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Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation with DVD

by George Motz

Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation with DVD Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Whether you're an armchair traveler, a serious hamburger connoisseur, or a curious adventurer up for a road trip, Hamburger America will be your guide to reclaiming this precious slice of Americana. No other food says “America” like the hamburger, and documentary filmmaker George Motz has made it his personal mission to save our nation's unique burger identity. He has traveled across the country in search of the best burger joints - those that have survived outside the fast-food mainstream - and has documented their rich histories and one-of-a-kind taste experiences. This edition of the book includes George Motz's 1 hour documentary “Hamburger America” that profiles 8 burger joints across the USA.

Review:

"In the 2005 documentary of the same name (included with the book), Motz documented eight classic hamburger joints across the country. In the ensuing years he's broadened his horizons but not his tastes; here he presents a hundred hamburger spots in 39 states, each profiled with love and accompanied by mouthwatering full-color portraits. From Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Conn.-allegedly the oldest continuously operating hamburger establishment in the U.S.-to Olympia, Wash.'s Eastside Big Tom, Motz talks with the owners, employees and customers who keep the cuisine alive and eclectic. In addition to the traditional, Motz introduces readers to regional spins like Iowa's Maid Rite sandwich, a kind of sauceless Sloppy Joe; the green chili-topped burgers of Santa Fe's Bobcat Bite; and Sedalia, Missouri's 'Guberburger,' dressed with melted peanut butter. Motz limits his selections to independently owned operations that use fresh, not frozen, meat, the most shining example of which is Oklahoma's Joe Maranto, who raises longhorn cattle for eating at his nearby restaurant. Those with a soft spot for Americana, diner cuisine or delicious burgers will delight in this bright, quirky love letter to the American everyman staple, complete with contact information and recipes." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

Motz has made it his personal mission to preserve the nation's hamburger heritage by traveling across the country in search of the best burger joints--those that have survived outside the fast-food mainstream--and has documented the rich local color behind them all.

About the Author

George Motz became a hamburger expert after his acclaimed documentary “Hamburger America,” featuring eight classic burger joints, premiered on the Sundance Channel in 2005 (DVD is included with this book). The film received a nomination for a James Beard Award, and George found himself teaching a course in hamburgers at NYU. Hungry for more, he became obsessed with finding 100 of the best burgers in the country. The book Hamburger America is the result of endless research, many long drives, short flights, belly-busting taste-tests, and thousands of photographs. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his vegetarian wife and two children.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780762431021
Subtitle:
One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [With DVD]
Author:
Motz, George
Author:
Motz, George M.
Publisher:
Running Press Book Publishers
Subject:
General
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Essays & Travelogues
Subject:
Cookery, american
Subject:
Restaurants
Subject:
United States Description and travel.
Copyright:
Publication Date:
April 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
299
Dimensions:
9.22x7.35x.89 in. 2.06 lbs.

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