Deep-fried beef from the future, beneath the Ben Franklin
If you're all about chewing the fat, turn on Piers Morgan. If you want to crunch a four-beef blend quarter-pounder that's been slow-cooked, flash-frozen, and deep-fried to order, turn out to Penn's Landing beer garden Morgan's Pier, where the former Stateside crew's landed riverside, crafting this ultimate picnic-wich all Summer long. Just click on the burger above to start the slideshow and see it go from patty to melt, smothered under the shadow of Larry King homemade American cheese.
Before the patty's more chill than a York, it's blended with 5oz of beef fat, short rib, aged chuck, and hanger steak from Fishtown's Exceptional Foods.
Next, the burger's sealed in air-tight plastic with more vacuuming than you've done in a month.
Just like Carrie demands when her Burger's half in the bag, yours takes a long hot bath.
And like anyone getting into bed with Carrie Bradshaw, protection is key.
It's pretty key for this too.
When handling a bucket of liquid nitrogen, you'll forget about hamburgers and be tempted to recreate the climax of The Empire Strikes Back with your old Star Wars figures. Don't do that.
Because unlike Han...
... these burgers will burn frozen to 360F in a matter of seconds.
Once frozen, they're deep-fried-to-order in "pink" or "gray". And because they cook so quickly, they still weigh more than a quarter-pound when they're done.
Trust them, they know which is which.
Well, it's almost done. Next it gets sandwiched between a spray of whipped cream... of Thousand Island Hollandaise sauce: aerated egg yolks, butter, caper liquid, ground cayenne, and Dijon.
... and a spoonful of house-made American cheese. Also, a potato bun.
What's crunchier than the burger? This side of rice wine-brined pickled cauliflower and shallots.
Not sure if your burger's the pink one or the grey one? Just ask us and we'd be happy to help.
If you're all about chewing the fat, turn on Piers Morgan. If you want to crunch a four-beef blend quarter-pounder that's been slow-cooked, flash-frozen, and deep-fried to order, turn out to Penn's Landing beer garden Morgan's Pier, where the former Stateside crew's landed riverside, crafting this ultimate picnic-wich all summer long. Just click on the burger above to start the slideshow and see it go from patty to melt, smothered under the shadow of Larry King homemade American cheese.