Entries tagged with 'funny'
Posted by Nick Solares, November 29, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Okay, I realize that this went down a few weeks ago, but I have been traveling and just caught up on some TV shows I had missed. Apparently no one else here at AHT watches Survivor or we would have brought this to you sooner. The auction is one of the more entertaining features of Survivor—competitors are given $500 cash and host Jeff Probst auctions off food and other luxuries. Competitor Matty showed that he was a true hamburger lover when his first and winning bid was $400 for a hamburger deluxe and soda.
How much would you pay for a hamburger if you had been stuck in the jungle for a month?
Posted by Robyn Lee, November 7, 2008 at 12:00 PM
People seem to either love or hate Burger King's Simon and Garfunkel-themed commercials for the recently released Mushroom and Swiss Steakhouse Burger. While most side with "hate," I'm on the "love it" side. My favorite one features a guy who got a tattoo of his head atop a turtle's body—a plus in my book for inexplicable reasons. You could say it's just 16 seconds of nonsensical stupidity, but I say it's 16 seconds of awesomeness that is somehow both explosive and subtle, set to a catchy mandolin-backed tune.
Whether or not this commercial would make anyone want to eat this burger is questionable, but I guess the point is just to make people aware of its existence. The consumer review blog Impulsive Buy gives it a 5 out of 10, and Fast Food Critic gives it a B- grade, but says his expectations weren't high to begin with. Doesn't sound like a winner to me. But I'm a big fan of the commercials, just as long as the Simon and Garfunkel-esque musicians don't emerge from behind a tree and try to feed me a burger. Watch the commercial after the jump.
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Posted by Adam Kuban, October 28, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Yesterday MTV launched mtvmusic.com, a treasure trove for anyone who's old enough to actually remember when MTV used to play music. On Serious Eats, we blogged up Weird Al Yankovic's "Eat It" video, but I trolled the site earlier this morning and found ZZ Top's "Burger Man" joint.
It's a shame that music videos aren't as prominent in the culture as they were in the '80s and '90s. At best, they were a source of surrealist short-form entertainment—as is "Burger Man," a sort of Plan 9 from Outer Space meets Russ Meyer touched down in Texas. The video, after the jump.
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Posted by Robyn Lee, October 27, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Marvo of hilarious product review blog The Impulsive Buy recommends the Guacamole Bacon Burger from Carl's Jr. and, in true, uniquely TIB-style, compares it to Ghostbusters:
This avocado lovin’ burger reminded me of the movie Ghostbusters because the guacamole is the same color as the ectoplasmic goo that made up the green gluttonous ghost, Slimer, and just like the ectoplasmic goo, the guacamole is messy and ends up everywhere.
It also reminds him of Christmas "because of its excessive use of red and green ingredients."
Of course, he also describes the taste of the burger. Overall, he praises Carl's Jr. for using ingredients most other fast food places wouldn't.
Related: Jack in the Box Nacho Cheeseburger
This sounds like a headline from The Onion: Four-pound burger challenge ends in disappointment. My favorite quote from Katie Quattrini, who tried to eat the monstrous burger from Grandma Max's in Urbandale, Iowa: "There's no way. There's just no way. [...] I hate my life."
Posted by Robyn Lee, October 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Wendy's is working on finding the perfect onion-to-burger diameter ratio. And the quest continues.
Posted by Robyn Lee, September 30, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Marshall's burger-deifying monologue in last night's episode of How I Met Your Mother is apparently modeled after a speech from the 1984 film Amadeus. Rey's A Point puts the two side-by-side to compare. Read the burger version below:
Just a Burger? Just a burger. Robin, it’s so much more than "just a burger." I mean…that first bite—oh, what heaven that first bite is. The bun, like a sesame freckled breast of an angel, resting gently on the ketchup and mustard below, flavors mingling in a seductive pas de deux. And then…a pickle! The most playful little pickle! Then a slice of tomato, a leaf of lettuce and a…a patty of ground beef so exquisite, swirling in your mouth, breaking apart, and combining again in a fugue of sweets and savor so delightful. This is no mere sandwich of grilled meat and toasted bread, Robin. This is God, speaking to us in food.
This surely goes down in history as one of the best/oddest burger monologues of all time.
Related: In Videos: 'How I Met Your Mother' Burger Quest Recap
Posted by Robyn Lee, September 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Murder Burger in Auckland, New Zealand, may have the best "Staff Wanted" sign ever. Student teachers, yes! P (methamphetamine) addicts, no! Here's the transcript of the ad:
STAFF NEEDED FOR GOURMET BURGER BAR THAT NEEDS STAFF
Right Oh, Murder Burger is opening up on Ponsonby Road in Ronsonby and we need a bunch of people to hang out with, make burgers and talk shit. No previous experiences is needed as we teach you everything you need to know and we kind of factor in you buggering something up along the way.
The sorts of people we think will be good for the job are:
Arts, Architecture and Humanities students: No real reason for this, well actually I suppose there is, it's just that if we're going to be working with somebody for hours on end it's quite nice to talk about stuff we're interested in as well.
Student nurses and student teachers. I've gone out with two nurses and two teachers in my short life and they were all awesome. More awesome than me as it turns out which is why I'm not going out with them anymore.
The sorts of people we think won't be good for us:
Politics students: Nothing personal, we just don't understand you.
P addicts: Again, nothing personal, it's just that the benefit of you being able to work 7 shifts in a row is pretty much outweighted by the probability that you will one day flip, grab a knife and become Mr Stabby.
So if working with us sounds like something you might quite like to do instead of staying home watching telly then send an email to Geordie at
EMAIL ADDRESS REDACTED
Nice one.
[Logo featuring an intimidating kitten]
[via Negev Rock City]
Posted by Robyn Lee, August 28, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Marvo's burger, and Jack in the Box's press release version. Practically separated at birth!
Easily enticed by new menu items, Marvo of product review blog The Impulsive Buy tries Jack in the Box's Nacho Cheese Burger. While I was disappointed to find out that it isn't a cheeseburger topped with tortilla chips, but a cheeseburger topped with sliced jalapenos, it's still slightly more interesting than a plain fast food cheeseburger. Marvo gives it the thumbs up:
The jalapenos gave the burger a nice heat, but not enough to think I might have contracted a burning sensation from a drunken starlet. The cheddar cheese sauce added nicely to the burger’s flavor and was as gooey and as radioactive in color as I would expect.
The Nacho Cheese Burger is available at Jack in the Box for $1.29. Marvo warns that it's on the small side, so you may need something else to eat with it. Just don't go for the BBQ Bacon Sirloin Burger.
Posted by Robyn Lee, August 27, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Be careful the next time you leave a head of lettuce near a hamburger. At least, a hungry head of lettuce. This video from Meatatrians Unite captures the rare sighting of a carnivorous vegetable during feeding time. That poor burger didn't stand a chance. Watch the video after the jump.
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Posted by Adam Kuban, August 6, 2008 at 3:15 PM
We just received a copy of The Devil's Food Dictionary here in the AHT-Serious Eats office, and one of the first entries I turned to was, of course, hamburger. Here's what's what:
Ranked a close second among the world's most popular Foods after Crisp, Salty Fried Things in a Bag, the hamburger consists of a cooked ground-beef patty between two halves of a Bun, dressed with various Condiements and Garnishes. For a surprising number of Americans, it also serves as a lifestyle.
The Devil's Food Dictionary in book form grew out of writer and musician Barry Foy's website of the same name, which sports the tagline "A pioneering culinary reference work consisting entirely of lies." The book is full of dry witty gems like this one. Hit up the site's archives for an idea of what you'll get.
The Devil's Food Dictionary will be out on September 2, 2008; $17.95; 268 pages.
