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Hungry? You should have a burger. by Deabionni
Started on: 06-21-2006 04:15 PM
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Report this Post06-21-2006 04:15 PM Click Here to See the Profile for DeabionniSend a Private Message to DeabionniDirect Link to This Post
Just be sure to bring $124.50!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_fe_st/100_burger

"BOCA RATON, Fla. - A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.


Boca Raton Mayor Steven Abrams could barely speak between bites as he devoured the 20-ounce, $100 hamburger billed as the "beluga caviar of sandwiches."

"Heaven on a bun," restaurant owner Marc Sherry said.

The burger debuted Tuesday at the restaurant in the Boca Raton Resort and Club, where a membership costs $40,000 and an additional $3,600 a year.

"We've never had a hamburger on our menu here so we really wanted to go to the extreme," Sherry said, calling it "the most decadent burger in the world."

At about 5 1/2 inches across and 2 1/2 inches thick, the mound of meat is comprised of beef from three continents — American prime beef, Japanese Kobe and Argentine cattle.

The bill for one burger, with garnishing that includes organic greens, exotic mushrooms and tomatoes, comes out to $124.50 with tax and an 18 percent tip included. The restaurant will donate $10 from each sale to the Make-A-Wish Foundation."


Here's what $100 buys you. (I think I'll pass).

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Report this Post06-21-2006 04:45 PM Click Here to See the Profile for clintyrd skynyrdSend a Private Message to clintyrd skynyrdDirect Link to This Post
I'd rather have 75 double cheeseburgers from McDonald's ............. That's just ridiculous. No burger is that good, I don't care. My favorite burgers are my dad's on the grill, not some grilled up in a restaraunt...
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When you realize the cost of Japanese Kobe Beef, (which, by the way, is the finest beef in the world) that price comes out about right. Not a bad price, concidering people pay alot more for salty fish eggs!

I'd take a bite for $10.00, just to get an idea of the flavor.


KOBE BEEF
What is Kobe Beef?

Kobe beef is considered the most exclusive beef in the world.

Technically speaking, there's no such thing as Kobe beef, it is merely the shipping point for beef from elsewhere in Japan.

What is called "Kobe beef" comes from the ancient province of Tajima, now named Hyogo Prefecture, of which Kobe is the capital.

Real beef connoisseurs, however, still refer to it as Tajima beef. This beef comes from an ancient stock of cattle called "kuroge Wagyu" (black haired Japanese cattle).

Today they are raised on only 262 small farms, most of which pasture fewer than five cows, and the largest of which run only 10 to 15 animals.

Each animal is pampered like a spoiled child. Their diets are strictly controlled and during the final fattening process, cattle are fed hefty quantities of sake and beer mash.

Each animal gets a daily massage. The theory is that mellow, relaxed cows make good beef!



One New York Steak - 1" Thick Steak - Marble Score 12
Regular price $199.99
4th of July Sale $149.99
www.1800steaks.com

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Report this Post06-21-2006 06:23 PM Click Here to See the Profile for JazzManSend a Private Message to JazzManDirect Link to This Post
Reminds me of that old saying I just made up moments ago... "How many people buy a Harley because of the precision engineering and how many buy it because of the name."

No matter where the beef was raised, the hamburger comes out looking the same in the end.

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Report this Post06-21-2006 07:48 PM Click Here to See the Profile for clintyrd skynyrdSend a Private Message to clintyrd skynyrdDirect Link to This Post
I must agree with JazzMan. I'll say what my coach says in the lunch line at our highschool "Aww who cares, It all comes out as a Turd!!!"
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Report this Post06-21-2006 07:56 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 87_FieroGTSend a Private Message to 87_FieroGTDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by Deabionni:





That is the ugliest looking burger I have ever seen!

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Interesting... Not too often you'll see a reflection of the photographer in a news story photo. Rather amateurish IMHO.
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Originally posted by clintyrd skynyrd:

I must agree with JazzMan. I'll say what my coach says in the lunch line at our highschool "Aww who cares, It all comes out as a Turd!!!"


Wavey Gravey, from Woodstock fame, had a retort to the old adage.....
'You are what you eat', His line was 'You are what you don't **** '.
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Report this Post06-22-2006 07:29 AM Click Here to See the Profile for whadeduckSend a Private Message to whadeduckDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by 87_FieroGT:


That is the ugliest looking burger I have ever seen!



I'm with you. I love a good burger, but that looks kind of nasty. The shrooms have got to go too.

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Report this Post06-22-2006 09:19 AM Click Here to See the Profile for DeabionniSend a Private Message to DeabionniDirect Link to This Post
The only burger I'd spend a few $$ on, would be the 6 pound burger from Denny's Beer Barrel Pub.



To me, that $25 burger looks much better that that $125 burger.

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Report this Post06-24-2006 05:20 PM Click Here to See the Profile for FieroGT42Send a Private Message to FieroGT42Direct Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by DtheC:


Wavey Gravey, from Woodstock fame, had a retort to the old adage.....
'You are what you eat', His line was 'You are what you don't **** '.


FYI, the quote was actually never "you are what you eat". It's "Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are" which means something completely different, which is that you're analyzing the person based on a part of their behavior.
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Report this Post06-24-2006 06:04 PM Click Here to See the Profile for 84fiero123Send a Private Message to 84fiero123Direct Link to This Post
Just goes to show that money doesn’t buy intelligence.

Or

That some people have more money than brains.

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Originally posted by Deabionni:

At about 5 1/2 inches across and 2 1/2 inches thick, the mound of meat is comprised of beef from three continents — American prime beef, Japanese Kobe and Argentine cattle.



WAITER! This burger has far too much Argentinian cattle meat. Send it back and tell them to put in more Kobe. Heh, philistines!

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Originally posted by Deabionni:

The only burger I'd spend a few $$ on, would be the 6 pound burger from Denny's Beer Barrel Pub.



To me, that $25 burger looks much better that that $125 burger.



My wife could eat that in half the time if you got her stoned.

When we first started living together some 20 odd years ago I made the mistake of getting her stoned once, just once. She ate everything in the kitchen and wanted more.

Now you all know why I no longer smoke. A contact high could be a dangerous thing.

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