Concept: Ways to dress up a burger, make fries and other sides, and shakes. Most recipes come from his restaurant Bobby's Burger Palace.
Author: Bobby Flay (With Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson). Bobby Flay is famous for his Latin American inspired foods and for his bold flavors. He owns 5 restaurants across the United States. He is an Iron Chef and competes on several cooking shows. My favorite of his shows is "Throw Down with Bobby Flay" and "Beat Bobby Flay" both of which operate on the concept of having someone who is really good at a type of food come and compete against Bobby Flay. Both of them make the same type of food (enchiladas, pie, homemade mac and cheese...whatever it is) and are judged by a blind taste test. Most of the times Bobby wins, but win or lose he is always very gracious and he makes the competition a lot of fun.
Food type: Burgers, fries, and shakes
Monologue score (1-10): 7.5, not boring, but not super exciting either - average. I did like the tips I gathered from the beginning of each section.
Difficulty level: Easy to intermediate
Approximate percentage of recipes I would be willing to try: Overall I'd say I'd be willing to try 45% of the recipes in the book.
Sample recipes I'm interested in trying:
Author: Bobby Flay (With Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson). Bobby Flay is famous for his Latin American inspired foods and for his bold flavors. He owns 5 restaurants across the United States. He is an Iron Chef and competes on several cooking shows. My favorite of his shows is "Throw Down with Bobby Flay" and "Beat Bobby Flay" both of which operate on the concept of having someone who is really good at a type of food come and compete against Bobby Flay. Both of them make the same type of food (enchiladas, pie, homemade mac and cheese...whatever it is) and are judged by a blind taste test. Most of the times Bobby wins, but win or lose he is always very gracious and he makes the competition a lot of fun.
Food type: Burgers, fries, and shakes
Monologue score (1-10): 7.5, not boring, but not super exciting either - average. I did like the tips I gathered from the beginning of each section.
Difficulty level: Easy to intermediate
Approximate percentage of recipes I would be willing to try: Overall I'd say I'd be willing to try 45% of the recipes in the book.
When it comes to burgers I am as plain jane as it comes, cheese and mustard only. That being the case, most of the burger recipes didn't appeal to me (however, my husband would enjoy several of them). What I was most interested in was the "how to" section at the beginning of each section. I learned tips for how to make a good size burger patty and that it helps to make a thumb sized imprint in the middle of a burger so it doesn't swell too much. I learned that you can use jam in a fruit flavored shake to supplement the fruit flavor. I also learned some tips on how to make homemade french fries along with homemade seasonings and condiments.
Sample recipes I'm interested in trying:
- Oven Roasted Fries
- Bistro French Fries (garlic/parsley fries)
- Barbecue, Asian, and Cuban seasonings (for fries or burger)
- Peanut Butter-Banana-Marshmallow Milkshake
- Blackberry Cheesecake Milkshake
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