July 23, 2007
Burgers Finalized for QBQ BBQ II at Water Taxi Beach
For all of you that were waiting to find out which burgers would be served at Saturday's Gothamist-Serious Eats/A Hamburger Today QBQ BBQ at Water Taxi Beach, the burger menu has been finalized. The winning burgers, as determined by voters, were: the onion burger, the butter burger, and the pimento cheese burger.
Here are the descriptions of the winning burgers again:
The Onion Burger: Popular in El Reno, Oklahoma, the Onion Burger was born of frugality. Throw a half an onion on the griddle, add to that a ball of ground beef, and smash it all together with the back of a spatula. You've essentially extended your meat by mixing in onions. The onions caramelize as they cook embedded in the beef, giving you a sweet, crusty oniony patty.While we recommend that you try each of the burgers (what's life without variety and experimentation), you can certainly double or triple up on one and skip the others. And if you're worried that you can't finish three burgers, you could always share your ticket with a friend.The Pimento Burger: Pimento cheese is big across the South, usually as a spread eaten on celery stalks or as a filling between two pieces of white bread. But in Columbia, South Carolina, they use it as both cheese and condiment on the burgers. Pimento cheese, for all you Yankees here in New York City, is a mixture of grated cheddar, chopped pimento, mayo, hot sauce, and black pepper. (Horseradish, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce are three common options.)
The Butter Burger: A regional delight originating in -- where else? -- Wisconsin, the Butter Burger takes a very liberal dosing of butter after coming off the griddle. Those of you who have visited the Midwest recently may have had one at the rapidly expanding Culver's chain, where it's a specialty.
In case the burger menu wasn't tantalizing enough, did we mention that Six Apart will be sponsoring the event with a keg of Orlio Common Ale IPA? Gothamist and Serious Eats/A Hamburger Today will also be supplying an additional keg of beer. So that's two kegs of beer and three burgers for the reasonable price of $13.50! It's such a good deal that you should purchase those tickets now! Doors open for the event at 5 p.m. and we recommend getting there early (we could run out of beer, after all). Check out our first post for all the details about the event (location, directions, etc).
Don't forget to bring your government issued ID for admission on Saturday, because you have to be 21+ or with your legal guardian for admission (they're serious about this). And unrelated to the QBQ BBQ, Grandmaster Flash will be spinning at Water Taxi Beach at 8 p.m. following the BBQ. So you can eat, drink, and then catch Grandmaster Flash? Sounds like a perfect Saturday.
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are these options for veggies at this event?
It is my belief that my strong support of the Pimento Burger has allowed it to earn this glorious bit of recognition. Sadly, I won't be able to attend the QBQ BBQ this year as I will be on the far opposite side of Long Island from LIC, but I hope you all enjoy your delicious hamburgers!
Although $13.50 sounds reasonable for three burgers and two kegs of beer, don't you think two kegs of beer is a bit overkill. How dry are the burgers?
unfortunately, veggie options are for purchase separately from the tickets for the event. you can still come, of course, but the tickets are only for the burgers listed.
the amount of beer isn't to compensate for the meat, but from the sponsor and from the websites putting on the event. also, last year, the meat were about medium rare - medium, i think. should be the same this year.
this goes really well with the whole Healthy New York campaign.
LOL, #3...the first time i've ever heard someone complain about there being a lot of beer to drink.
I'm glad the butter burger made it in. I'm sad I won't be able to attend, I would love to taste it. I grind my own meat when I make burgers, and I add a little chunk of butter to the mix. it's one of my secret weapons.
"are these options for veggies at this event?"
Yes. The lawn. Bring scissors and a bottle 1,000 Island. Do you hear carnivores bitching about there not being meat made available at a vegan picnic? STFU.
Why is it that vegetarians think they are entitled to being accommodated for. Have a ketchup packet.
You gotta love the veggie guys egging on the carnivores on these comments. Us meat eaters fall for it every time.
someone is complaining about too much beer?? i think gothamist comments have jumped the shark.
Two kegs of beer? Are you kidding me? I can do a keg stand and drink half of a keg. Do you guys know how to throw a party?
Don't be stingy of the beer, two kegs is NUTHIN', and Six Apart only sponsors a keg of beer? Thats cheap. They just merged with Facebook. No wonder everybody is using Wordpress now!
Commenter #3 must be a miserably depressed person who sees the negative in everything, even if he has to make it up.
"How dry are the burgers if you need two kegs?" Go drop dead.