{"id":343661,"date":"2026-06-20T02:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343661\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T02:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:19:13","slug":"get-dad-a-500-burger-at-st-anthony-hotel-this-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/343661\/","title":{"rendered":"Get dad a $500 burger at St. Anthony Hotel this Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Executive chef Jarrod Mainard has crafted a St. Anthony Hotel Father\u2019s Day special guaranteed to wow dads.<\/p>\n

The Sunday Brunch is called the \u201cGolden Burger Experience<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s a massive concoction of beef and eye-poppin\u2019 fixin\u2019s for a mind-blowin\u2019 $500.<\/p>\n

Beer and fries included.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But not tax or tip.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s another catch: Patrons can\u2019t just show up to the hotel\u2019s Gallery On The Park<\/a> and ask for the golden burger experience. They must place orders in advance at jgaldeano@thestanthonyhotel.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why? Mainard and his culinary team need time to gather and prepare the ingredients.<\/p>\n

What, you might wonder, goes into a $500 burger? <\/p>\n

Mainard is glad you asked. He starts with a half-pound Japanese A5 ribeye patty. He adds butter-poached king crab legs, shaved black summer truffles, shaved Ib\u00e9rico ham, a tangy balsamic barbecue sauce and Osetra caviar. Then he fits everything inside a 24K gold-plated Japanese A5 Wagyu tallow onion bun.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were asking ourselves what fathers want on Father\u2019s Day,\u201d Mainard said. \u201cWe decided they wanted burgers and beer. And then we asked ourselves how we could make the most elevated burger? And it just spiraled from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a few miles away, Pearl is hosting its third annual Burger Showdown<\/a> on Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For a $20 wristband, entrants can enjoy burger samples from eight competing restaurants and cast three votes for their favorites. <\/p>\n

\"\"The Boiler House is one of eight competitors in Pearl\u2019s third annual Burger Showdown on Sunday. This was their entry in 2025. Credit: Courtesy \/ Pearl<\/p>\n

The showdown participants are Supper, Otto\u2019s Ice House, Henbit, Burgers by the Butcher, Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery, Boiler House, Casanova BBQ and Brasserie Mon Chou Chou.<\/p>\n

Wait. A French brasserie is competing in a burger showdown? Turns out, Mon Chou Chou returns as the defending champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe burger we won with was a classic burger with truffle cream sauce,\u201d said Philippe Plac\u00e9, co-founder of the Southerleigh Hospitality Group, which includes Mon Chou Chou. \u201cWe were not expecting to win. We were just as surprised as the rest of you guys.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

This year, Chou Chou executive chef Laurent Rea is preparing a mushroom burger with Gruy\u00e8re cheese.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOne half of our ego wants to win, the other half is just happy to be there on Father\u2019s Day,\u201d Plac\u00e9 said. \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to take restaurants outside of their restaurants. We go under the tents. We get to meet our guests in a different way and hang out with other chefs. It\u2019s first and foremost a party. We want to have a cold beer with our guests and have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this year\u2019s showdown, Chou Chou, Southerleigh and Boiler House will be grilling burgers under the same tent. Other competitors will be grilling under different tents. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very festive event,\u201d Plac\u00e9 said. \u201cThere\u2019s music. There\u2019s booze. People are super chill. What I like most is the connection with guests coming to the booth and trying the burgers. You get to try 10, 15 different bites, all of them loaded with flavors. It\u2019s sort of a foodie high.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mainard is preparing a foodie high at the St. Anthony.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe A5 Japanese Wagyu patty is probably the best in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re layering gold flakes on the outside of the bun. We\u2019re really pushing the limits on the burger. If I had the money, I\u2019d go for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mainard\u2019s creation is not the most expensive burger. Not even close. In 2021, Robbert Jan De Veen sold a burger for $5,967 <\/a>in The Netherlands. The gold-leaf covered bun was made using Dom P\u00e9rignon champagne. Like Mainard\u2019s burger, Jan De Veen\u2019s patty was layered with king crab and caviar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Named \u201cThe Golden Boy,\u201d it is listed as \u201cthe most expensive hamburger (single portion)\u201d in The Guinness Book of World Records.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The golden burger experience sells for less than one-tenth the price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How many does Mainard expect to sell?<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we sold a couple I\u2019d be happy,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we sold 10, that would be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Executive chef Jarrod Mainard has crafted a St. Anthony Hotel Father\u2019s Day special guaranteed to wow dads. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343662,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[122595,122596,115614,122597,122598,742,82,84,83,31264,92,3028,93],"class_list":["post-343661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-500-burger","tag-brasserie-mon-chou-chou","tag-fathers-day","tag-gallery-on-the-park","tag-guinness-book-of-world-records","tag-pearl","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-st-anthony-hotel","tag-top-story","tag-typedaily","tag-typefeature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}