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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

Apr 23 2012

Circusjo’s Society of Burgers

Hello Burgertonics!

I’ve taken it upon myself to devise the first ever Society of Burgers, conspicuously known as (SOB). A place of higher consciousness in terms of finding the true meaning of life thru burgers. As you know, I’ve been on a long and weary journey but it has taught me great things. From my notes from near and far, I now take you on another kind of journey, a journey of enlightenment and realization thru….The Book of Burgerology!

I have categorized, what i believe to be the 6 most common personality traits, based on the way we dress and luv our burgers.

How do you dress your burger? Are you one of these personalities?
Where do you fit in?

Read on and let us know where you squat. Or, do you think you have a personality type that isn’t on our curriculum yet, then let us know, if it’s a fit we’ll add it.

Join The Society! A Call to Arms….

The SOB needs your interaction! We want to know which personality type reigns supreme.  So, rally up the troops and get recruited! Leave us your email addy and we will send you an official SOB e-badge. This elite club is privy to meet -ups, eat-outs, burger challenges and gatherings hosted by the broads…..lucky you!! Summers just ahead and that means BBQ’s, Burgers, and Patios…get on board with the broads…you know you want to!

More from the Society….The Book of Beast Meats

The next interactive chapter of SOB…What’s your beast meat? I’ll take a look at the various types of beast meats such as beef, turkey, lamb burgers etc and the personality types who luv them!

Now lets see where you fit in!…….

The Book of Burgerality

The Nudist: The bare bones of burger personalities. Adds nothing, wants nothing.  They take naturalistic pleasures to the extreme; uninhibited to the exposed flavours of their manifesto meat sandwich. Usually found to be  intelligent and discerning but heavily lack imagination and creativity.

The Nerd: likes to play it safe by adding only one or two toppings to their beast-meat. They would luv to break out and explore more toppings but are painfully shy and may need much encouragement from others outside of their own group. Unfortunately, most in this group lack the balls needed to move past this stage. The Nerd’s best bet is to hook up with a Partier…trust me!

The Worker: This personality type plays it safe by only playing within the classic and basic toppings such as ketchup, mustard, lettuce etc. They are people of consistency and order. Their only adventurous play comes with mixing and matching the order of toppings, but it always ends up tasting the same. They relish in a life of uniformity and predictability and wouldn’t change it for nothing…..unless otherwise told to do so.

The Showoff: These attention craving hamburglars luv it hottt!..or think they do. With clenched cheeks and watery eyes they take no prisoners…because they can’t breath or see…and are most likely to disappear soon after a meal to a quieter and more comfortable private space so they can reflect on what they just did to themselves, then promise themselves that they won’t do that again, but they are helpless against their own egos. They are wannabe dare-devils who, if not careful, could easily crash & burn.

The Partier: they luv to take chances and will try anything at least once! They have no fear and luv to ketchup with what’s trending and new. They like to think of themselves as ‘out of the box thinkers’ and are very socially motivated. This personality type is somewhat outspoken and impulsive and sometimes could be confused with the Showoff. The Partier is carefree and loose minded, experiencing a lot in short bursts…. but forgetting most of it by morning.

The Extremist: the ‘no holds bar’ personality type. They are not only willing to try anything and everything, all the time, day or night, rain or shine…all you have to do is dare them… but they show no shame in combining items that would make the Nudists recoil in horror and make the Partiers look like amateurs. They live always on the toasted, crumbly edge of life and luv to grind it out with other like minded individuals, trying to always ‘up’ their game.

So there you have it! Don’t forget to leave your type with us and if you would like to be a member of the SOB Society, then you know what to do!

Circusjo..

Dec 15 2011

Hello world!

This is yet another place in the web for us to call home and we’re just getting started!

We are a growing club of female burger lovers who love everything about burgers, any kinda burgers!

We are not babes.We are not Barbies.We ARE BROADS!

We’re redefining burger culture and most importantly, what it means to be a BROAD
We will NEVER  talk about big burger chains! THAT’s a Promise!

This is a collaborative blog, a place for all us Broads to show our love of burger culture from meatarian to vegetarian from all around the World.

It’s also a space where you can learn about each of us.. who we are when we’re not eating burgers.

Some of us are known as

*Around the World* Burger Broads  Correspondents.

We hail from Canada, The United States, Ireland,UK, Australia and the Philippines.

It is here in this blog that we will post pics,videos and even mini reviews of a burger we have encountered or something about ourselves ..ie; upcoming shows,events,our own recipes of any kind ..anything we want…..we want  the rest of the world (you) to know about.

We are always asked.. ” So..what is the best burger you ever had?”

Our answer: We  never met a burger we didn’t like but some do make us *burgasm* better than others;)

We are not food critics. We are burger lovers.

In the name of burgers and for the love of Broads, once  again,Welcome!

We hope you enjoy your time with us.

we Find.we Eat.we Share

Signed,

One of many Broads