[scifinoir2] Re: $175 burger: you want gold with that?
"Do fries come with that shake?" At $175, it better! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Lockhart, Daryle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 >
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: $175 burger: you want gold with that?
Fries, shake and someone to wash my hands and wipe my mouth... ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Do fries come with that shake?" At $175, it better! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Lockhart, Daryle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 > "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] Re: $175 burger: you want gold with that?
...You forgot the room to sleep the meal off in... Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Fries, shake and someone to wash my hands and wipe my mouth... ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "Do fries come with that shake?" At $175, it better! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Lockhart, Daryle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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 > "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]
