack in the Box
Maybe the new logo will stick around as long as the JBX concept did: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050423/news_1b23jbx.html
Giant Pizza Burger
All it's missing is a jar of mayonnaise poured over it to make it a Paula Dean creation
New Identity for Jack in the Box
I don't eat their food but I like the original Jack. His expressions are on those commercials are so cuuute.
I think Jack is Mr. Bill's long lost cousin.
:-)
New Identity for Jack in the Box
Isn't there some sort of marketing thing going on right now where "Jack" is missing? (Coma or something?)
Since the whole brand isn't being changed over, this reeks of publicity stunt. Get people worked up (similar to the orange juice packaging) about a "sissy"-ish change and bring back Jack along with a return to classic foods or prices or something.
If they were really changing anything, then they'd change everything.
Giant Pizza Burger
I suddenly do not feel good after seeing this picture.
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Man, I bet there are some food scientists or people with similar educational backgrounds who would be content to do the job for a mere £300,000.