Friday, March 13, 2009

Formal Dress Required?

Hoffman: The Whopper Bar and rodeo food awards | Ken Hoffman | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Burger King has opened its first upscale Whopper Bar in Orlando — at Universal City Walk, along restaurant row with comparatively sophisticated eateries like Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville, Hard Rock Cafe, Emeril’s, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. and Pat O’Brien’s.

What’s a Whopper Bar? It’s like a regular Burger King, except the menu, to borrow a phrase from a neighboring joint, is kicked up notches unknown to mankind.

Guests can order a Whopper, a Double Whopper or debuting burgers like the Steakhouse XT, an extra thick premium hunk o’ meat, or a Bourbon Whopper, or Three-Cheese Steakhouse XT. There is a topping bar, resplendent with 22 burger accessories, from onions to A1 Steak Sauce to guac.

Here’s where it gets just plain silly. Your burger will be prepared by a highly trained and suitably snobby “Whopper-ista,” dressed in a flattering tailored uniform."

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