That's what happens when you drink that French chit! Or else he's gettin an ass whoppin!! :mj07:
Woke her up an hour late!!
Woke her up an hour late!!
has anybody here ever eaten a DOUBLE WHOPPER?
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Damn it, yyz beat me to the punch. I swear, Jack has more freaking pet peeves than Rosanne Rossanna Danna!
Oh Judge, taking me back here with that one. Thats the Saturday Night Live that I grew up with and loved.
i'm sure this kid has had a couple in his young life :scared :scared
Is that the new Junior Whopper Mascot or Jabba the Hut from a bad angle? :shrug:
Damn it, yyz beat me to the punch. I swear, Jack has more freaking pet peeves than Rosanne Rossanna Danna!
Maybe Jack is really Richard Feder of Fort Lee, New Jersey
The World's Most Expensive Hamburger
Bot?n might be the oldest restaurant in the world (1725) and Taberna de Antonio S?nchez may be the oldest bar in Madrid (1830) but to this list can now be added Restaurante Estik, which sells (they reckon) the most expensive hamburger in the world. At 85 Euros (about $107) the Kobe steak hamburger will set you back a little more than your standard burger but it will ceratinly be one that you won't forget eating! However, according to the Guinness Book of Records the title of "most expensive hamburger in the world" goes to a New York restaurant, DB Burger Royale, whose hamburger sells for around $69. I'm sure this won't last long.
If you feel that your credit card could take such a hit on a burger, head over to the Restaurante Estik website and book a table. With all the talk of trans fats and the damage they can cause, this hamburger may not be that costly!
The latest gourmet meal at the Paris Las Vegas is clearly aimed at the money-is-no-object crowd. To start, it involves massive portions of both Maine lobster and the highest-grade Australian Wagyu beef. Next comes a large hunk of Brie cheese and a touch of crispy prosciutto, all topped off with balsamic vinegar that?s been aged for 100 years. Washing it down: a bottle of Ros? Dom P?rignon champagne.
Price tag: $777.
Shelling out that much dough for a delicious meal might not seem too extreme in an excessive city like Las Vegas, but even the most jaded foodie would probably blanch at paying that much for a burger. Yes, that?s a $777 hamburger on the menu at Paris? recently opened Le Burger Brasserie Sports Grille.
America?s national food is arguably the hamburger. According to one estimate, we devour 1.8 billion of them a year. And while far too many are the inferior products of fast food establishments, some of the country?s top restaurateurs are coming up with more and more ways of dressing up the humble patty.
So where do you go when you want a really good burger and don?t feel like firing up the grill yourself? Las Vegas? burger-meisters supply plenty of options, ranging from the simple to the decadently extravagant.
More Burger for Your Buck
As plenty of locals will tell you, one of the best places to score a great burger at a reasonable price is Kilroy?s. After 30 years in town, it now has two locations: 1021 S. Buffalo Drive (at Charleston) and 4340 S. Grand Canyon. While the d?cor is no more impressive than a typical video poker bar?s, Kilroy?s offers more than 20 different burgers, each made with a half-pound of certified Black Angus beef. And not one is priced more than $9.
Options include the Hawaiian Bacon Burger (pineapple rings, bacon and Hawaiian Swiss cheese), the Bleu Baron (crushed peppercorns, bleu cheese and fried onions) and the Baja Ole (jalapenos, jack cheese and black olives). Counting calories at Kilroy?s is tough, but Atkins dieters can opt for the Low Carb Burger (cheese and tomatoes in a lettuce wrap).
You might, however, not want to be cooped up inside a dark bar as the sweltering summer heat finally dies down. For great beef combined with great people-watching, check out the new Stripburger, adjacent to Fashion Show Mall. Occupying what was once the outdoor patio for Caf? Ba-Ba-Reeba, the restaurant offers a small but tasty selection of burgers that all cost less than $10.
Hungover? Bite into Stripburger?s clever Bloody Mary Burger (tomato, celery and horseradish) or try tasting a hotdog made with Wagyu beef. Wash it all down with one of the joint?s delicious shakes, or top it off with a piece of rich chocolate, strawberry or coconut cake.
Gourmet Patty Pioneers
Burgers have long been considered a tasty, inexpensive staple food, but it was only a matter of time before it grew up a little. Famed chef Daniel Boulud was the first to create a truly gourmet hamburger, for New York?s DB Bistro Moderne in 2001. Inspiration for his masterpiece struck during an interview. When asked by a reporter to comment on farmers rioting over McDonald?s in his native France, the master chef replied, ?The French are just jealous they did not invent the hamburger themselves.?
Boulud then set out to create the ultimate burger. The result was the DB Burger, which starts with ground sirloin stuffed with red wine-braised short ribs, foie gras, root vegetables and preserved black truffles. The toasted parmesan and poppy seed bun is spread with fresh horseradish, tomato confit, fresh tomato, red onions and fris?e lettuce, all combining for a delicious (and fancy) burger. Boulud?s other burger, the DB Burger Royale, is similar, but kicks it up another step of decadence. When fresh black truffles are in season, the Royale can be topped with a single or double order of fresh Perigord truffles. Ranging in price from $32 to $120 (depending on truffles), both burgers are available on the Strip at Daniel Boulud Brasserie in Wynn Las Vegas.
Once Boulud shattered the taboo of serving a burger in a fine dining establishment, plenty of other world-class chefs stepped up to the plate to give the sandwich their own spin. At Caesars Palace, both Bradley Ogden and Bobby Flay have introduced signature burgers. At the restaurant that bears his name, Ogden grinds up the trimmings of his prime ribeye steaks and Wagyu sirloin, and grills it over oak while basting it with red wine butter. It?s then put on a freshly baked roll, topped with either cheddar or bleu cheese, and served at the bar, accompanied by house-made butter pickles.
Just a few doors down, Flay puts his signature Southwestern spin on the burger he offers at Mesa Grill. Made of Angus beef, at a ratio of 80 percent meat and 20 percent fat, the burger is topped with both white and yellow cheddar cheeses. It arrives on a Kaiser roll with grilled onions, baby romaine lettuce, tomato and deliciously spicy Dijon horseradish mustard. The diet-buster is accompanied by chipotle-spiced French fries.
Any Way You Like It
While plenty of gourmet chefs are now dabbling with hamburgers, none of their efforts can compare with the one that San Francisco?s Hubert Keller undertook when expanding into Las Vegas. While preparing to open a local spin-off of his four-diamond Fleur de Lys in Mandalay Bay, the French chef was approached by the casino?s president, asking for help. The resort, it turned out, had been planning to open a burger joint in its new shopping plaza Mandalay Place, but the partners had bailed. Would Keller, he wanted to know, help them get the place off the ground?
What began as a reluctant favor soon became an all-consuming passion, as Keller set out to create the best burger establishment the world had ever seen. The result was Burger Bar, where the chef built his own in-house butcher shop and assembled the best selection of microbrews on the Strip. After experimenting with turkey and lamb, Burger Bar now offers three types of beef patties (including Wagyu), as well as buffalo, vegetarian and vegan.
But the extensive burger menu doesn?t end there. Guests choose from five different buns and four dozen toppings, ranging from basics like bacon and caramelized onions to truffles and foie gras. But the restaurant?s signature burger is the Rossini, a $60 monster named after a 14th century Italian composer known for his love of fine food. Made with American Wagyu, it?s topped with seared foie gras, shaved truffles and Madeira sauce, and served on an onion bun.
The Rossini?s success inspired Keller to create an even more decadent burger offering for Fleur de Lys. The Fleurburger 5000 is perhaps the most extravagant hamburger dinner ever served. Nearly identical to the Rossini, it?s served on a homemade brioche truffle bun and accompanied by a bottle of 1995 Chateau Petrus. As a bonus, a set of Ichendorf Brunello stemware will then be shipped to your home after your meal. The price: a cool $5,000. (The burger alone is available for $75.)
Feedback from the Foodies and the French
Just as Boulud?s original venture in the world of burgers inspired countless gourmet chefs to put the former peasant food on their menus, Keller?s success with Burger Bar has legitimized the high-end hamburger establishment. Over at Wynn Las Vegas, top chef Alessandro Stratta hasn?t (yet?) added a burger to the menu at his five-star, five-diamond establishment, Alex. But he sees it as a new trend.
?People are taking [Keller?s] idea,? Stratta says. ?I?ve heard many people throw it on the table, ?Let?s do a Burger Bar.??
The latest evolution of that idea is Le Burger Brasserie, which seems like an attempt to overcome that French jealousy Boulud joked about so many years ago. Paris Las Vegas has recast the classic American sports bar/burger joint in a universe where the foodie version of the hamburger truly is a French creation. In addition to the signature $777 burger, diners can build their own sandwiches using various types of beef, chicken, salmon, lamb or a vegetarian patty. The restaurant has 15 beers to choose from; toss back a few while watching a game on one of the plasma TVs (or the behemoth 99-square-foot big screen in the center of the restaurant).
The topping list is extensive, ranging from the simple to the sublime, while appetizers range from chicken wings and potato skins to clam chowder and shrimp cocktail. And as you?d expect from the nation that actually did invent fries, Le Burger Brasserie offers three delicious options.
So, there you have it, a burger for every taste, in every price range ? all without setting foot in a fast food restaurant. Clearly, we?ve come a long way since Dick and Mac McDonald opened their first burger stand in 1940. And with the burger taboo finally shattered in the world of fine dining, there?s no telling how the humble burger might evolve in the future.
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The latest gourmet meal at the Paris Las Vegas is clearly aimed at the money-is-no-object crowd. To start, it involves massive portions of both Maine lobster and the highest-grade Australian Wagyu beef. Next comes a large hunk of Brie cheese and a touch of crispy prosciutto, all topped off with balsamic vinegar that?s been aged for 100 years. Washing it down: a bottle of Ros? Dom P?rignon champagne.
Price tag: $777.
chit 777 I would definately get that one
Have a BK near just don't go...
Double Whataburger with Cheese and Bacon, Plain and Dry
This is Good
Double Whataburger with Cheese and Bacon, Plain and Dry
This is Good
