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This New Burger Is So Good, Even Fast-Food Killjoy Mike Bloomberg Can’t Resist
New York Post ^ | Nov. 29, 2023 | Alex Mitchell

Posted on 11/29/2023 2:54:35 PM PST by nickcarraway

Self-proclaimed hamburger scholar George Motz made a documentary and a Travel Channel show devoted to burgers, he’s traversed the country to find the best beefy offerings and he wrote several meaty books, including “Hamburger America, a State-by-State Guide to Great Burger Joints,” which was lauded by Anthony Bourdain.

Now, Motz is flipping the patty, opening his own place in Soho called Hamburger America.

“I never had a plan to open a restaurant,” the Long Island native told The Post. “I started with a film on burgers and then got into cooking them. It was definitely an inverse to the usual path.” The 43-seat eatery at the corner of MacDougal and Houston has a retro feel with gleaming luncheonette counters and a color scheme that references its key menu item — yellow seats that conjure cheese, brown walls that suggest beef or buns.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Food; Local News
KEYWORDS: anthonybourdain; clydesdrivein; food; georgemotz; goodeats; greatburgerjoints; hamburgeramerica; hamburgers; nyc; soho
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1 posted on 11/29/2023 2:54:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 11/29/2023 2:55:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
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I'm glad they serve fries with the burger. Just don't let de Blasio near them.


3 posted on 11/29/2023 3:00:10 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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Restaurant link

https://www.hamburgeramerica.com/


4 posted on 11/29/2023 3:00:33 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Those aren’t hamburgers, those are slopburgers.


5 posted on 11/29/2023 3:04:22 PM PST by Fungi
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They’re still allowed to deep fry in NYC?


6 posted on 11/29/2023 3:05:19 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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Just what America needs, more hamburgers to choose from.


7 posted on 11/29/2023 3:12:55 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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8 posted on 11/29/2023 3:13:12 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. Child in need of a CGM system. https://gofund.me/6452dbf1. )
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Agreed. The picture of the grill suggests that they may be making rodent burgers...


9 posted on 11/29/2023 3:18:28 PM PST by rockrr ( Everything is different now... )
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To: Fungi

Maybe they taste good.


10 posted on 11/29/2023 3:19:03 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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Freddy’s burgers rock. My current favorite. Their fries suck.


11 posted on 11/29/2023 3:26:12 PM PST by fightin kentuckian
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Can’t believe those prices in NYC! Cheaper then McDonalds… almost…


12 posted on 11/29/2023 3:28:54 PM PST by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting…)
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My choice for best burgers. Clyde’s Drive in in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, Ollie’s Trolley in Washington DC and Steve Wallis Onion Burgs.

Steve Wallis is a youtuber called Camping with Steve. Onion Burgs are absolutely the best burgers I’ve ever eaten.

He made them on a video and we’ve recreated the recipe.

Slightly brown hamburgers in a hot skillet. In a dutch oven, combine water, onion soup mix, Au Jus sauce powder and a couple large onions cut up. Bring to a simmer and drop the slightly browned burgers into the mix. Simmer submerged burgers for 2 hours. Remove and continue cooking with onions in hot skillet. Finish with a slice of Colby Jack cheese to melt. Cover with cooked onions. Eat with a fresh hard crusted hamburger bun. No additional condiments. Takes awesome to a new level.


13 posted on 11/29/2023 3:29:07 PM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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My local supermarket sells fresh burger meat in packs of 2-4 . They grind up beef rib meat and mix it with a little cheese.

I bring a pack home, put them in my cast iron pan, flip em, put cheese on top, cover, and serve on toasted bun. Awesome, and I know what went in it.


14 posted on 11/29/2023 3:33:52 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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The best hamburgers I ever had were in the fifties at a local luncheonette in Bay Shore on Main Street.

You could smell them when walking down the block toward the place as they cooked on the grill. There was a light moisture from them that soaked into the bun flavoring it.

You sat on those old fashioned swivel bar stools with Coca Cola Red padding at the counter waiting for your burger and that delicious scent nearly drove you crazy.

Just ketchup, no mustard, no pickle on it.

Miss those days. Miss those burgers.


15 posted on 11/29/2023 3:43:25 PM PST by Beowulf9
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You Should Be Adding Sugar — Yes, Sugar!
to Your Meat

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/sugar-to-your-meat


16 posted on 11/29/2023 3:58:43 PM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Wish i could have experienced the 1950s it seems like it was peak America.


17 posted on 11/29/2023 4:23:24 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: nickcarraway

Another liberal hypocrite what a surprise.


18 posted on 11/29/2023 4:23:52 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: Fungi

“Welcome to Greaseburger, home of the Greaseburger.”


19 posted on 11/29/2023 6:01:46 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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The article states that the sugar helps to keep the meat tender. That’s not true. Salt helps make meat tender when it penetrates the meat during the dry brine period. Sugar takes too long to penetrate meat. But sugar does indeed facilitate a beautiful brown crust or bark that would otherwise take too long to achieve. That’s why sugar goes in the rub, not the brine.


20 posted on 11/29/2023 6:10:11 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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