A guy named Louis Ballast owned the Humpty Dumpty Barrel Drive-in Cafe, where he invented the cheeseburger in 1935. Though some argue he was not the first to slap cheese on a hamburger, he did beat everyone else to the punch by patenting it first. The Humpty Dumpty Barrel Drive-in Cafe (What a great name! I could say it over and over again, all day long...) used to be located right here at my house, on this very spot, or at least within a few yards of here, as the original building burned down a long time ago, and it's hard to say precisely where the building was. But I am willing to say that the rise of the world's cholesterol level literally began right where I'm sitting, right now. (Ta da! The sustainable living connection. I knew I could do it.)
Here's an article talking about it. And here's a picture of the marker that I found at this website:
How cool am I? The cheeseburger was invented at my house! I made a cheeseburger for dinner to celebrate. Admittedly, neither the inventor, Louis Ballast, nor his customers would likely recognize what I had as a cheeseburger, since the major ingredients, all organic of course, consisted of a gluten-free veggie burger, a rice flour hamburger bun, and almond cheese, but c'mon, how many people do you know who can say the cheeseburger was invented at their house? Right? Admit it. I'm cool.
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