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Started by Tim Campbell
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:26
The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Tim Campbell
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:26
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:26
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Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the country-with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of ground beef and buns this country serves up The hamburger is a symbol of everything that makes America great. Straightforward, egalitarian, substantial, and good-natured, it is also a little bloody at times. It may come big and ungarnished, the East Coast ideal, tender and untroubled by bones or gristle, everything you look for in a filet mignon but seldom find. It may be the West Coast model, swelling with vegetation, brimming with health and well-being, piled high with all that a seed catalog can provide. A great burger, regardless of regional differences, instills a sense of optimism and fulfillment, that all is right at the table or the counter or the woodgrain, screwed-to-the-floor, fast-food booth. At its best, it eliminates the need for conversation or the urge to glance up at the TV over the bar. If you find yourself eating silently, eyes closed, ignoring everything around you, even the unavoidable burger-joint din, you have come upon a burger that can be pronounced a success. Here are the 20 best burgers in America 20. Hamburger Sandwich Louis' Lunch New Haven, CT 19. Our Famous Burger Sidetrack Bar and Grill Ypsilanti, MI 18. Hamburger Poag Mahone's Carvery and Ale House Chicago 17. Double Bacon Deluxe with Cheese Red Mill Burgers Seattle 16. Hamburger & Fries Burger Joint San Francisco 15. Build Your Own Burger The Counter Santa Monica 14. Hamburger J. G. Melon New York City 13. Cheeseburger White Manna Hackensack, NJ 12. Hamburger Bobcat Bite Sante Fe 11. Grilled Bistro Burger Bistro Don Giovanni Napa, CA 10. Number Five Keller's Drive-in Dallas 9. Cheeseburger Burger Joint, le Parker Meridien Hotel New York City 8. Hamburger Miller's Bar Dearborn, MI 7. Buckhorn Burger Buckhorn San Antonio, NM 6. California Burger Houston's Santa Monica 5. Kobe Sliders Barclay Prime Philadelphia 4. Rouge Burger Rouge Philadelphia 3. Not Just a Burger Spiced Pear Restaurant at the Chanler Hotel Newport, RI 2. Luger Burger Peter Luger Steak House Brooklyn 1. Sirloin Burger Le Tub Hollywood, FL
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Sam Bam
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:30
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 05:30
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On 18 Aug 2005 22:26:56 -0700, "Tim Campbell" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >7. Buckhorn Burger >Buckhorn >San Antonio, NM If you've ever been there you know there are 2 San Antonios.
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: ntantiques
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:50
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Merciful heaven...this poor fool hit the SF Bay Area & missed the best burger ever - Val's in Hayward. NT
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Ciccio
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:53
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:53
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"ntantiques" <ntantiques@aol.com> wrote in message news:1124437846.715069.295040@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Merciful heaven...this poor fool hit the SF Bay Area & missed the best > burger ever - Val's in Hayward. I agree totally. Val's is better than "Burger Joint" in SF. Burger Joint, however, is pretty good, albeit its scant trimming's. Ciccio
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: slim
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:20
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:20
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Tim Campbell wrote: > > Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 > calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the > country-with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of > ground beef and buns this country serves up > > The hamburger is a symbol of everything that makes America great. > Straightforward, egalitarian, substantial, and good-natured, it is also > a little bloody at times. > > It may come big and ungarnished, the East Coast ideal, tender and > untroubled by bones or gristle, everything you look for in a filet > mignon but seldom find. It may be the West Coast model, swelling with > vegetation, brimming with health and well-being, piled high with all > that a seed catalog can provide. A great burger, regardless of regional > differences, instills a sense of optimism and fulfillment, that all is > right at the table or the counter or the woodgrain, > screwed-to-the-floor, fast-food booth. > > At its best, it eliminates the need for conversation or the urge to > glance up at the TV over the bar. If you find yourself eating silently, > eyes closed, ignoring everything around you, even the unavoidable > burger-joint din, you have come upon a burger that can be pronounced a > success. > > Here are the 20 best burgers in America > > > 14. Hamburger > J. G. Melon > New York City > 2. Luger Burger > Peter Luger Steak House > Brooklyn I can state from experience, that these two NYC establishments serve a first class burger. J.G. Melon in on Third Avenue in the low 70's If you go to Luger's, go at lunchtime and sit at the bar. Also worth mentioning, Donovan's in Woodside, on Roosevelt Ave at 58th. -- "I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being the president. Maybe somebody needs to explain to me why they say something, but I don't feel like I owe anybody an explanation. " - George "Dubya" Bush
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Stef
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:48
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:48
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In article <1124429216.670026.191940@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Tim Campbell <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >20. Hamburger Sandwich >Louis' Lunch >New Haven, CT [shakes head] I lived in New Haven for years, and I finally tried Louis' Lunch after many people encouraged me to do so. I did NOT understand the raving. My favorite burger that isn't a Kobe burger is at The Bullshead on West Portal in SF. -- Stef ** avid/sensible/sensual/wise/essential/elemental/tangle ** stef@cat-and-dragon.com <*> http://www.cat-and-dragon.com/stef ** There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about. --John von Neumann
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Sam Bam
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:50
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:50
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:48:24 +0000 (UTC), stef@panix.com (Stef) wrote: >In article <1124429216.670026.191940@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, >Tim Campbell <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >>20. Hamburger Sandwich >>Louis' Lunch >>New Haven, CT > >[shakes head] I lived in New Haven for years, and I finally tried Louis' >Lunch after many people encouraged me to do so. I did NOT understand the >raving. > >My favorite burger that isn't a Kobe burger is at The Bullshead on West >Portal in SF. Green chile cheeseburger - the Owl cafe, across the street kitty corner from Many's famous Buckhorn burger.
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Steve Pope
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:24
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:24
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Sam Bam <the hand> wrote: >On 18 Aug 2005 22:26:56 -0700, "Tim Campbell" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> >wrote: > >>7. Buckhorn Burger >>Buckhorn >>San Antonio, NM >If you've ever been there you know there are 2 San Antonios. Wouldn't occur to me to get a burger as opposed to green chili on that stretch of 25. Steve
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Sam Bam
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:52
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 02:52
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On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 00:24:45 +0000 (UTC), spope33@speedymail.org (Steve Pope) wrote: >Sam Bam <the hand> wrote: > >>On 18 Aug 2005 22:26:56 -0700, "Tim Campbell" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> >>wrote: >> >>>7. Buckhorn Burger >>>Buckhorn >>>San Antonio, NM > >>If you've ever been there you know there are 2 San Antonios. > >Wouldn't occur to me to get a burger as opposed to green chili >on that stretch of 25. > >Steve You'd be well served at either Manny's or the Owl - bank on it.
Re: The 20 Hamburgers You Must Eat Before You Die
Author: Tony Lima
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:36
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:36
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On 18 Aug 2005 22:26:56 -0700, "Tim Campbell" <timcall@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >Alan Richman traveled 23,750 miles and consumed more than 150,000 >calories while taking the measure of 162 burgers across the >country-with one goal: to find you the best damned assemblage of >ground beef and buns this country serves up > >The hamburger is a symbol of everything that makes America great. >Straightforward, egalitarian, substantial, and good-natured, it is also >a little bloody at times. > >It may come big and ungarnished, the East Coast ideal, tender and >untroubled by bones or gristle, everything you look for in a filet >mignon but seldom find. It may be the West Coast model, swelling with >vegetation, brimming with health and well-being, piled high with all >that a seed catalog can provide. A great burger, regardless of regional >differences, instills a sense of optimism and fulfillment, that all is >right at the table or the counter or the woodgrain, >screwed-to-the-floor, fast-food booth. > >At its best, it eliminates the need for conversation or the urge to >glance up at the TV over the bar. If you find yourself eating silently, >eyes closed, ignoring everything around you, even the unavoidable >burger-joint din, you have come upon a burger that can be pronounced a >success. Any list like this that omits the habanero burger at the Prince of Wales Pub in San Mateo (CA) has no credibility. - Tony Lima
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