Category: News Flash

Skillet Burger with Bacon Jam

Skillet Burger with Bacon Jam

Skillet, Seattle’s acclaimed diner and food truck empire run by chef Josh Henderson, is known for its extravagant burger. Not extravagant in terms of high-dollar ingredients, but extravagant in the sense of “lacking restraint”...

Behold the Power of Burgers

Behold the Power of Burgers

In-N-Out president Lynsi Torres is the youngest female billionaire. That’s what serving a great burger can do for you. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] Here’s the Bloomberg profile of Lynsi Torres that ran earlier this week....

Travel Channel green-lights “Burger Land,” an exploration of America’s great burger joints with George Motz

Travel Channel green-lights “Burger Land,” an exploration of America’s great burger joints with George Motz

The Travel Channel has approved 11 episodes of “Burger Land,” George Motz’s exploration of classic hamburger joints in America. Here’s the quote from the Travel Channel: Host George Motz, author of the popular book,...

The Straight Beef Inducts Two New Members

The Straight Beef Inducts Two New Members

On the heels of news that Straight Beef founding member John McManus has been dishonorably banned from all burger-related activities due to the willing consumption of a veggie burger, the nation’s premier burger-reviewing group...

This Just In!

This Just In!

MCMANUS CAUGHT EATING VEGGIE BURGER, IS DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE STRAIGHT BEEF Cofounder of premier burger-reviewing group ‘deeply sorry’ for ‘failure’ that hurt family, friends Following allegations of an illicit relationship with a vegetable-based...

Alton Brown puts the world’s most expensive burger to the test

Alton Brown puts the world’s most expensive burger to the test

Reviews are just one facet of The Straight Beef. We are also dedicated to keeping our readers and viewers abreast of the latest burger news and information. In this segment from 20/20, Alton Brown...