The Grill's the Thing

          Recently we were at an event in support of our other blog (http://turnerbudds-carblog.blogspot.com/), it was a fall festival centered around a car show, held at the Clermont Sportman's Club (http://turnerbudds-carblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/17th-annual-sportsmans-club.html). It's pretty common for us to combine our two passions: cars and burgers. In fact we decided to do both blog based on the fact that, when we were on our way to a car show or other event, we could find a good place to stop and grab a burger.
          Actually the whole car and burger thing goes back even farther to when Josh was learning how to drive. Knowing that he was supposed to put in time driving in different environments, Mark would pick out a burger place that Josh would then map out. We would drive to the restaurant with a good burger being Josh's reward for for getting us there and Mark's for sitting with white knuckles in the passenger seat.
          For this year's show, the 17th Annual Car and Truck Show being sponsored by the Clermont Sportman's Club, we knew from past experience that the show is very large and that, while the club is isolated away from any restaurants, they cook up their own grub. We decided to eat there.

Burgers

          There's something about a burger cooked up on a grill before your eyes. Even if it's a frozen patty (probably from JTM) that grill infuses the meat with a flavor you just can't seem to get anywhere else. Granted we're both big fans of wood and charcoal grilling rather than gas (your barbecued food should give you gas, not be cooked with it), any type of outdoor grilling seems to bring out the best in a burger.

          We didn't just stop with a burger and an unmelted slice of American cheese, we each dove into a freshly grilled and slightly charred hot dog. Hell, if they would have had bratts and metts and any other type of sausage off the grill we would have probably sampled some of those as well. The grill's the thing, you see.

         OK, so these burgers weren't the best quality, they were frozen patties, and you won't be able to hop in your car and find them to try for yourself. Still, these burgers and thousands like them are cooked up every weekend during good weather at fairs and festivals and all other sorts of outdoor events throughout the region each year. And they're worth getting because nothing beats a freshly grilled burger. Enjoy.