Say hello to this burger that I ate recently. Do it. This is the Wolfpack burger from Tribeca Tavern in Raleigh. What makes the Wolfpack so special, you ask, well how 'bout the fact that it's two 5oz beef patties topped with NC pepper-jack, pepper bacon, BBQ sauce, fried onion straws, lettuce, tomato & onion? Is that special enough for you, Jack? And just so Jack doesn't feel like I'm unfairly ganging up on him: Is that special enough for you, everybody else?This delicious hamburger got me thinking: I like hamburgers and it's the September of Smack-Downs at Giant Electric Penguin. Why not host a month-long burger smack-down? That oughta kill some time 'til October. So, that's just what we're doing. We'll pit hamburgers against turkey burgers against veggie burgers against any other kind of ground meat you can form into a patty, fry on a grill, and shove between two pieces of bread. Now, I won't necessarily be eating all of the burgers we feature--I'm trying to cut back on my red meat consumption--but I hope to eat at least a few of our contenders. Right now, the Wolfpack is the burger to beat. A winner will be announced September 30th. May the best hunk of grilled meat (or smushed up vegetables) win!
