Bold new burgers are appearing on the menus of the country's top restaurants, reverently prepared by some of the nation's best chefs. The burger has become a fine dining event, expertly crafted and fiendishly devoured. Allow award-winning chef Samuel Monsour and noted burger critic and chef Richard Chudy to serve as your guides in this brave new world, bringing that energy and creativity to your own kitchen and backyard. With a fearless do-it-yourself spirit and respect for the gritty, authentic flavors of American cuisine, Monsour and Chudy share 120 mouthwatering recipes to set your grills ablaze. No top-down, ordinary themed burgers here. Instead, these renegade chefs provide you with the inspiration to realize your own wild creations. (See their baker s dozen of outrageously stacked burger centerfolds to fire up your imagination.) Organized by the elements it takes to reach burger nirvana and sizzling with dynamic writing and design, American Burger Revival will feed the souls of ambitious, devoted burger lovers everywhere. Stoke the coals and prepare to see the light. "A 'best cookbook of the year' roundup is nothing without a great burger book, just like we as food enthusiasts are nothing without great burgers. The award-winning dream team of Boston chef and burger blogger Richard Chudy and partner chef Samuel Monsour unleashed American Burger Revival: Brazen Recipes to Electrify a Timeless Classic on a hungry, eager audience this year. Earnest in its goal of serving the country a better burger and wildly inventive in its manners of doing so (you need custom burger blends in your culinary life), this is a book for everyone who's ever lovingly transferred a juicy patty to a bun and marveled in the blank canvas that is a slightly charred, perfectly fatty, medium-rare burger waiting to receive its toppings. Break down their favorite beasts, like the instantly superior McMayor, add all kinds of wondrous accoutrements to your repertoire, from the tart and pickled to the cheesy, melty, fried and cheesy-fried (ever had panko-crusted burrata on your burger?) and let these two dedicated grillmasters take you along for the ride of a lifetime." -Jess Kapadia, Food Republic "For me, the burger has always been a mix of emotions: the satisfaction I felt seeing people gobble up the patties I flipped at my parents' diner as a kid; the reckless freedom of cruising through the drive thru with my high school friends; the embarrassment of defending the burger to Michelin-starred cooks in Europe as a culinary student. ... Reading Samuel and Richard's book will inevitably give you that same dose of deep-rooted nostalgia and inspire your own memorable burger creations." -Chef Grant Achatz, Alinea, Next, and Aviary "Passion and creativity: that's what Sammy and Richard bring to the burger game. Sammy's unharnessable spirit of innovation and Richard's deep expertise come together to create delicious and cutting-edge burgers. What you have in front of you is not a "flip through and put it on the shelf" book, but a fun, creative, and inspiring tool for making what is no doubt America's true national cooking and eating pastime." -Chef Michael Scelfo, Alden & Harlow "Anyone can throw a mishmash of toppings onto a slab of meat and bun--and even though American Burger Revival has more than 30 recipes for condiments alone--that's not the point here. Monsour and Chudy dissect the entire burger-making process in a fun and fearless guide that'll have you rethinking its stature as a fast food staple." -Christopher Hughes, Boston Magazine "Calling all burger lovers: Here's a look inside a cookbook made just for you." -Khushbu Shah, Eater National "Where's the beef?! Yeah baby, its all right here in this book. These real-deal burger bad boys break it all down so that you can make it all happen on your own at home." -Guy Fieri, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives "For me, the burger has always been a mix of emotions: the satisfaction I felt seeing people gobble up the patties I flipped at my parents' diner as a kid; the reckless freedom of cruising through the drive thru with my high school friends; the embarrassment of defending the burger to Michelin-starred cooks in Europe as a culinary student. ... Reading Samuel and Richard's book will inevitably give you that same dose of deep-rooted nostalgia and inspire your own memorable burger creations." -Chef Grant Achatz, Alinea, Next, and Aviary "Passion and creativity: that's what Sammy and Richard bring to the burger game. Sammy's unharnessable spirit of innovation and Richard's deep expertise come together to create delicious and cutting-edge burgers. What you have in front of you is not a "flip through and put it on the shelf" book, but a fun, creative, and inspiring tool for making what is no doubt America's true national cooking and eating pastime." -Chef Michael Scelfo, Alden & Harlow SAMUEL MONSOUR is a chef, writer, and food activist. He is the co-