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Donald Trump Walks Into a Bar, Buys Round With Bitcoin

Former president makes a point about cryptocurrency in New York City

(Newser) - If Donald Trump once thought crypto was a "scam," he's all in now. On Wednesday, before his evening rally on Long Island, the former president made a pit stop in New York City at Greenwich Village's PubKey bar, which the Wall Street Journal describes as "...

McDonald's Is Building a 'Larger Satiating Burger'

Company plans to roll it out in test markets this year

(Newser) - McDonald's CFO Ian Borden recently described the battle for fast-food customers as a "street fight"—and one thing the company plans to bring to the fight is a bigger burger, possibly its biggest ever. The chain brought back the Double Big Mac, with four patties, earlier this...

NYT Columnist Ridiculed for $78 Burger Claim
David Brooks Posts a
Burger Picture, Chaos Ensues
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Sep 24, 2023 11:15 AM CDT

David Brooks Posts a Burger Picture, Chaos Ensues

Restaurant at Newark Airport pushes back at 'NYT' columnist's suspiciously high tab

(Newser) - David Brooks' op-eds for the New York Times have raised eyebrows before , but it was a tweet about his recent airport meal, and an insinuation about the US economy under President Biden , that put the newspaper columnist on the radar this week. That post has since gone viral, and the...

This Philly Burger Will Set You Back $700

DBG eatery is hawking the 'Gold Standard' cheeseburger for that price

(Newser) - Visitors to a Philadelphia burger bar might want to pay attention to the menu prices —one new cheeseburger at DBG will set them back $700. NBC10 explains: The "Gold Standard" burger includes 8 ounces of Japanese wagyu beef, aged Irish cheddar, plus caviar, black truffle, and lobster that'...

Meat Companies Say: Eat Your Veggies
Eat Your Meat.
Now, With Veggies
Mar 16, 2020 10:10 AM CDT

Eat Your Meat. Now, With Veggies

Meat companies are beginning to market burgers with the veggies already blended in

(Newser) - Meat companies are making it easier for you to eat your vegetables by blending them into burgers, meatballs, and sausages, reports the AP . Applegate is introducing a line of meat-and-veggie burgers and meatballs at grocery stores next month. Tyson Foods is already selling a beef-and-pea protein patty, as well as...

IHOP Reveals What Its New 'b' Stands For

'Burgers' ... but the company isn't really changing name from IHOP

(Newser) - "Burgers." That's what the "b" stands for in IHOP's name change , which CNNMoney reports isn't actually a name change. It's merely a temporary marketing stunt to promote a new emphasis on burgers. "We are definitely going to be IHOP," company president...

New Burger Made of 100% Ground Bacon

Slater's 50/50 calls it the 'merica burger

(Newser) - A query for bacon lovers: Would a burger made with 50% ground beef and 50% ground bacon not be enough bacon for ya? Then this limited-edition patriotic burger may be for you. Dubbed "the 'merica burger," it's 100% ground bacon, blanketed with slices of thick bacon...

World's Priciest Hamburgers
 World's Priciest Hamburgers 
Jun 2, 2012 10:49 AM CDT

World's Priciest Hamburgers

Chow down on truffles and gold leaf

(Newser) - Tired of the same ol' Big Mac? Try biting into one of these burgers, smothered in fancy goodies that make them the most expensive beef patties in the world. The Huffington Post rounds them up:

Patron at Heart Attack Grill Gets ... a Heart Attack

Vegas visitor was eating the 'triple bypass burger' at the time

(Newser) - Hard to say whether this will end up being good or bad publicity: While chomping into a monstrous, 8,000-calorie "triple bypass burger" at the Heart Attack Grill in downtown Las Vegas Saturday night, a man had a heart attack. The diner, in his 40's, began sweating and...

How Wendy's Reinvented Its Burgers
 How Wendy's 
 Reinvented 
 Its Burgers 
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Sep 24, 2011 7:25 AM CDT

How Wendy's Reinvented Its Burgers

New version will be thicker, a little less square

(Newser) - Wendy’s classic burger hasn’t changed for more than 40 years—but with sales struggling and new competitors emerging, the fast-food chain finally decided it was time for something new. To that end, it has created the new Dave’s Hot ‘n’ Juicy burger, named for the restaurant’...

'Heart Attack Grill' Serves Free Food to Obese

Obesity is their business

(Newser) - Juicy burgers at one fast food eatery in Chandler, Ariz., are as serious as ... a heart attack. That's why customers and staff at the Heart Attack Grill wear hospital garb and the outlet is offering free food —including Quadruple Bypass Burgers and Flatline Fries—free to anyone who tips...

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