Week 1
1. Hamburger History
Sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century, the hamburger was invented due to culinary needs of an industrializing society…
2. Hamburger Weights
In the 1980s, A&W tried to use a fraction to attract customers, but it seemed to confuse people…
3. The Cheeseburger
From time to time, national pizza chains take chances and create new pizzas. Is the cheeseburger pizza the next trend?
4. Ketchup
Examine the history of ketchup and how its development reflects cultural exchange and its rise in popularity as a condiment.
5. Relish
Relish is commonly thought of as chopped fruits, vegetables, pickles, and herbs, but other types of relish exist….
Week 2
6. Grey Poupon Mustard
Grey Poupon Mustard produced one of the most well-known commercials of the 1980s beginning with the line, “Excuse me…”
7. The Hamburglar
Many burger joints have characters meant to entice consumers to buy their product, learn about one of the most notorious burger characters…
8. BurgerTime
BurgerTime was a video game that could be played on several platforms in the 1980s, what might an updated version for 2021 look like?
9. Super Size Me
In the early 2000s, Morgan Spurlock produced the movie, Super Size Me, to share his controversial journey into the fast food eating…
10. Burger PSAs
At the turn of the 20th century, more and more fast food companies became involved in daily affairs through public service announcements…
Week 3
11. The Battle of Hamburger Hill
Learn about Hill 937 during in 1969 during the Vietnam War, it would later would called Hamburger Hill.
12. Original Hamburgers
Examine how the grease at Dyer’s in Memphis, Tennessee makes their hamburgers so legendary…
13, Reality TV Burgers
Celebrity-mother Alma Wahlburger and her family were featured in the reality-TV show Wahlburgers…
14. Hamburger Innovation
Several attempts to improve the hamburger have been attempted since its inception, learn about one restaurant chain that continues to innovate…
15. Hamburger Vernacular
In-N-Out Burger is known for having a menu and a hidden menu to order the best food, some people think this is a secret hamburger language…
Week 4
16. Hamburger Drive-Ins
Drive-In burger joints do not seem to be that common, but there are some locations that have maintained their popularity with local consumers…
17. Local Burgers
Local burger joints can be found in many small towns. They are often known for using their own identity to make original burgers…
18. Alternate Burgers
At the turn of the 21st century, meatless hamburgers began to gain popularity among American consumers…
19. International Burgers
Imagine seeing a familiar fast-food sign in a foreign country, one might think the menu would be the same, but they’d be in for a surprise…
20. Burger Rating
Scoring systems for burgers can be created in a way that others can understand, what would you use to score a burger?