Breakfast Television Burger Battle, Day 3: Burger Inn, Calgary
Time: 7:20 am. Breakfast that takes the term meat-gasm, literally.
Judges: Me (the new Metro Calgary Lunch Rush columnist), Cheap Eats author and food critic John Gilchrist, Kitchen Scraps author and illustrator Pierre Lamielle.
Criteria: 5 points each for Taste, Presentation, Value.
Eats: B.I.G. burger: flamebroiled 1/4 lb. beef patty (no fillers) with 2 slices of bacon, grilled onions, thick slice of beefsteak tomato, pickles, and shredded lettuce ($5.50).
Scoring: Tune in to BT Calgary on Friday May 13th for the burger battle winner. Results will also be posted here thereafter.
Burger Inn's B.I.G. with one patty to save room for impending burger feast.
Thoughts: First off, this burger has an amazing aroma that transports you to a backyard BBQ. The patty stands out right away as being thick and juicy, and sure enough, the first bite has meat juice spilling onto the plate. But overall, this is the least messy burger we’ve had so far. No “burger hands” (post-burger-eating smell) to scrub off. Hooray. Read More
Breakfast Television Burger Battle, Day 1: Five Guys Burger and Fries in Airdrie.
Time: 7:20 am. Breakfast of champions. Or sumo wrestlers.
Judges: Me, John Gilchrist, Pierre Lamielle.
Criteria: 5 points each for Taste, Presentation, Value.
Eats: Double-bacon cheeseburger ($8.49). Mine had all the toppings sans lettuce (iceberg lettuce is filler with no nutritional value, whatsoever). Added green peppers. Argued with Pierre about the merits of green peppers versus lettuce off-camera.
Scoring: Tune in to BT Calgary on Friday for the results-show. Results will also be posted here thereafter.
Burgers for brekkie. L to R:Five Guys' staff, Jill Belland, Pierre Lamielle, Anh Chu, John Gilchrist, secret burger judge Nick Blakeney.
Thoughts: Toasted bun: check. I agree with Gilchrist–the bun is pretty neutral and exists to hold the burger together. The texture is nice though as it’s neither dense nor sticky nor is it so soft the burger falls apart. I am a fan of the sauteed mushrooms, onions. Eating the burger upside down mitigates the messiness. Post-a.m. burger-eating, my thoughts waver between sleeping off the calories or using this “energy” to get some work done. UPDATE: extra cheese (processed) and extra bacon do not cost any extra. In the money sense, anyhow. Read More
