Burger Club

[sherribabee]

Who's to say all the folks who do the burger cookin' aren't already tracking our moves via eGullet?

[elyse]

Well, THAT will certainly have to be a chance we are willing to take!

[deiger]

Hi Elyse!

Thought I'd get in my first official post in your Burger Club section! If you have your rating sheets in an e-form, email it to me and i'll try to get to Bubba's Burgers in Kauai in a couple of weeks. (The things I do for my step-SIL)

Thanks for sharing your community with me... I'm having fun already. Is there a Burger Club franchise in the SF bay area? ;-)

You'll have to schedule one of your tastings for next Thanksgiving when we're back in NY for our annual visit.

ciao bella,

diane

[elyse]

Hey diane! I'm so glad you came!

Gosh, I don't know where the forms are. I think I can link it up from the much more manageable UK or Vancouver threads. Hawii would be cool!

I asked some people in LA and SF if they wanted a Burger Club, but it seemed as though it might be difficult arranging meetings. Say the word and I will.

[pnapoli]

it's not unusual to see Dave Attell, Colin Quinn or the other comics having a beer at the bar.

actually, it was colin quinn who praised the burger.

[MHesse]

Oh PLEASE!  Hey, nobody ever brought that hat I was supposed to wear!  Not sure I'd wear it anyway

Was that the MEAT HAT?

[elyse]

I said I'd wear the meat hat if someone could get a hold of the meat dress.

[elyse]

Here are the suggestions so far:

Savoy

L'Express

Smith & Wollensky's

Cafe Luxemburg

Chumley's

Blue Smoke

Mchale's

Luger's

White Manna (NJ)

Burger Joint

PJ Clarke's

Fairway's

Old Town Bar

Corner Bistro

Judson Grill

Mc Sorley's

Island Burger

Jackson Hole

Now:

Veselka

Blue9

Friar's Coffee Shop

That other place

Piper's Kilt

Thalia

Ear Inn

21

Cozy Soup n Burger

Is this up to date? Suzanne?

Other suggestions should be added to the bottom of the list, please.

Foodguy, add away!

So it doesn't get lost. Add to the bottom!

[elyse]

Announcement

Fox News Channel has called to ask me to appear on Your World with Neil Cavuto. We have not yet set up a time.

GO BURGER CLUB!

This will happen Thursday the 8th, sometime between 4 and 5 pm. This is Fox News Channel, not Fox 5. In my area with RCN, it's channel 52.

Any words of wisdom?

[deiger]

hey elyse,

if there were people interested in the sf bay area, i'd participate. i'm not sure i could "lead" the bunch with having to deal with a 7mo old baby, but i'd try to join in.

thx

d

[sherribabee]

Fox News Channel has called to ask me to appear on Your World with Neil Cavuto. We have not yet set up a time.

GO BURGER CLUB!

This will happen Thursday the 8th, sometime between 4 and 5 pm. This is Fox News Channel, not Fox 5. In my area with RCN, it's channel 52.

Any words of wisdom?

[elyse]

diane, I'll look into it when I have a sec.

sherri, can you show me some meat designs you've done in the past?

[kitwilliams]

Elyse:

You could wear Patty Pasties...no, not enough contrast between skin color and patty pasty color. People might think you were naked.

[alacarte]

Announcement

Fox News Channel has called to ask me to appear on Your World with Neil Cavuto.  We have not yet set up a time.

GO BURGER CLUB!

This will happen Thursday the 8th, sometime between 4 and 5 pm. This is Fox News Channel, not Fox 5. In my area with RCN, it's channel 52.

Any words of wisdom?

yeah. be fair and balanced.

I'm kidding.

Be colorful and outspoken, and to hell with the facts. That's the Fox News way.

Consider bringing burgers with you to "show" as well as "tell" what a good burger is. That should make for good TV. Hell, it might even be informative. You could bring good and bad burgers, and explain the difference. Make the host sample the burgers too.

[sherribabee]

sherri, can you show me some meat designs you've done in the past?

Nah...that would spoil all the fun!

[sherribabee]

Be colorful and outspoken, and to hell with the facts. That's the Fox News way.

Can BC's motto for Thursday be "We Decide, Then Report"?

*snicker*

[elyse]

Announcement

Fox News Channel has called to ask me to appear on Your World with Neil Cavuto.  We have not yet set up a time.

GO BURGER CLUB!

This will happen Thursday the 8th, sometime between 4 and 5 pm. This is Fox News Channel, not Fox 5. In my area with RCN, it's channel 52.

Any words of wisdom?

yeah. be fair and balanced.

I'm kidding.

Be colorful and outspoken, and to hell with the facts. That's the Fox News way.

Consider bringing burgers with you to "show" as well as "tell" what a good burger is. That should make for good TV. Hell, it might even be informative. You could bring good and bad burgers, and explain the difference. Make the host sample the burgers too.

If you think for a second that I'll have the presence of mind to do anything like that, you are clearly out of your mind.

It'd be fun though!

[alacarte]

Even if you grab a McCardboard Burger on your way into the studio, a visual aid is a visual aid is a visual aid.

[elyse]

For the money, I'd rather buy a Parker Meridian. It'll still be more than an hour between picking up any burger and going on air. Not a good burger environment.

[alacarte]

I didn't say that YOU should eat it! Just poke at it a bit and talk about it. "You see how the burger is only a quarter-inch thick and cardboard gray throughout? That's a bad burger. It should be five feet tall and perfectly pink. Bla bla bla..."

[elyse]

Dude, I am going to be a bundle of nerves.

[theclash]

meat dress, well not exactly a dress but....

[elyse]

Oh dear. We have another meat dress somewhere around here. It's pretty elegant.

Can someone find it for me?

Edited January 7, 2004 by elyse (log)

[TrishCT]

A belated Congrats to Elyse and all of the club members! At least something decent is coming out of the Mad Cow scare!

Edited January 7, 2004 by TrishCT (log)

[elyse]

Thanks, Trish! We can but hope!