All About the Burger, Sef Burger Beast Gonzalez
All About the Burger, Sef Burger Beast Gonzalez
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All About the Burger
A History of America’s Favorite Sandwich

Author: Sef "Burger Beast" Gonzalez, George Motz

Narrator: Matthew Boston

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/15/2019

Categories: Cooking, Nonfiction


Synopsis

A History of the Burger, From Conception to Perfection

A World History of Burgers: Do you know what the first burger chain was? That Taco Bell was originally known as Bell Burger—and was founded in the same city as McDonald's? Have you heard of the 1980s Burger Wars? All About the Burger covers all of these topics and more! Discover the food history you've been missing in this entertaining book.

The Burger Journey of a Lifetime: All About the Burger will take you on an informational magic carpet ride. You'll learn about restaurants, cooking styles, and different eras that have made the burger the juggernaut that it is. From White Castle to Shake Shack, from simple sandwich to specialty burger, don't miss out on what is sure to be one of the most entertaining looks at history ever written.

All About the Burger is the definitive Bible of Burgers. After listening to this book, you will learn the contributions burgers have made to food culture; the evolution of the burger from carnival treat to an American staple; where to go to find your next favorite burger; and much more!

About Sef "Burger Beast" Gonzalez

In September of 2008 Sef "Burger Beast" Gonzalez opened up a blogger account with the hopes of documenting his burger excursions around South Florida and beyond. Burger Beast has appeared on South Florida television and was featured on the Travel Channel's Burger Land Miami episode. He is also the owner of the world's only museum dedicated to the history of burgers, comfort food, and advertising, the Burger Museum by Burger Beast, located at Magic City Casino in Miami, Florida. You can catch his Top 25 Burgers list for the Miami Herald every May during National Burger Month.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Q

The perfect audience for this nonfiction is someone who is passionate about both food and business. This book focuses on the history of restaurants in America that sold the burger and their own influences on the dish over the decades. I expected more aspects of the iconic food to be explored (such a......more

Goodreads review by Nathan

A fun, interesting read. Lots of cool facts and nostalgia. It covers everything from the burger’s beginnings to the Burger Wars of the 80’s to the many regional specialty burgers. This book has given me quite the burger bucket list.......more