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Burger King Corporation

  • News

    February 15, 2012

    Mapping Seattle's Gangs

    One amateur Crip cartographer takes his shot.

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Crips, Bloods, and Commuters: Seattle Gang Territory Mapped on Google

    Which gangs hang out downtown at 3rd and Pine? Who is responsible for all the graffiti tags in South Park? And why is the dividing line between Central District and South Seattle gang territory a Burger King? These questions and more can now be answered by Google.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Burger King's Top Chef Reveals Oyster Fantasy

    A classic west coast oyster dish would be available alongside French toast sticks and Crossain'wiches, if Burger King's head chef had his way. John Koch, the fast food chain's executive chef and director of product innovation, today told BurgerBusiness.com that his favorite breakfast is a Hangtown ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    The Year in French Fries

    Safeco Field's fry scene improved considerably with the 2011 arrival of Ethan Stowell's frites in The 'Pen.​Congress this year declined to scale back the amount of french fries served in school cafeterias, perhaps fearing they'd be accused of hypocrisy. Adults eat a lot of fries, too: Per cap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Burger King Still Trying to Build a Better French Fry

    ​Burger King, bless its congested heart, has reformulated its french fry recipe. McDonald's is the acknowledged master of the fast food fry, but that hasn't stopped other chains from trying to compete. Wendy's, which is now busy promoting its new "W" burger, last year widened its fries and do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Burger King Caught Serving Undercooked Beef in 10 Washington State Counties

    ​It started as a single Burger King restaurant in Pierce County that was found to be serving undercooked burgers. But now dozens of Burger King locations in 10 different Washington counties have been found to be doing the same thing.

  • Food

    June 8, 2011

    Bottomfeeder: Better Than Burger King

    Thick fries and beer give Quincy's an edge.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Is Microsoft Paying Young German Teens to Deface Apple Stores with Windows Logos?

    ​Because one would think that kids would come up with better street art themes than the logo of a massive tech company's signature product.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Seattle Police Aren't the Only Cops With Potty-Mouths

    Image source​The three Seattle police officers disciplined for telling two suspected gang members during a traffic stop last year that they would "skull-fuck you and drag you down the street" and "break your fucking neck" objected to their weeks-long suspensions on the grounds that they used t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Starbucks Is Now the Third Largest Restaurant Chain in United States

    ​That's not third largest coffee chain, or third largest coffee retailer, mind you. Starbucks is now the third largest restaurant chain in the country.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Tooting the Tasty Horn at Ooba Tooba

    © Ooba ToobaIf you're not taking an actual vacation this spring to avoid the rain, at least let your mouth escape the boredom.​There's been sooooo much hoopla in the media the past few weeks about (dare we even type his name and thereby add to the pathetic spiral of enablement) Charlie Sheen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Twilight Heroine "Bella" Still Most Popular Name to Give Your Dog

    ​Anyone who doesn't live in Forks, Wash. but has gone there in the last couple years runs a very good chance doing so because they love the "Twilight" novel/movie/Burger King toy series. But even people who can't enjoy the damp, rural beauty of Clallam County have been getting their fill by th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Death At The Burger King

    ​There are good ways to die and there are bad ways. The good ways include: 1) Quickly 2) Quietly, in your sleep, at the ripe old age of 275 3) Atop or beneath the supermodel of your choosing And the bad ones are so numerous as to make listing them pointless. I mean, is being eaten by a sha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Chocolate, Liquor, Loafers and The Dangerous Misuse of Power Tools

    ​ "Not one to be held back by my lack of discretionary funds, I embarked on my own chocolate tour throughout Seattle - the "Poor Woman's Chocolate Indulgence Tour", if you will. Along with a photographer sidekick, Victoria Holt, I blazed a trail through the collection of chocolate shops surro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    7 Stupid Things We've "Learned" From Food Television

    Idiocy makes Alton cry​I have had issues with food TV for a long time. From the ridiculously chipper Rachael Ray to the catch-phrase-ery of Emeril, the shrieking freak-outs on Hell's Kitchen and the glorification of every goddamn cheeseburger and burrito in America courtesy of Guy Fieri, the F ... More >>

  • Food

    October 20, 2010

    Bottomfeeder: Mad Cows

    Taking the four-patty challenge at Burger Madness.

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Tacos and Tommy Burgers: The Chain Restaurants We Crave

    ​Once upon a time, there was a man called Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. He was a lawyer and a politician, a judge, an outlaw, a violin teacher and a gastronome--a man who gained posthumous fame partly for his great work, Physiologie du goût (also know as Physiologie du Goût, ou Méditations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Booze, Chickens and Booze

    ​Rain, the World Cup, Barbecue--all things that might've occupied your mind this week, causing you to miss some (or all) of our coverage of Seattle's food news. But that's okay. Because today (like every Friday), I'm here to wrap up the week that was and bring you all the highlights of the we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    BBQ Ribs at Burger King: If This Isn't A Sign of the Apocalypse, I Don't Know What Is

    The "barbecue" in question​ Burger King is now serving ribs. Yes, they are probably just as bad as they sound. But you know what's worse? The new ad campaign where a flying pig appears to pick the ribs up off the ground in a parking lot and deliver this sacrificial meal to some obviously ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Dinner & a Movie: Chlorinated Time Travel Wins, Red Lobster Loses

    ​The Dinner: The "Chef's Signature Lobster and Shrimp Pasta" with a tall raspberry margarita at Red Lobster (4231 196th St. SW., Lynnwood). The Movie: Hot Tub Time Machine at Alderwood 16 (18733 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood). The Screenplate: When setting out to watch a movie about transporting to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Reader: Cops Deal With the Worst Our Society Has to Offer

    Even less fun than it looks.​Reader Tom responds to Vancouver Deputy Edward Bylsma Sues Burger King for Loogie on His Whopper. "I just passed by a police station today with flags at half-mast. "Some of you kids need to realize that police have to put up with the worst shit that our society h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    The Videos: The King is Just Plain Stealin'

    Ad copy for the new BK Musk Burger, "Eat The King..."​In today's installment of "The Videos" we have an interesting bit of honesty in marketing from those crazy kids over at Burger King. It appears that the burger chain, dissatisfied with their normal breakfast offerings of microwaved croissan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Vancouver Deputy Edward Bylsma Sues Burger King for Loogie on His Whopper

    Another way: spit in his Whopper.​Last March, K-9 Deputy Edward Bylsma ordered a Whopper at the drive-in of a Vancouver, Washington Burger King. Bylsma got a bad vibe from the young clerk who handed him his food. So he carefully peeled away the bottom patty from the bun and, sure enough, found ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Starbucks in Classy Co-Venture With Burger King

    Meet Howard Schultz's new friend.​Would you like fries with that? No,we're not kidding. You'll now be able to get French fries, bacon cheeseburgers, and all manner of artery-clogging junk food with your next Starbucks-generated drip coffee. Only not in an actual SBUX store. Nor will it actuall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Seattle: Home to "The Worst Jack in the Box in the Country"

    In light of this news, this shot of Jack mugging the Burger King makes a lot more sense.​The next time you see Seattle Crime's Jonah Spangenthal-Lee, tell him the egg nog ice cream shakes are on us. Because without him, we'd have never known that the Jack in the Box on 4th and Holgate is the " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    One Microsoft Whopper, Coming (Urp) Up!

    ​Burger King of Japan is promoting Microsoft's Windows 7 release today with this seven-layer Whopper. It's 5 inches in diameter, and tips the scale at 1 3/4 pounds - about equal to the weight of the change it could remove from your pockets - $15.90 in U.S. coins. It's available for one week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Is it Just Me...

    ... or does anyone else think that Burger King is really pushing the envelope here with this blow up doll-esque figure about to deep throat a seven incher? Maybe I'm viewing this wrong (doubt it) but Burger King is clearly taking the sex sells rout with their latest advertisements. Just recently, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2009

    Did Anybody Just See...

    ...this new Heineken commercial during the Lakers-Rockets game featuring Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" as the theme? If not, check it out as it's actually kind of funny. I'm hoping that Biz Markie got paid for offering up his classic song to the folks at Heineken. Biz hasn't been doing too much els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2008

    Weekend Review: Portland Infiltrates the South Sound

    ...this new Heineken commercial during the Lakers-Rockets game featuring Biz Markie's "Just a Friend" as the theme? If not, check it out as it's actually kind of funny. I'm hoping that Biz Markie got paid for offering up his classic song to the folks at Heineken. Biz hasn't been doing too much els ... More >>

  • Food

    September 3, 2008

    The Blizzard With the White Center

    Warren Buffett’s ass-expanding meal-in-a-cup lies just beyond city limits.

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2008
  • Blogs

    January 16, 2008
  • Food

    September 5, 2007

    A Long, Rewarding Hunt for a Pulse-Stopping Philly

    Don't read this if you haven't seen John Candy's The Great Outdoors.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    King County Health preps food label idea for tomorrow

    Don't read this if you haven't seen John Candy's The Great Outdoors.

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2007

    The Slaughterhouse Fine

    Don't read this if you haven't seen John Candy's The Great Outdoors.

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2007

    Trans Fat Ban on the Table in King County

    Don't read this if you haven't seen John Candy's The Great Outdoors.

  • Food

    November 29, 2006

    Stress Relief 2.0

    The enduring appeal of the Herfy's burger.

  • Film

    December 22, 2004

    The Phantom Menace

    Joel Schumacher mucks up Andrew Lloyd Webber. Only his phans will be shocked and disappointed.

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    Attacking the Clones

    Infomatik's art-punk leaves the early '80s behind.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    The Great Escape

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    CD Reviews

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Food

    December 18, 2002

    The Hotdish

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    News Clips— Independent/Clingy

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Food

    July 18, 2001

    Side Dish

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Music

    April 18, 2001

    Basement flacks

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • Music

    August 18, 1999

    Gloomy but pretty East River Pipe, Dick's '70s flashback, and more

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    Schoolkids for sale

    Blur's musical diaspora: beyond the Waterloo sunset, Africa!

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Mixed paper, bottles, and Bradys

    Instant Nostalgia issue

  • Music

    November 11, 1998

    The melody lingers

    Instant Nostalgia issue

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