Top 27 Burgers - Junk Food Obsession (SUPER GALLERY)

As editor of Trend Hunter, I’ve seen a lot of different submissions over time, and have observed how certain themes tend to repeat themselves. Some are very peculiar, such as the continued appearance of burgers, acknowledging, perhaps our society’s obsession with junk food.

I’ve dug around in the Trend Hunter treasure box to showcase everything from the $1,000 hamburgers to micro-mini cheeseburgers, the Triple Bypass Burger and even virtual burgers.

Guten Appetit!

Canned Cheeseburger - Junk Food With 12 Month Shelf Life

To me thinking of camping food brings on images of dehydrated space style food with ice cream being the most exciting thing on offer. However, Swiss-based company Katadyn have begun to change all of that with the ultimate in convenience food. The World’s first cheese burger in a tin! All the food t… [More]

Heart Attack Grill - Fat Burgers, Sexy Nurses, Beer, Cigarettes and Wheelchairs (VIDEO)

Yesterday, I introduced you to fat burgers, the backlash against health food. Now I present you with a more extreme version of the same concept: The controversial Heart Attack Grill. The Heart Attack Grill, located in Phoenix, Arizona, features everything that’s bad for you.  The menu is full of he… [More]

Fat Burgers - The 24 Ounce Quadruple C With 1/2 a Pound of Cheese and Bacon (GALLERY)

In a culture increasingly obsessed with fat content, it seems only natural that there should be a backlash.  In this case, it comes in the form of fat burgers. Dangerous Dan’s Diner in Toronto offers a fat burger almost guaranteed to make you hurl.  The 24 ounce burger is called, “The Quadruple C,"… [More]

Where’s the Beef? 123-Pound Hamburger Breaks Previous Records

What do you do with a 123 pound hamburger after you’ve purchased it at a charity event? Do you chow down right there? Do you put it in your Radio Flyer and pull it home? Some might even sit on top of it and have their picture taken with it. I can’t imagine it would be much fun to eat after that thou… [More]

Mini Sized Me - Gourmet Tiny Burgers and Shakes (GALLERY)

How many times do you want to try more than one dish in the same occasion?  A new Chicago based restaurant is giving you the option.  They are serving mini size burgers, sandwiches and shakes.  I think that it is an intelligent way to drive more business.  The consumers get the option to try a lot o… [More]

High-class Hamburgers

Many star chefs are now turning to burgers and fries to make their mark. So forget the foie gras and pass me the chilli sauce. A few examples of this fast food / haute cuisine: David Burke of New York’s davidburke & donatella recently launched Burke in the Box at the flagship Bloomingdale’s. A Kob… [More]

Foods That Save Environment - Regional Ecological Burgers (GALLERY)

The idea of eating local specialties is deeply rooted in the culture of Asian countries such as Japan. Fusing iconic western food such as burgers with local items sometimes leads to some unusual combinations and non-traditional hamburgers, such as the crab burger (top, left) from Hokkaido and the eg… [More]

Cactus Food - Colombian Students Create Cactus Burgers and Wine

A group of students from Siapana in Guajira, Colombia are producing a series of food products from cactus. Yes, cactus. With the help of Rafael Márquez, the only cactus expert in Colombia, they have been able to produce candies, jam, wine, salads and even burgers. These young wayuus (the tribe th… [More]

Jumbo-Sized Schnitzel & Burgers - Waldgeist Restaurant (GALLERY)

The super-size trend seems to have evolved to jumbo sized. It seems a restaurant in Germany has their own version of the Heart Attack Grill. The Waldgeist restaurant in Hofheim serves up the biggest portion of Schnitzel I have ever seen! To wash it down, order a titanic German beer. Will a 2L jug q… [More]

World’s Biggest Burger

This works really well next to the miniature fast food which features a tiny burger.  It’s called Big Bob’s Texas Belt Buster and it weighted 78.5 pounds. About Big Bob’s: For over 16 years Bob has served up his delicious Texas Slow Smoked BBQ to judges in BBQ cook off competitions all across So… [More]

Super Sizing Japan - McDonald’s Mega Series (GALLERY)

Forget about heart disease and cholesterol, McDonald’s is adding to their Japanese mega series. Starting March 17th, 2008 the Mega Mac hamburger (which had a limited run with 23 million sold already!) will become a permanent part of the McDonald’s menu. Also, two limited-run (April 4th through May… [More]

McDonalds Launching World Cup Burger

McDonalds is to launch a special World Cup burger that is said to be bigger than their Big Mac. Now get this the burger is supposed to be 40% larger than the Big Mac. The calories associated with this one are 669 and I’m not sure what the fat will be, but I’ll make a guess of 40 to 50 grams. The new… [More]

Florida Restaurant Debuts $100 Burger

A Florida Restaurant, the Old Homestead Steak House, is now selling burgers for $100.  This is the third luxury burger we’ve featured, proving that expensive burgers are taking off.  Earlier this year, we featured a $5000 Hamburger at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.  Last week, we featured that seve… [More]

$5000 Hamburger - Only in Vegas

As is everything in Vegas, the FleurBurger 5000 is over the top with a hefty price tag of $5,000.00.  Created by Chef Hubert Keller, the FleurBurger 5000 is served at Fleur de Lys in Mandalay Bay.  It is a Kobe burger containing foie gras, a special truffle sauce, and is served on a brioche truffle … [More]

Mamido’s Burger: Making Hamburgers in Disguise

Hamburgers are a popular fast food, cheap and great for those on the go, with businessmen ranking high among the fans of this meat-based dish. With so many hamburger restaurants dotting the streets, the launch of a new outlet is usually no cause for excitement. But Mamido’s Burger, which opened for … [More]

Tech & Design Burgers

Cellular Cellulite - Order Big Mac From Cell Phone

McDonald’s and SK Telecom Korea have teamed up to produce the first mobile phone, self-ordering system at a restaurant. Customers use their mobile phones to order from the “Touch Order’’ menu and pay for their meals. When your food is ready, McDonald’s sends a message to you. Let me get this straigh… [More]

Hamburger Phones in Demand - Sales Up 759% Thanks To Juno Film (VIDEO)

All thanks to the movie Juno, hamburger phones are now very much in demand; sales of eBay for these silly phones have shot through the roof. Seriously. The sales have gone up 759% on eBay since the movie was released! If you haven’t seen the flick, the main character, Juno, uses the corded Hamburg… [More]

Tailgate Dining - The Exhaust Cooked Burger

A team of Iranian designers came up with this brilliant cooking idea which actually isn’t as disgusting as it first looks. Your car’s exhaust is used as a barbecue to grill your food! That still sounds bad, but consider that the fumes don’t come into contact with the burger, the exhaust just hea… [More]

3D LCD Table Menu - TEC Tobidasu Menu (VIDEO)

We’ve seen a variety of futuristic dining approaches, like Baggers, the waiterless restaurant in Germany, and now we see the TEC-designed pop-up Tobidasu Menu built into restaurant tables. Customers sitting at the table needn’t interact with servers, saving the restaurants money and eliminating co… [More]

American Burger Coaster Set

Throw out your boring coaster set and add a little more conversation to your living room with the American Burger Coaster Set.  It runs for just under $20 at Drinkstuff.com. [More]

Want Fries with That?

Burger King Potato Snacks - Fries In Your Cupboard

Burger King has eliminated the need to hit up their drive-thrus—now you can get your fry fix without even leaving the home. The junk food chain has invented French-fry-shaped potato snacks, ketchup included. The snacks also come in Flame Broiled Burger flavour, but those don’t come in fun shapes,… [More]

Marketing

Carl’s Jr Flat Buns Ad - Teachers Rage Over Suggestive Ad (VIDEO)

It seems Carl’s Jr. has let their commercials get a little bit too saucy. Their latest ad feature a very attractive teacher who ends up unleashing her naughtier side. Many educators are offended by the sexy marketing and are making sure the company hears their concerns. “The burger chain has been … [More]

Burger King Slims Down Kids Menu (VIDEO)

Flame-broiled chicken tenders and apples as substitutes for French fries top the menu in Burger King’s latest efforts to get American kids out of the fat lane. If they were really willing to go that extra mile, and wanted to stand out from other fast food chains, they would get rid of those hard tac… [More]

McHealthy - McDonalds Launches Healthy “Happy Meal”

In a continuing bid to attract healthy eating Australians, McDonalds has launched a new type of Happy Meal named “Pasta Zoo”. It contains 10 pieces of animal shaped Pasta, ‘Zoo Goo’ sauce, a low-fat milk drink with a milk Sipaah straw, ripper grippers and a toy all piled into an animal shaped box. M… [More]

McDonalds Uses Subliminal Advertising (or do they?) (VIDEO)

Subliminal advertising has been the butt of jokes since the days when people claimed cigarette ads were edited into films. You know it’s a passe idea when Sprite launches a tragic “Sublymonal” ad campaign playing off of the idea. But could there really be any merit to these ideas? Many seem to think… [More]

Caution - Eatalica Burger

Check out this guerrilla piece for Eatalica Burgers. The copy on the poster says: ” Ogling at the burger may involuntarily cause drooling which may in turn lead to a wet floor. Issued for your safety
by the management of Eatalica burgers”. (GUSH Magazine) [More]

Burker King & Their Crazy Chickens

If you want to see chickens “getting air” and “doing tricks” then you should head to Burger King’s new website in the US. The more viewers the site receives, the crazier the exploits of the chicken, so when the site reaches 1 million, the craziest stunt will be revealed. What are you waiting for? [More]