Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
You Can Haz Cheezeburger at Pasadena's Cheeseburger Week
The Original Tops is one of the participating venues in Pasadena's second annual Cheeseburger Week (Photo courtesy The Original Tops)
()
All these food holidays and restaurant weeks can get overwhelming, but this is one we can get behind. Pasadena is starting their second annual cheeseburger week next Monday, meaning you can stuff yourself with buns and burgs all you want -- and on the cheap.
The organizers say the event is a celebration of Lionel Sternberger’s genius in being the first to put cheese to hamburger and serve it at the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924. In honor of the event, they've organized several different themed cheeseburger crawls: there's a traditional crawl that includes Pie 'N Burger, Continental, the original Tops location, and Clearman's, as well as a more fancy pants one that goes from aka to Pop Champagne to Vertical Wine Bistro to redwhiteandbluez.
If all that sounds like too much, you can always just hit up some of the specials like Pie 'N Burger's $10.95 cheeseburger, fries, and a soft drink deal. Or maybe the Mars Rover-inspired burger over at King's Rows is more up your alley.
"I thought doing a tribute to Pasadena's history of innovation with a burger would be a fun way to approach Cheeseburger Week," says executive chef Sundeep Vohra. "Since JPL just landed the Opportunity on Mars, we came up with a tasty burger made from dry aged ribeye beef, ground chorizo for a bit of fire, topped with an egg, arugula and some interesting flavors on our housemade bun and dubbed it the Mars Rover Burger."
Support for LAist comes from
We're not really quite sure what that has to do with Mars, save for the fact that chorizo is sort of red-ish, but it sure sounds good.
For more info on who's participating in Pasadena's beefy festivities, check out their site. And if you really get into it, be sure to vote for your favorite burger. There are traditional lunch counter, alternative, and white tablecloth categories this year.
As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone.
Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us.
We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you.
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.
Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.
Thank you for your generous support and believing in independent news.
Chip in now to fund your local journalism
(
LAist
)
Trending on LAist
-
With less to prove than LA, the city is becoming a center of impressive culinary creativity. -
Nearly 470 sections of guardrailing were stolen in the last fiscal year in L.A. and Ventura counties.
-
Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.
-
With California voters facing a decision on redistricting this November, Surf City is poised to join the brewing battle over Congressional voting districts.
-
The drug dealer, the last of five defendants to plead guilty to federal charges linked to the 'Friends' actor’s death, will face a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.
-
The weather’s been a little different lately, with humidity, isolated rain and wind gusts throughout much of Southern California. What’s causing the late-summer bout of gray?
Best of LAist