The Hamburger: A History by Josh Ozersky, read by Nick Williams, 160 pages, 3 1/2 hours on audioIn this relatively fast-paced book, Ozersky offers up a fairly balanced history of the hamburger in America, starting with its chipped-beef sandwich ancestors and carrying all the way through to the uber-expensive gourmet hamburgers that have found traction in high-end restaurants in recent years. Ozersky understandably places a lot of focus on fast food, particularly on White Castle, McDonalds, and Burger King, as those were the innovators and biggest players in this relatively short history.
A major problem I had with this book is the narrator of the audiobook, which I listened to. He pronounces some words and phrases oddly, and sounds something like humanesque computer. It detracted from the information, and the narrative flow. It did not, however, stop me from craving a cheeseburger and french fries.
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