$47 gourmet burger just lobster dinner you eat while sitting across from burger
TORONTO, ON—The gourmet burger trend has run rampant the past few years, with restauranteurs nationwide clamouring to elevate this once humble dish by using higher-end proteins and garnishes. Essentially, it's the movie Pretty Woman done to food.
This movement has been met with some resistance by burger purists who believe these "over-the-toppings" render the burger patty, meant to be the hero of the meal, somewhat superfluous.
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"I liked when a burger was about a burger," Trevor Elias, 36, more mustard than man, states. "I had a 'burger' the other day with pulled pork, chili aioli, tempura onion rings, candied jalapeños... it was like the patty didn't even need to be there. It may has well have been another bun."
Despite the occasional naysayer, most of the population remains infatuated by this trend, curious to see what heights this dish can reach before it flies too close to the sun on wings of peameal.
A Toronto new restaurant, HUSH, seems to be pushing the boundaries further than anyone else, possibly even jumping the shark on this issue.
(No, it's not a shark burger.)
"We're called 'HUSH' because we prefer it if our guests do not speak," Dennis Cornell, 43, the owner, explains.
"You will eat food of this calibre very few times on your trips around the sun. You should be focused on that."
HUSH's gourmet 'burger' is an unprecedented meal, in which the customer does not actually consume a burger at all.
"What we do is sit you down across the table from a burger, which has been cooked to perfection. Then we put a little fan behind it and blow the fumes at you," Cornell shares.
"As the burger aroma fills your lungs, you enjoy a stunning lobster dinner, complete with potato mash and seasonal veggies."
"This way, our guests can dine on a healthier, tastier protein, while some of their senses are still tricked into thinking they are enjoying the sought-after burger. It's the future of cuisine," Cornell says extremely confidently in his empty dining room.
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