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Burgers

Food Media

I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It.

On the ethics of putting the internet’s spotlight on a neighborhood restaurant.

Kevin Alexander Thrillist Nov 2018 15min Permalink

Food

He Could’ve Been a Colonel

The hamburgers at Ollie’s Trolley are among the best in the world. With all that flavor, why aren’t there Trolleys all over the South—all over the nation, even? Maybe the world wasn’t ready for a guy like Ollie Gleichenhaus.

Keith Pandolfi Bitter Southerner Jun 2018 15min Permalink

Tech

The Mission to Build the Ultimate Burger Bot

Alex Vardakostas has been on a decade-long quest to build a robot that can prepare the perfect cheeseburger. It could also put his family out of work.

Lauren Smiley Wired Jun 2018 15min Permalink

Food

The People’s Cheeseburger

“The most important fast food restaurant in America is a radical burger joint in Watts.”

Willy Blackmore Eater Sep 2016 20min Permalink

Arts Business Food

Empire of the Bun

How one man made millions with a fancy hamburger.

Lesley Bargar Suter Los Angeles May 2012 15min Permalink