Cheeseburger purists: Cringe now.
A doughnut and cheeseburger combo is NOT gross?
Thank goodness for small favors.
The cheeseburger is flipping off the grill this summer. It's being stuffed into egg rolls and plopped atop salads at Bennigan's; layered on pizzas at Uno Chicago Grill; and — for the strong of stomach — crammed between Krispy Kreme doughnut halves at one stadium.
All in the name of making the nation's most popular entree seem new, again. Burgers have been the top entree order for 28 years, says Harry Balzer, trends watcher at NPD Group.
So, why not fuse 'em with other favorites? "If you can mix two favorites, the combination is more pleasurable than any one — as long as it's not grotesque," says Steven Witherly, a food scientist.
A doughnut and cheeseburger combo is NOT gross?
An idea so "out there" it died in Bennigan's test kitchen: Cheeseburger Cones.
Thank goodness for small favors.