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All about the Burger: A History of America's Favorite Sandwich (Burger America & Burger History, for Fans of The Ultimate Burger and The Great American Burger Book) - Paperback | Diverse Reads

All about the Burger: A History of America's Favorite Sandwich (Burger America & Burger History, for Fans of The Ultimate Burger and The Great American Burger Book)

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#1 Bestseller in Popular Culture, Biography & History, and Company Histories

Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining bestseller

A World History of Burgers. Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980's Burger Wars? All About the Burger covers all of these topics and more!

The Burger Journey of a Lifetime: All About the Burger takes you on an informational magic carpet ride. You'll learn about restaurants, cooking styles, and different eras that have made the burger the juggernaut that it is. From White Castle to Shake Shack, from simple sandwich to specialty burger, don't miss out on what is sure to be one of the most entertaining looks at history you have read.

All About the Burger is the definitive Bible of Burgers. Learn about:

  • The contributions burgers have made to food culture
  • The evolution of the burger from carnival treat to an American staple
  • Where to go to find your next favorite burger
  • And much more!

Readers of Salt; A History of the World in 6 Glasses; Guns, Germs, and Steel; or Consider the Fork will love All About the Burger!

ISBN-13: 9781633539624

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Mango Media

Publication Date: 04-15-2019

Pages: 228

Product Dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

In September of 2008 Sef "BurgerBeast" Gonzalez opened up a blogger account with the hopes to document his burger excursions around South Florida and beyond. You can also catch his Top 25 Burgers list for the Miami Herald every May during National Burger Month. He began to branch out beyond burgers and cover all facets of comfort food along with some food history and trivia. Burger Beast has been all over South Florida television and was featured on Travel Channel's Burger Land Miami episode. He is also the owner of the world’s only museum dedicated to the history of burgers, comfort food, and advertising, the Burger Museum by Burger Beast located at Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida. George Motz, Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and founder of the Food Film Festival, is the author of the travel guide Hamburger America (Running Press), The Great American Burger Book (Abrams), and was hailed by the New York Times as a leading authority on hamburgers. He has also hosted and produced Burger Land (Travel Channel) And hosted Made In America (Travel Channel). George lives in Brooklyn, is hard at work on a musical about hamburgers, and will punch the next person who blames farting cows for global warming.

Table of Contents

Foreword 12

Introduction 15

Chapter 1 The Beginning 19

Chapter 2 White Castle 28

Chapter 3 The Burger Spreads 50

Chapter 4 McDonald's 79

Chapter 5 Burger King 93

Chapter 6 Wendy's 108

Chapter 7 Burger Wars 119

Chapter 8 Burger Restaurants 132

Chapter 9 A Better Burger Revival 174

Chapter 10 Regional Specialty Burgers 182

Chapter 11 La Frita Cubana 195

Chapter 12 Burger Competitions 206

Last Burger Bite 217

Acknowledgments 219

Bibliography 222

Illustration Credits 224

About the Author 226