Eat light for the next few days. You\u2019re gonna need all the belly room you can get. For the first time, the \u201chamburger house party\u201d is going down in Broward next weekend. Bun-busting patties will rule the day, and this is no meet and greet. This is meat and eat.<\/p>\n
Lou Fleischer, Wimpy: \u201cThere\u2019s nothing in the world that can compare with a hamburger, juicy and rare.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oh, Wimpy \u2014 how right you are. Deco made it over to \u201cMai-Kai\u201d in Fort Lauderdale to get all the juicy details about \u201cThe Hamburger House Party.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cWe\u2019re bringing a celebration of burgers for National Burger Month.\u201d<\/p>\n
Get ready to expand your horizons and your waistline.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cThe Hamburger House Party is not only about burgers, but it\u2019s also about burger culture, so you\u2019re gonna get a variety of different styles of burgers.\u201d<\/p>\n
There really is something for everyone at the \u201cHouse Party\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cYou\u2019re not only gonna get smash, but you\u2019re also gonna get thicker burgers. You\u2019re gonna have burgers from places you haven\u2019t tried burgers from before. They\u2019re gonna be testing new burgers for you to try out.\u201d<\/p>\n
In order to offer up your specialty at the soiree, burger meisters have to please the beast.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cThey have to be someone that catches my eye. Someone I\u2019m a fan of. Someone who does a really great burger. They don\u2019t get into the event without me trying them, and that\u2019s very important because I want everyone to have a really great experience there.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of the burgers The Beast abides, is Mai-Kai\u2019s sizzling \u201cBig Pani Burger\u201d.<\/p>\n
This Polynesian bad boy is packing two patties, crispy cheese, fried Maui onions, grilled pineapple, home-made guava-smoked bacon, and pineapple yum-yum sauce. It does sound yummy!<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cOn a super sesame seed bun.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re going to the party, you should definitely bring a couple of pals. It makes for some interesting eating.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cYou might say, \u2018This is the best burger!\u2019 Your best bud says, \u2018This is the best burger.\u2019 You\u2019ll be able to try them side by side and actually compare them in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n
The idea of the day is to munch and mingle.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cYou\u2019re able to listen to live music, just hang back and have a good time and talk to a bunch of other friendly people who are into food.\u201d<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll also be able to chat with the folks who got creative in their kitchens.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cYou\u2019ll be able to walk up to the chefs and talk to them, talk to them about their dishes. They\u2019re gonna be right at the front lines handing out the burgers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Food fads come, and food fads go. Thanks to events like \u201cThe Hamburger House Party,\u201d burgers will never die.<\/p>\n
Sef \u201cBurger Beast\u201d Gonzalez: \u201cBurgers are a constant. They have been since they caught on. What we do have is different styles that get popular at different times. Right now, we\u2019re going through a smash burger period. We\u2019ll go back to the original, you know, people like the thicker burgers.\u201d<\/p>\n