January 15, 2012

Cheeseburger in Paradise

by hasalyn

FACT: The cheeseburger was invented in Pasadena, CA. That’s right … I said invented.

According to Wiki: Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have invented the cheeseburger in the mid-1920s at the age of 16 when he was working as a fry cook at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, “The Rite Spot,” and “experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.”

This week is Pasadena Cheeseburger Week.  A celebration of Lionel’s All-American saturated fat nightmare. Of course we had to see it for ourselves.

Beer

My burg: w/ hot peppers on a hawaiian bread bun

It is worth mentioning that neither of us actually got cheeseburgers. Logan was sucked in by a bacon covered hot dog and as I am dairy impaired, I got a plain burg with peppers – it’s the thought that counts.

Bacon wrapped, sauce covered hot dog

PS: On the subject of cheese on meat on bread, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention our colleague Jeri Rafter’s experimental film about double cheeseburgers, it’s terribly awesome.

Tots