<![CDATA[Gawker: Burgers]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: Burgers]]> http://gawker.com/tag/burgers http://gawker.com/tag/burgers <![CDATA[ Live Fast, Die Old ]]> burger.jpegIn January, Carl Karcher, the founder of the fast food chain Carl's Jr., died at the age of 90. In February, Lovie Yancey, the founder of Fatburger, died at the age of 96. And just yesterday, Al Copeland, the founder of Popeyes Fried Chicken, died at the age of 64. Which is not bad for a man with a lifetime diet of fried chicken! Does this mean that 2008 is a deadly year for our beloved fast food entrepreneurs? No, it means that fast food will keep you alive well past the expected time of your demise. Honor their memories with greasy meat. [Tabloid Baby]

]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:38:58 EDT Hamilton Nolan http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371379&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Shake Shack Prematurely Opens, Shows Its Wands ]]> The ka'abah of burgers, the Shake Shack, opened yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. Already the lines were long—not Kate Moss long but long nonetheless. Today (with Richard Blakeley) we trekked up there to see if the burgers are as good as last year (they are) and to see if the place is as filthy as last year (it's not). Some new tricks are afoot, most notably the Shack Wands which vibrate lasciviously when your order's up. Also: potato buns for hot dogs, wind power and organic trans-fat free fries and the challenges of drinking root beer floats as a Jew.

Shake Shack [Shake Shack]
Earlier: Shake Shack Full of Doody, Shake Shack Not Full of Doody

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:10:30 EDT Joshua Stein http://gawker.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=245675&view=rss&microfeed=true