Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
I feel you, Daryle...Which is why I don't go out much...My ex is a wonderful cook; professionally trained at that. We live in the same building so we could raise our son without being distant so he can have access to bith of us...The bonus is she cooks for both of us and we seldom have a reason to go out and eat...If you tell her what inside, she'll made a killer copy of whatever you bring to her... Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's the thing: Ever go out and buy a drink? Similar markup. I have ordered a bottle of $9 wine at a restaurant and paid $40. Hell, you can pay $6 for a glass of $3 beer at an average pub! So a $175 burger seems high, and IS high, but there's really no difference between an $18 burger (which I have actually seen) and this one, the cost of the burger did not change. On Fri, 23 May 2008 02:30:06 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll get my ex to make it...keep the gold foil crap... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Food channel ahs a great series of shows about different types of food, and travels all over the country to showcase places that serve the best of them. They've done this for ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, barbecue, and hamburgers. Their show on burgers talked about this place. Evidently the kobe beef is from Japan, and the cows are literally raised with tender lovin' care--almost like humans. They're not stressed, get a special diet, even get massaged in some cases! I know that my spending six bucks on a burger and shake represents the income of a week's hard labour for some people in the world, but this is crazy. No wonder some people in the world sometimes look on us with anger. there's splurging and there's decadence. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal (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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links âI am me,â said the stranger, âand I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
I'll get my ex to make it...keep the gold foil crap... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Food channel ahs a great series of shows about different types of food, and travels all over the country to showcase places that serve the best of them. They've done this for ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, barbecue, and hamburgers. Their show on burgers talked about this place. Evidently the kobe beef is from Japan, and the cows are literally raised with tender lovin' care--almost like humans. They're not stressed, get a special diet, even get massaged in some cases! I know that my spending six bucks on a burger and shake represents the income of a week's hard labour for some people in the world, but this is crazy. No wonder some people in the world sometimes look on us with anger. there's splurging and there's decadence. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal (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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
I'll make my own milkshake first... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd pay five bucks for really good milkshake (as I've said before, ice cream's my one true addiction) but no way I'd drop this much for a burger! -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Only if I can get a $5 milkshake with it. On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:55:54 -0400, ravenadal 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Say it again, brother! Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll make my own milkshake first... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd pay five bucks for really good milkshake (as I've said before, ice cream's my one true addiction) but no way I'd drop this much for a burger! -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle Only if I can get a $5 milkshake with it. On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:55:54 -0400, ravenadal 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Keith, the Travel Channel does as well. They had specials on ice cream, hamburgers and hot dogs last week. The hamburger special featured a restaurant that had a 15-pound burger, free if you could eat it all, $30 if you couldn't. And you could bring friends to help. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Food channel ahs a great series of shows about different types of food, and travels all over the country to showcase places that serve the best of them. They've done this for ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, barbecue, and hamburgers. Their show on burgers talked about this place. Evidently the kobe beef is from Japan, and the cows are literally raised with tender lovin' care--almost like humans. They're not stressed, get a special diet, even get massaged in some cases! I know that my spending six bucks on a burger and shake represents the income of a week's hard labour for some people in the world, but this is crazy. No wonder some people in the world sometimes look on us with anger. there's splurging and there's decadence. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal (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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Shiny things have long been my Achilles' heel. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tsk, tsk...done in by the bling... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I...I...I couldn't resist...they were silver-plated... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aha...you fell for the fancy chopsticks meal... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $700 I paid $950 for mine... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Here's the thing: Ever go out and buy a drink? Similar markup. I have ordered a bottle of $9 wine at a restaurant and paid $40. Hell, you can pay $6 for a glass of $3 beer at an average pub! So a $175 burger seems high, and IS high, but there's really no difference between an $18 burger (which I have actually seen) and this one, the cost of the burger did not change. On Fri, 23 May 2008 02:30:06 -0400, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll get my ex to make it...keep the gold foil crap... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Food channel ahs a great series of shows about different types of food, and travels all over the country to showcase places that serve the best of them. They've done this for ice cream, hot dogs, pizza, barbecue, and hamburgers. Their show on burgers talked about this place. Evidently the kobe beef is from Japan, and the cows are literally raised with tender lovin' care--almost like humans. They're not stressed, get a special diet, even get massaged in some cases! I know that my spending six bucks on a burger and shake represents the income of a week's hard labour for some people in the world, but this is crazy. No wonder some people in the world sometimes look on us with anger. there's splurging and there's decadence. -- Original message -- From: ravenadal (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. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links “I am me,” said the stranger, “and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used when we created them. -- Albert Einstein
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Tsk, tsk...done in by the bling... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I...I...I couldn't resist...they were silver-plated... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aha...you fell for the fancy chopsticks meal... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $700 I paid $950 for mine... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
I'd pay five bucks for really good milkshake (as I've said before, ice cream's my one true addiction) but no way I'd drop this much for a burger! -- Original message -- From: Lockhart, Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Only if I can get a $5 milkshake with it. On Tue, 20 May 2008 16:55:54 -0400, ravenadal 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 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] 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/
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Well, you know Bill Gates and Warren Buffet eat free at McDonald's for life. This is a working stiff's platter. On May 20, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Martin wrote: I'll just take the gold, thank you. Oh, did anyone forward this to Billy-Boy Gates or Larry Ellison? They might want to take their families out for a snack. :P 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. There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
I...I...I couldn't resist...they were silver-plated... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aha...you fell for the fancy chopsticks meal... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $700 I paid $950 for mine... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
(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.
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
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/
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
$700 I paid $950 for mine... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Aha...you fell for the fancy chopsticks meal... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $700 I paid $950 for mine... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No thanks...I'll stick with my $700 Raman noodles 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. I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I am me, said the stranger, and I work for the ones who pay my fee...and that's not you. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
