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Apr 26 2012

It’s our Burgday!

This day last year,April 26th/2011 we filmed our very first burger review video.

But, let’s backtrack just a bit.

9 months earlier,*The Burger Broads* were born in the back alley of a greasy mom and pop diner  on the Queen St W. strip in Toronto. Ok, so it wasn’t quite an alley.It was a small, visually undesirable patio in the back with a couple of picnic tables and not much else besides the garbage bins and empty boxes decorating the place.

After a day of yard saling, The Madame of The BroadHouse (that would be me) was taken to a place that has been around for years, since the 1960`s, catering to the local neighborhood and noon-time beer thirsty regulars for a  burger lunch by a friend who swore up and down that this was THE burger of all burgers in Toronto.

  

A. 16oz (1lb) of ground beef,spiced and made to order for a whopping $6.95. It was so big it had to be cut in half!

Regardless of the stuck in time decor and the lonely looking clientele nursing their lover in a bottle,there was a charm to the place knowing that it had been around so long, now operated by the son of the father who started it all.

With a very happy,full belly I  just had to let everyone I knew know about this secret place that I had found,which I found out later wasn`t so much of  a secret so even though i was a little slow to hop on the burger shouting bandwagon I rallied up a couple of girlfriends to be my guinea pigs,so to speak, to make a video.

I thought it would be more interesting to see and hear someone eat and talk about the food/the burger rather than just taking pictures and writing about it as so many food bloggers do out there.

And better yet,they had to be females who weren`t afraid of getting messy and who weren`t afraid to eat and talk with their mouths full, at the same time.

On the day of the shoot one of the girls couldn`t make it and without a second thought I put it out to a few more girlfriends.Time was of the essence as I had already spoken with the owner about setting a day and time to shoot.Soon enough a burger loving Broad came to save the day and hence the idea of a roster was initiated.Meaning,that when i would schedule a shoot there would always be someone available to come out for  a burger eating gig.

I have to say,as much as it is a roster it is also a club and preferably I like to think of it as a Club.I have met some amazing women.The women who have come together under this umbrella are dynamic,self -possessed and passionate creatures  living their lives to the fullest AND they love burgers as much as I do.

At first, facebook and twitter were the only platforms we were using to share our findings and love of burgers.At the end of  December 2011 I thought it time to create this collaborative blog. A home where everything could be organized and found easily,not just for potential readers but for my own sanity too:)

We`ve come a long way in our 1st year.Since the beginning we`ve always tried different styles of shooting and editing,coming up with  fun ideas  and always listening to our growing fanbase  …and did ya know?

…….We don`t review or discuss fast food burger chains.Never will.

Thus far in this new year, we changed our shirts from white to black, expanded our Club ( we now  have `Burger Broad Correspondents` in Vancouver,BC ) with plans to grow across Canada,heck why not all of North America!?

I like to think we will always be a Work- In- Progress because we `relish` getting messy…and sometimes cheesy;)

Knowing that we have readers such as yourself it makes me glad that I ran with this crazy idea of mine. In fact,I`ve become quite obsessed and fascinated with burger culture.Everyone loves a burger whether they are meatatarian or vegetarian and on behalf of all of us here in The BroadHouse, I  look forward to sharing more burgers and our continuous,work-in-progress journey with You while we Find.Eat and Share.

Thanks for sharing our Burgday with us!

In celebration of our 1yr mark, we have shotglasses and a waterbottle (which we use as a flask in our latest videos) that  you can acquire pretty much at cost albeit $1:) for the rest of 2012. just click on the pics!

Stay Hungry!

Sincerely,

Ms.D-Madame of The BroadHouse

Feb 13 2012

Grow up Barbie!

Before you read any further this post is NOT about burgers.

This day (February 13th) in 1959

Barbie Millicent Roberts was born by Ruth Handler.

  • How a cartoon prostitute was the inspiration for Barbie
    TIMEmagazine reports:

    “In 1956, Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, was vacationing in Switzerland when she came across Bild Lilli, a doll that, unlike popular baby dolls at the time, had long, shapely legs and wore heavy makeup. Lilli, in fact, was based on a prostitute in a postwar German cartoon, but Handler was inspired. She bought three Lilli dolls, returned to California and in 1959 created the world’s first Barbie doll.”

She sold for $3.There has been some controversy over Barbie Doll’s figure .

If Barbie was a real person her measurements would be an impossible 36-18-38.

Barbie’s “real” measurements are 5 inches (bust), 3 ¼ inches (waist), 5 3/16 inches (hips). Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces, and her height is 11.5 inches tall.

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  In 1959 the Toy Industry drooled as they recognized the gigantic new puberty market of Baby Boomer kids…record toy sales for the past decade, and Mattel didn’t want to lose their best customers.
Barbie was hatched that year, and Boomer females have never been satisfied with their bodies since. Babs transcended dollhood and became a lifestyle, a role model to help adolescent girls make the painful transition to adulthood.

Barbie possessed everything an All-American girl could possibly desire: a perfect face, figure, hair, a fabulous wardrobe and an ideal boyfriend (Ken).

Barbie was the first doll with boobs, which seemed natural, since the sale of training bras increased by 50% in 1959 as the oldest Boomer girls turned 13 and began to notice serious changes in their anatomy. How could they compete with Barbie? At full scale, Babs’ measurements would have read: 40DD- 18- 26. Her breasts defied gravity and stuck out, high and well formed (and nippleless), and her exaggerated, hourglass waist could only have been achieved in the real world by the removal of a few ribs and vital organs. Barbie’s long, slender legs must have been achieved in a month on the Gitmo torture rack, or as the result of some terrible disease (which also caused her nipples to fall off?).
Nonetheless, every little Boomer girl in America simply had to own a Barbie and as many accessories as her parents would tolerate. Mattel’s production line could barely keep up with demand. They started the Barbie Fan Club, and soon membership exceeded that of the Girl Scouts of America.

Each subscriber received regular fan club letters with tips on how to become an all-American Dream Girl, and a complete shopping guide of the latest additions to Barbie’s wardrobe. Teenieboppers dropped all other dolls and concentrated on helping Barbie get ready for her next big date with Ken. In fact, Barbie’s entire schedule consisted of getting ready for dates, shopping, trying on new clothes and experimenting with new hairstyles and makeup. It is interesting to note that 1959 was also the year that Visa and Mastercharge cards were introduced.

Barbie’s life was not cluttered with any visible signs of education, marriage or career (until 1985, with Barbie’s “Home Office Center”), but no one seemed to wondered where she got all the money for her beautiful house, swimming pool, spa, horse, snazzy sports car, and more than a thousand expensive outfits. Perhaps Barbie was the mistress of a very wealthy man? What other job could she possibly qualify for that could earn her enough to maintain her luxurious lifestyle? Closer examination will dispel the mistress theory, however… Mattel neglected to provide Barbie with the physical equipment necessary to perform the duties of such an occupation. Ken has been the only guy to date Barbie during the past half century because he, too, has nothing going on below the waist or above the neck.
This vain, self-centered, materialistic, hollow-headed, sexless, cold, plastic princess served as the adult role model for little girls throughout the entire history of our generation. On her twenty-first birthday in 1980, 112 million Barbies had been sold…one for every American female.
With Barbie as a role model for little girls, and GI Joe for little boys, it’s amazing that the Baby Boomer Generation turned out as well as it did.

original article:The Constructive Anarchist

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As much as I love the above article, as I admit I have a love/hate relationship ..I have to say, Barbie has come a long way since 1959.

Now in 2012 and beyond, perhaps there is hope that instead of glorifying the young and stupid,we,as a society, will be able to honor, respect and listen to the wisdom of our mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers in order to learn and become leaders of the world, countries, cities, communities right down to our neighbourhoods…Leaders who lead with love instead of fear all the while loving our Goddess Self in all our Broad glory.

Happy Birthday! Broadbie:)