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longship

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14. $3.95 for the burger; $291.05 for the presentation.

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 11:26 AM

May 2012

Foolishness, IMHO. It is the difference between me, who eats to continue living, and Rmoney who thinks eating has to be something about some idiotic prestige.

Eat food. And, by the way, food is food. Fuck $300 presentation. I'll take my delicious grill broiled burger on a cheap bun any day. Side of canned beans and a side of cheap, home made cole slaw. Now that's good eatin'.

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Please get the hell off Mitt Romney's back. I'll bet he enjoys a good burger just like many of you. [View all] Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 OP

I christen thee the "Romney Burger". Scuba May 2012 #1

Cave-aged cheddar, pffft. tanyev May 2012 #2

In all seriousness, the money from this burger goes to a charity for the homeless and hungry. Alexander May 2012 #3

It does, and... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #7

As my dad says, there are always people with "more money than sense". Alexander May 2012 #10

Is this the place that has the ice cream sundae with gold leaf flakes? spiderpig May 2012 #4

Anyone who spends $295 on a freaking burger deserves to have their ass kicked nt MrScorpio May 2012 #5

Quite a bit of that $295 is a charitable contribution, sir jmowreader May 2012 #35

OK, I'll concede only the $245 charitable donations MrScorpio May 2012 #36

So, drm604 May 2012 #6

at least "The profits from the burger will be donated to the Bowery Mission" dionysus May 2012 #8

Yep, the restaurant's doing a good thing... Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #9

They define what are "profits". lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #25

In a seriousness, how does it taste? Looks kinds ick NightWatcher May 2012 #11

I could eat that. RevStPatrick May 2012 #12

I love a good burger and since profits go to charity... DLine May 2012 #13

$3.95 for the burger; $291.05 for the presentation. longship May 2012 #14

in this case they're donating the money to a shelter, so good for them... dionysus May 2012 #16

How much money? n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #26

The profits. Please read the OP. Alexander May 2012 #29

So... "the profits" might be $1.50, right? lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #32

You can call and ask them if you're curious Alexander May 2012 #37

I just think that might have been a reasonable question to ask before heaping praise. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #39

Gross! It's pretty but I'd never eat that. nt TBF May 2012 #15

He bought that?! Zax2me May 2012 #17

If I know my hamburgers.... Nolimit May 2012 #18

O yeah, I never cook my burgers well done. Mr.Turnip May 2012 #20

That's a good point jberryhill May 2012 #22

See as I was reading that I was like "that sounds really good actually" then I got to the Caviar Mr.Turnip May 2012 #19

Looks good, but where's the damn foie gras! GoneOffShore May 2012 #21

Can I just get the cheese and the truffles for $85.00? pink-o May 2012 #23

The "Value Menu!" Amerigo Vespucci May 2012 #24

"Alder smoked sea salt"? Seriously? lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #27

All salt is sea salt FarCenter May 2012 #30

It was on the Today Show yesterday bluedeminredstate May 2012 #28

Paging Mister Creosote... nt rrneck May 2012 #31

It is wafer thin......nt msanthrope May 2012 #33

doesn't federal law prohibit imports of Japanesse beef? fishwax May 2012 #34

Why does a person need both cheese AND eggs on a burger? Jamaal510 May 2012 #38