On 10 Nov 2003 18:53:51 -0800, (pilgrim13)
wrote:

>The real ass behind the BK ad's are the one'e who would like you to
>believe that BK is the 7th Wonder Of The freakin' World and their
>stuff, flame broiled, is wonderfull.
>
>Too bad respected spokesperson's fall prey to the Almighty buck and
>would stoop sooooo low as to pitch on another 'grease-pit'-ta-eat ad.
>Especially, when that spokesperson is an aclaimed chef.
>
>Cheers
>Stan

Well, I read his explanation on his website
http://www.fronterakitchens.com/rickbayless/whatsupwbk

And like Jack B. I don't buy much of it.

Now maybe, just maybe it's a weird twist on the whole "they're TRYING
and I wanna support them" thing. Maybe. But it's still a stretch.

Ya know, I once stopped at a McDonalds about 8 years back. I don't
think I had been to one for maybe 10-1 years before that. Was on a
roadtrip with the fam, and had been hearing about McD's making a few
changes...
One, they had a new "McLean" burger with a lot less fat than their
normal burger (made with seaweed?)

Two, they had stopped using styrofoam due to environmental concerns
(which some folks can argue the benefits of, now that they use many
more trees for their cardboard boxes.)

Three, they had gone to unbleached brown paper bags in some areas.

Well, The burger tasted like rubber (no better or worse than than
their normal burger as far as I could tell), the shake that my
daughter had still made my stomach queasy just from the 2 sips I had.

But the fries were still good (of course, this was back when they
still fried them in beef tallow...).

Since then, every time I travel (and I go up and down I-5 from Oregon
to California a lot) I seek out and try as many funky old greasy-spoon
hamburger joints I can find. Any roadside joint that doesn't have a
corporate logo on it will do.

In fact, here's a short list of burger joints I've tried and liked:

Porky Bob's
Weed rest area in I-5 north of Weed CA
530-938-1812

Great little truckstop/diner. big messy burgers

* * *
Bartel's Giant Burger
2450 Eureka Way, Redding, CA (530) 246-1427
2640 Bechelli Ln., Redding, CA (530) 223-1300

GREAT BURGERS! From scratch - fresh (not frozen) beef. Great fries.
What a roadside burger should be.

* * *
Polar Bear
231 W Front St, Merrill, OR (541) 798-5724

Way off the beaten path. Just a classic 50's/60's era burger shack
with great food. Burgers, fries, cherry coke.


Well, that's enough for a start.

Now what were we talking about again...?


-Chef Juke
http://www.chefjuke.com
"Everybody Eats when they come to MY house!"

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