Season 7

2021-05-11

The In-N-Out Double Double, Animal Style. The McDonald's Big Mac. The White Castle slider. What do they have in common? They're all fast-food burger icons! In the season 7 premiere of The Burger Show, we're asking 3 burger experts—George Motz, Kenji López-Alt, and Alvin Cailan—to show you how to hack these titans of the burger industry at home. They've got some tricks up their sleeves, and some history to uncover. So let's get to it!

2021-05-18

Joshua Weissman teams up with Alvin Cailan to make Cody Ko a crazy, one-of-a-kind, fine-dining burger. Using foams, gels, and other molecular gastronomy techniques, this is a burger unlike anything you've ever seen. Will Cody Ko give it the thumbs up or thumbs down? Find out!

2021-05-25

Did you know that rapper Rich Brian is a bonafide steak connoisseur? That's why Alvin is taking Brian on a burger vision quest and teaching him how to make a $400, dry-aged steakhouse burger—complete with caviar and truffle. Yup, straight up baller vibes. And to show off his own cooking skills, Rich Brian will give a master class on how to make the perfect steak at home. Meat eaters, rejoice!

2021-06-01

Get ready for a tour of L.A.'s best backyard, underground burger operations! In today's episode, Alvin will be hitting two special backyard pop-ups—Yellow Paper Burger in Monterey Park to try their classic double cheeseburger, and Hangaburs in El Sereno to try their epic Nayarit-style smashburger. As we all know, the past year and a half was gut-wrenching for restaurants. But in the wake of the pandemic's destruction, a beautiful thing happened in the food world. A vibrant pop-up movement took root in Los Angeles, made up of scrappy DIY food operations—many of them burger stands. It’s no exaggeration to say that we're in the midst of a Burger Revolution, thanks to an explosion of guerrilla-style hamburger stands. This episode is dedicated to the small business owners who took a risk to feed people during tough times. We salute you.

2021-06-08

Molly Baz is on a mission to make the perfect breakfast burger! On this week's episode of The Burger Show, Molly and Alvin's challenge will be to combine the best of both worlds—breakfast and burgers. Just think of it. Seared patty. Gooey cheese. Soft eggs. Squishy bun. *Chef's kiss* So what makes the ultimate breakfast burger? Molly's gonna make a delicious Smash Patty Breakfast Sando, and Alvin will crank out a spicy hashbrown bacon burger. Ya dude, get ready.

2021-06-15

Sometimes the best burgers are in the places where you least expect to find them. On today’s treasure hunt, skate legend Tony Hawk, Alvin Cailan, and Alvin's line cook, Christian Alquiza, are gonna tour some hidden gems of the burger world. For the first stop, Alvin and Tony Hawk will try a classic cheeseburger from an iconic Mexican food stand, Yuca's. After that, Alvin will link up with his line cook to visit his favorite neighborhood teriyaki spot, B-Man's, for a ridiculously good teriyaki burger. You ready? Let’s go!