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The Ernest Hemingway burger

posted by Jason Kottke   Sep 19, 2013

Ernest Hemingway liked a good burger and had a specific recipe he wanted his staff to use when preparing meals. Using his instructions, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan recently recreated the Hemingway burger.

Fingers deep, I kneaded. Fighting the urge to be careless and quick, I kept the pace rhythmic, slow. Each squeeze, I hoped, would gently ease the flavors โ€” knobby bits of garlic, finely chopped capers, smatterings of dry spices โ€” into the marbled mound before me.

I had made burgers before, countless times on countless evenings. This one was different; I wasn't making just any burger โ€” I was attempting to recreate Hemingway's hamburger. And it had to be just right.

Surprisingly, with 11 different ingredients, Hemingway's burger is not as stripped down as his prose. For a more minimalist burger, you have to turn to Dean Martin:

Dean Martin Burger

Frank Sinatra's is perhaps even easier:

Sinatra Burger

One thing is for sure: none of these gentlemen would cotton to the idea of the ramen burger, homemade or no. (via open culture)

Dean Martin's burger recipe

posted by Jason Kottke   Jul 11, 2011

From The Celebrity Cookbook (1967), Dean Martin's recipe for hamburgers:

Dean Martin Burger

No ice. TV tray. Classy. (via @lettersofnote)