Slog - Comments on Tom Hurley and the Triangle Part Ways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1 The $26 burger is no more at the Triangle Lounge, and its creator, Tom Hurley, is no longer involved with the Fremont bar and restaurant. Hurley first gained fame for his namesake French restaurant in Portland, which he closed at the beginning of this year; in an interview with The Oregonian, he blamed the closure on lingering effects of a 2004 protest against foie gras staged at Hurley’s. Hurley opened Coupage in Madrona in the fall of 2006; the signature menu item there was a pricey foie gras burger that met with praise instead of protests. After a number of... Copyright 2008 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:27:57 -0800 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:17:24 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I went there once. I ordered a beer I've never had and didn't like it, so fuck that place.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163014 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163014 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:56:24 -0800 Comment by Fnarf That's actually not a terrible price for two beers and a burger meant for two. But the very idea of a burger meant for two is an abomination unto the Lord, or at least unto common decency.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163037 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163037 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:07:54 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I have something you'll love, Fnarf. And it most certainly is an abomination unto common decency.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163070 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:18:21 -0800 Comment by Ramdu This story makes me happy for reasons I don't understand.

]]> Ramdu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163086 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163086 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:23:15 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave @3.

I want one!

There was this one time i bought lean ground beef and decided to make hamburgers with it. I decided it need more fat so i had Mikki mash and massage butter into the burger meat until it was thoroughly mixed. They smoked like hell on the grill and were a bit crispy, but I loved them.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163106 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163106 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:31:41 -0800 Comment by Mikki Those were the least tasty burgers I've ever made. They weren't bad, because I made them, but I wouldn't do that again. And Bellevue Ave didn't "have me" mash butter in, he pleaded with me to add butter.

]]> Mikki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163124 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163124 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:41:10 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Maybe the Jew will put it on his menu. You'd have to go to Bellingham tho.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163127 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163127 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:42:03 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Mikki sounds sensible to me. You don't need to do that to a burger.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163137 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163137 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:46:18 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave It was lean ground beef! IT NEEDED MORE FAT!

and of course mikki is sensible. Shes my better half.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163174 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163174 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:04:28 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Uh-oh, minus one million sensible points for you, Mikki.

Try putting a small pat of butter on it AFTER it's cooked.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163178 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163178 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:08:37 -0800 Comment by Mikki Thank you Fnarf. I suggested we buy more beef and use the lean beef for something else, I believe. Unfortunately now he wants another butter burger.

]]> Mikki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163187 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163187 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:16:11 -0800 Comment by Mikki I had to indulge him, he wouldn't stop asking for butter mixed in! Trust me, it isn't something I'm proud of.

]]> Mikki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163190 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163190 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:18:37 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave It tasted great though.

now go flaunt a bow tie to mrs fnarf.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163193 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:20:25 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave hey, I blame poe for putting up that delicious picture

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163197 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163197 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:24:16 -0800 Comment by Mikki Can't we just wrap a pork roast in bacon and call it a night?

]]> Mikki http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163210 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163210 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:29:21 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Only if we can drizzle it with butter.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163212 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163212 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:30:47 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Why don't you just eat a stick of butter?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163221 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163221 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:36:26 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Don't mind if I do!

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163240 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:47:49 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I'm going on a train! Choo-choo!

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163249 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163249 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:50:23 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Every time I try to put on a bow tie Mrs. Fnarf threatens to kick me in the balls until I take it off.

I've eaten a stick of butter before, on a dare.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163264 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:02:27 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe What if someone dared you to blow a guy?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163267 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:04:42 -0800 Comment by Fergie Is the penis covered in butter? We know he doesn't like ketchup with his weeners.

]]> Fergie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163282 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:13:26 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Been there, didn't do that. I've been dared to do just about everything, but a fellow has to pretend to have standards.

I drank bong water once.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163393 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163393 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:39 -0800 Comment by Grant Brissey Fuck the burgers—the Triangle is the only place around there in which I actually enjoy getting drunk.

]]> Grant Brissey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163444 Chow Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:48:58 -0800 Comment by sho FYI. Tom Hurley did not create the now-famous foie burger, Rachel Yang of Joule, formerly Coupage, did. He took the credit, fired her (after moving her all the way from Alan Ducasse in New York City), put it on his Portland menu, and tried to get famous with it. The rest is history.

]]> sho http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163568 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163568 Chow Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:42:44 -0800 Comment by Jay The Triangle has some of the worst sub-frat lifeforms available for inspection in the city. Among my friends, it's actually known as "The Douche." Every guy in there on Saturday night has a popped collar, a pair of khakis, ample bling, spiked hair stinking of product, and a million sleazy pick-up lines.

]]> Jay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163923 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/tom_hurley_and_the_triangle_part_ways_1#c1163923 Chow Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:17:24 -0800