Only if I can get a $5 milkshake with it.
On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:55:54 -0400, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (Enough of this Obama talk - lets talk about something REALLY > important like...$175 hamburgers!) > > ~rave! > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080520/od_nm/hamburger_dc > > $175 burger: you want gold with that? By Daniel Trotta > > 2 hours, 20 minutes ago > > Its creators admit it is the ultimate in decadence: a $175 hamburger. > > The Wall Street Burger Shoppe just raised its price from $150 to > assure its designation as the costliest burger in the city as > determined by Pocket Change, an online newsletter about the most > expensive things in New York. > > "Wall Street has good days and bad days. We wanted to have the > everyday burger (for $4) ... and then something special if you really > have a good day on Wall Street," said co-owner Heather Tierney. > > The burger, created by chef and co-owner Kevin O'Connell, seeks to > justify its price with a Kobe beef patty, lots of black truffles, > seared foie gras, aged Gruyere cheese, wild mushrooms and flecks of > gold leaf on a brioche bun. > > The eatery sells 20 or 25 per month in the fine dining room upstairs > versus hundreds of $4 burgers each day at the diner counter > downstairs, Tierney said. > > Pocket Change previously designated the double truffle burger at > Daniel Boulud's DB Bistro Moderne as the most expensive at $120, and > the Burger Shoppe set out to top that. > > Boulud's creation -- available only during black truffle season from > December to March -- rose to $150 this past season, so the Burger > Shoppe raised its price on Monday to $175. > > "Our burger is not about the price," said Georgette Farkas, a Boulud > spokeswoman. "If you are making something concerned only about the > price, you are off in the wrong direction." > > Without truffles, Boulud's burger costs $32. It has a ground sirloin > patty stuffed with red wine braised short ribs. > > O'Connell said the Burger Shoppe was "finding the ultimate expression > of each one of the ingredients." > > "The concept was like a mushroom-bacon-Swiss cheese burger, which is > my favorite sort of burger," he said. > > The burger comes with golden truffle mayonnaise, Belgian-style fries > and a mixed greens and tomato salad. O'Connell pairs the dish with > many fine wines, a lager or a toasted brown beer, or ginger ale. > > > Copyright © 2008 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication > or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without > the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for > any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in > reliance thereon. > > > > > > -- "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them." -- Albert Einstein ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
