A Modest Hamburger Proposal

The Cod has been bearded in his den (one of them, anyway).  A hamburger  that weighs more than the birthweights of all  infants born to FOCs in 2005, combined? (Sam, Julian, Elijah and Lila, holler!) In the Upstate, no less? Damn. Won't let it happen again. I am on record as opposing burger escalation, more so after a sojourn in the Atlanta airport. But a burger so big that five of them weigh as much as Lindsay Lohan? That goes right past the exit for Promoting Your Sportsbar-land and lodges solidly in Jonathan Swift Country.  Here is a link to the text of "A Modest Proposal" if you have not had a look recently. A Hamburger Today is getting plenty of warranted love from real fishwraps, and hardly needs my kudos, but its laser-like focus causes me to predict a new lazy dodge for describing blogs that obsessively chronicle a narrow topic, like hamburgers: "A Hamburger Today is like Jan and Michael Stern's Roadfood -- on Adderall!

Comments

[JL]

Less is more. My choice for true ground beef excellence, Stanley's Famous Hamburgers (reviewed here), in divine Central Falls, requires one to order a double to reach 1/4 pound. But they grind their own beef, and know to use salt judiciously and to grill the beef along with onions. Highly satisfactory.

[Rose's Lime]

When in the Hartsfiled, head for Paschal's. It's so good, I even bypass Popeye's. There's a new table-service establishment in Concourse C which is very civilized and adult beverages (remember, the Tram is free). Also cafeteria style in other concourses. Can highly recommend the catfish, meatloaf, fried chicken, candied yams, etc.