This was fascinating; thanks for the link. I have to be honest, though: when I hit the line about two hundred fourteen shows about how to make a hamburger, I realized that pretty much summed up The Food Network’s current...

You might try the Machine Shed Restaurant near Living History Farms. I like the Waveland for breakfast. Be-Bops is the best burger in town. I also really like the Library Cafe near Drake University. Their wings are great and all...

dog which was two sliced hot dogs, grilled and put into a hamburger bun. It seems as if you can go off menu and make various combinations by adding the green or red chile to any item , putting hot dogs into anything or making...

Researching all things meat for (hopefully) upcoming TV show. Looking for anything out of the ordinary when it comes to MEAT and CHICAGO. Interesting people, places, history. We all know about Chicago and the stockyards and...

There are a few books on the topic... invented in or around Los Angeles: The hamburger (as served in a modern bun) The cheese burger The chili burger The corn dog The chili dog The fortune cookie The sundae The “california”...

It’s a guideline. If a restaurant grinds their own hamburger, using sanitized equipment, they can cook to medium or rare. Allen’s does this, and a few others. I suspect there has to be a history of origin if a problem...

Tom’s Place on Dixie Highway in Boca. Several generations work there, it draws all local, the food is good, the people are genuine, and the history is real. Sometimes you get hooked on a place with 80% food and 120%...

Modern Apizza and Pepe’s should be open for lunch and are excellent choices. Sally’s will probably be closed. Louis Lunch makes the worlds greatest and oldest hamburgers- some say it is a tourist trap, but don’t...

#1—-there is a thread running on the CHAINS board, check it out. #2—-quality and price varies by the individual franchise owner.... But overall, good quality at not inexpensive prices. Expect to pay $10 for a regular...

I have a long history with Hamburger Hamlet and I’m biased because I feel their products have seriously declined. I can remember when you could get a really good Roquefort Burger there. And the lobster bisque actually had...

There are several traditions of a real “Joe's”. Food cooked behind counter with customers gawking; hamburgers on part of a loaf of French bread (too much bread); sandwiches served with sides of fries, spaghetti,...

to be pretty good. I think there’s an Italian place in the same center. A blocl or so down Hollywood Blvd. (going East) is the Hamburger Hamlet. A bit east of that, you can start looking at all the Hollywood/highland...

We enjoy Scoma’s often, whatever you think of it. Yes, quite pricey, but the building has an interesting history and the restaurant is reliable for great food and service. Sushi Ran lost that star, whatever that means, but...

today is the 42nd birthday of zippys. no, as far as i know they are not doing anything to celebrate, not offering 1966 prices on anything. the following is a link to an article from a few years ago about some zippy’s history...

, the essential ingredients include white rice, a hamburger patty, a fried egg with brown gravy. History has stated that the Loco Moco was created by the Inouye family, owners of the Lincoln Grill in Hilo, Hawaii in 1949....