Word: burger
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It’s slightly past four in the afternoon, yet more than a dozen customers are sitting inside Bartley’s Burger Cottage...
...Billy Bartley, the son of the restaurant’s founder, is manning the counter while grilling six patties and 12 burger buns at the same time. Constantly chuckling and joking with his customers and employees, Bartley does not seem busy at all. The captivating smell of burgers and fries and the steaming heat from the grills are filling up the Cottage so much that one can nearly taste them...
...said b.good co-founder Jon Olinto, who noted that the price of beef had risen from $3.25 per pound to over $4 in the course of three months. “Even though it only seems like 80 cents, that stuff adds up really, really quickly—a burger isn’t just the beef. We work on low margin of profit and economies of scale; we rely on selling a lot of sandwiches, so it has a huge impact on us.” Felipe’s owner Tom Brush also noted the extraordinary price spikes...
...questions put to Newkirk truly inspired me. I called over my two French poodles, patted and hugged them and left the house to have a Black Angus cheeseburger combo with fries. While I enjoyed eating the delicious burger, I contemplated how some people feel empowered enough to step out and try to force their opinions and beliefs on others as if they were gospel. Jonathan B. Smith, Toronto...
...fans have; any man would, especially in the age of the 24/7 news cycle. But the past and the future that he speaks for are precisely the ones that belong so uniquely to the new century and the 95% of humans who are our neighbors at the global burger table. It's more than possible to make your fortune in Alaska - but I'd much rather find the future in Hawaii...