You’re out in public, eating someplace where the food is not conducive to keeping your white shirt white. The inevitable happens. You end up wearing your food. Hamburgers happen. But then there are some who wear their food intentionally. Some of these getups make people take a second look. Woman in a Hamburger Dress Okay, […]
Birthplace of the Hamburger: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Even Oscar Weber Bilby has a claim to the invention of the hamburger. His family claims that on July 4th, 1891 Oscar put the first-known hamburger together on a bun and served it at his farm. The "On A Bun" Loophole In its current iteration, the definition of a hamburger involves a bun. Other claims […]
Birthplace of Hamburgers: White Castle
According to White Castle, in 1891 Otto Kuase was the inventor of the hamburger. You see, in 1802 the Oxford English Dictionary defined ‘Hamburg steak’ as salt beef. Although it was a budget meat for the time, it wasn’t a hamburger — or ground hamburg steak on a bun. In 1891 Kuase supposedly created a […]
Hamburger History: New Haven, Connecticut
Turns out there is also a place called Louis’ Lunch that has a claim to hamburger history. According to New York magazine, Louis’ Lunch was just a small lunch wagon in New Haven, Connecticut. When asked for a fast, hot meal one day, he had run out of steak for steak sandwiches. Louis instead made […]
Birthplace of the Hamburger: Hamburg, New York
Hey burger lovers, here is another claim on the title of "Birthplace of the Hamburger". In 1885 Frank and Charles Menches claim to have sold a ground beef sandwich at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, New York. Their invention came about because they ran out of pork for their sausage sandwiches during the fair […]
Birthplace of the Hamburger: Athens, Texas
Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas claimed to have invented the hamburger. So, was Athens, TX really the birthplace of the hamburger? Hamburger History Word on the street is that in the 1880s, Fletcher Davis opened a lunch counter in Athens, Texas, In that restaurant he served what was called a "burger". His hamburger plate consisted […]
Cheeseburger History
Who created the first cheeseburger? Well as with the history of the hamburger, there are several claims to be the first cheeseburger ever. Adding Cheese to Hamburgers Did it start by accident? Was cheese an intentional addition to the wonderful new super-sandwich called hamburger? In the 1926 Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have invented the […]
Hamburger Birthplace: Seymour Wisconsin
Was the hamburger birthplace at the Seymour Fair in Wisconsin? Charlie Nagreen sold a meatball between two slices of bread at the Seymour Fair in 1885. (Outagamie County Fair) The Seymour Community Historical Society of Seymour, Wisconsin, claims that Hamburger Charlie (Nagreen) invented the hamburger. That is one of the earliest claims to the invention […]
Arachnis Burgerness
Here’s photo of some Halloween hamburger art: Aaaaah! It’s another burger web! Image imported from http://www.theburgernerd.com/spooktacular-halloween-hamburgers/
Burger King and Dairy Queen
We have two royalties of the burger joint. Burger King and Dairy Queen. So what if they got together? The king and queen are open to some ribbing. They are the royal subjects of many jokes and riddles. Send in yours. Our review team is eager for a chuckle. Q: How did Burger King get […]
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