The burger aficionados over at A Hamburger Today have been doing weekly polls on what eaters want in a burger. Here are some them so far:

What’s your favorite side dish to go with a burger?
What’s your favorite patty thickness?
How do you like your buns done?
What’s your favorite burger bun?
What’s your favorite burger-cooking method?
What type of mustard is best on a burger?
What’s your favorite burger size?
What drink goes best with a burger?
What cheese do you like most on your burger?
What condiments do you like on your burger?
How do you like your burgers cooked?

We’ve taken the data (with their permission of course, thanks guys!), crunched the numbers and have come up with the perfect burger…and also what would presumably be the least appetizing burger. Not sure how you’re going to accomplish that deep-fried 1 1/2 inch thick rare burger but I know I wouldn’t want to try it. What makes the perfect burger and meal to you?

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Recently there has been a strong push by legislators to bring transparency and honesty to the fast food industry. A few restaurants have taken it upon themselves to embrace this. I’ve been seeing more and more of these coupons that are really quite honest.

These are based on actual coupons and would love to know if someone out there can pass one of these off and actually use it to get a discount.

Where: Burger King
What: 2 Rodeo Cheeseburgers with 9 Funnel Cake Sticks
Cost: $4.11
Success: Yes!

UPDATE: This creation was mentioned by Conan O’Brien on the January 8th episode of The Tonight Show.

Another successful attempt in our Will They Build It? series, where we venture to find out whether or not we can get fast food joints to make our dreams come true. The first was a failure at Taco Bell, but we did have a success at McDonald’s.

At just over 1,500 calories this is the only meal you’ll need practically all day. It will take you roughly 4 hours of shoveling snow to burn those calories off…but with some of the nation’s recent snowfall you may just be doing just that. Here’s the best (and cheapest) way to get the energy. Witness the amazingly delicious Burger King Double Bacon Rodeo State Fair Cheeseburger!

2010 Update: A while back I wrote this guide to help instruct and direct the avid eater on the best possible plan of attack on the ever so amazing wonder that is the All-You-Can-Eat-Buffet. With the New Year upon us all your co-workers are trying to stick to their resolutions (even though they’ll slip within the week) and your gyms are probably packed with all the Oprah watching, bandwagon jumping people who feel guilty about their “Holiday weight.” Well I say we laugh in the face of convention. Let us not celebrate the the New Year with self-abnegation…let us embrace overindulgence instead. Let us celebrate what makes this nation great so great. We are Americans and we must wear that title with pride! Here I present to you an updated version of the most thorough, comprehensive guide on how to get the most for your money. Eat on, my friends…eat on! Oh…and you can thank me later.

This is the definitive guide to becoming a seasoned all-you-can-eat buffeter. If you would like to gain knowledge of each and every aspect that lay between you and getting the most fulfilling meal possible you have come to the right place. You will learn with specific techniques the dos and don’ts that every professional smorgasbord eater must adhere to. Within these tough economic times it is important to make sure our dollar stretches as far as possible. This surely will help the pocket book and keep your belly full. The sections covered are as follows:

Soda, pop, Coke…whatever you call it, we all love it and some of us have even been sipping the stuff from the moment we were weaned-off the bottle. There are hundreds of choices out there but how can one decide. This week Top Cultured tackles those though times when you need your thirst quenched by a tasty carbonated beverage. No longer will you stare blankly at the cooler…from now on you can stare blankly at the cashier, drink in had but empty pocket.

You may also enjoy our other flowcharts:
Fast Food
Cereal
Chain Restaurant
Beer
Freezer Aisle
Candy
Produce Aisle

Cafe Du Monde
Address: 800 Decatur Street, New Orleans, La, 70116
Phone: (504) 587-0841
Website: www.cafedumonde.com
Known For: Coffee & Beignets
What I had: Coffee & Beignets
Price: $4.80
Rating: 7 out of 10 plates

This is an interesting place to me. I enjoy the building and the space but the staff really bring the atmosphere way down. It’s located in the French Quarter right across the street from Jackson Square. It certainly has the old New Orleans charm. I would love to sit here and sip coffee all morning long, seeing that it is a cafe. The odd thing about it is that the staff was so unfriendly and so unhelpful. They act as if it is a privilege for you to even be served by them, that you shouldn’t stay long and you shouldn’t expect anything beyond what they care to.

I was there at 6 AM and there was only a couple other patrons, the rest of the 300 or so chairs were empty. There were, however, a good 5 or 6 waitresses sitting at a table drinking their morning cups of coffee and chatting. I walked in and was told rudely by the counter person to find a seat. I had to search for a menu, which I found on the wall and on the napkin holders.

You can see the Top Seinfeld Food Related Episodes and George’s Top 20 Seinfeld Food Related Moments. Here we bring you Jerry’s and next we will look at Kramer’s.

Jerry offers Kramer some pizza.
“The Betrayal” – Season 9 Episode 8

Last week I brought you the Top 15 Seinfeld Food Related Episodes over at Eating the Road. Seinfeld is chock full of many other hilarious food related moments that aren’t necessarily the entire plot. From Jerry’s love of cereal to their frequent dining at Monk’s food is practically the fifth cast member.

Well now over here at Top Cultured we’ll continue delving-in to all those hilarious moments. We’re going to take a look at some of the all-time best and we’ll start with the top from George (a few from Elaine too). Stay tuned for the best from Jerry and Kramer. Now grab a pastrami on rye, sit back, relax and enjoy.

George eats the eclair from the trash.
“The Gymnast” – Season 6 Episode 6

You may have seen Eating the Road’s previous flowcharts:
Fast Food
Cereal
Chain Restaurant
Beer
Freezer Aisle
Candy

Well Eating the Road is now going to be posting as Heesa Phadie over here at Top Cultured. You’ll find the same great content just at this new home. This week we bring you the New Years apropos healthy Produce Aisle Flowchart. We get you to the food leaving you only to decide whether or not that cantaloupe is ripe or those avocados are too squishy. Eat away my friends, eat away. Oh…and be sure to add me on Twitter @HeesaPhadie!

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I love it when life imitates art, or in this case, cheesy 90′s commercials that actually rule. Who doesn’t love the kool-aid guy?