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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Burger Dreams

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I recently had a Fried Onion Burger at the iconic Hamburger America in New York’s Greenwich Village, and it reinforced for me two things we talk a lot about here on MNB – great food does not have to be expensive food, and great food is the best way for a food store to differentiate itself.

Note:  Due to technical issues, FaceTime is not embedded into MNB as usual.  But if you click on the picture above, you’ll be taken to the YouTube page on which it resides.  Sorry for the inconvenience;  my friends at Webstop and I are working to resolve the problem.

A quick note:  Bon Appétit did a video piece with Hamburger America founder George Motz in which he described how he performs his hamburger magic.  It is worth watching, and you can access it here.

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