Latest news with #cheeseburger
Bloomberg
7 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Arizona's Water Drought Reality
A cheeseburger uses a lot more water than a ChatGPT request. Arizona's water is vanishing before AI gets a crack at it, explains Bloomberg Opinion columnist Mark Gongloff. (Source: Bloomberg)
Fox News
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Celebrity chefs shred Diddy's 'travesty' of putting applesauce on burgers
Applesauce is a food commonly fed to babies and a popular snack for children. It's also apparently a favorite of rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. During testimony last Thursday at Combs' ongoing sex-trafficking trial, a former employee of Combs said that the rapper "loves applesauce and eats it on the side or top of a lot of things," according to People magazine. "Cheeseburgers?" defense attorney Marc Agnifilo asked. "Cheeseburgers being one of them," replied George Kaplan, the former assistant. The burger topping is prompting reaction from some celebrity chefs, including Andrew Zimmern, who recently shared his opinions with TMZ about Diddy's unusual preference. "I don't like to yuck on anyone's yum, but applesauce on a hamburger is a complete travesty," Zimmern told TMZ. Fox News Digital reached out to the Minnesota-based Zimmern for additional comment. One chef wondered how this would even work. California chef and American Gravy owner Andrew Gruel shared his own thoughts from a culinary perspective. "Anyone who feels inclined to put applesauce on their burgers should seek professional help immediately," Gruel told Fox News Digital this week. Florida chef Jason Smith, who won the Food Network's "Holiday Baking Championship" in 2016, told Fox News Digital he wonders how that would even work. "Cold, wet, gritty, sweet applesauce just doesn't seem appealing," he said. Combs also apparently enjoys ketchup on many foods. "Ketchup was a big item that he always needed for his food," former Combs assistant David James testified earlier last week, according to People. James claimed that when they flew to the United Kingdom, he always brought Heinz ketchup along with them because "the tomato sauce [there] didn't meet Combs' standards." "Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?" Agnifilo asked James during the trial, the magazine reported. "I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce," James replied. Smith said he wonders if applesauce on burgers could become the newest food trend. "I mean, after all, we eat applewood smoked bacon on a burger and that works great," Smith said. "Food trends come and go sometimes when we don't even realize it."
ABC News
24-05-2025
- General
- ABC News
This cheesy rice bake is an effortless way to make a burger bowl
OK, hear me out — cheeseburger rice bake. It might sound a little unconventional, but the combo of rice, mince and cheese is anything but unusual across the world and the flavours are comforting and nostalgic. Think: fluffy rice as your bun base, topped with juicy, seasoned "burger patty" mince and a generous layer of melted cheese, all baked until golden and bubbly. Then, just like your favourite burger, it's finished with tangy burger sauce (with pickles, they are non-negotiable), crisp shredded lettuce, and juicy cherry tomatoes. It's an easy, satisfying weeknight meal — and a great option for anyone gluten-free who's been missing that classic cheeseburger hit (just be sure to check your pre-bought sauces for any sneaky gluten). I really enjoyed this one — I hope you do too!
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Diddy's stomach-churning cheeseburger topping revealed during sex trafficking trial
Diddy 's bizarre cheeseburger topping has sickened the court after it was exposed during his blockbuster sex-trafficking trial. F ormer assistants took to the stand in Manhattan and revealed more of the rapper's habits as they spilled his secrets on the witness stand. Instead of the usual ketchup and mustard combo, it was revealed he tops them with applesauce, The New York Post reported. The revelation adds to the growing list of behaviors linked to the 55-year-old music mogul, who is facing charges including racketeering and sex trafficking. On Thursday, former employee George Kaplan testified about Diddy's use of his 'Black AMEX' - the nickname for the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion Card, which typically requires annual spending of six figures or more. Speaking to defense attorney Marc Agnifilo, Kaplan testified staff used the card to purchase everything Diddy requested - from baby oil to yacht leases and luxury villas. But Agnifilo pressed further, questioning what else was purchased with the ultra-rich credit card besides lavish amenities. 'Applesauce?' Agnifilo asked. During day eight, former employee George Kaplan (pictured) took the stand to testify about Diddy's use of his 'Black AMEX' - the nickname for the ultra-exclusive American Express Centurion Card, which typically requires annual spending of six figures or more In response, Kaplan said: 'Mr. Combs loves applesauce and eats it on the side or on top of a lot of things.' Agnifilo then took it a step further, asking the ex-employee if cheeseburgers - a classic American favorite - were among the items the rapper topped with applesauce. 'Cheeseburgers being one of them,' Kaplan responded. When asked if Diddy could possibly keep track of every purchase made on the card, Kaplan replied, 'His world was the size of the Earth'. 'He was doing business all over the world,' he said. 'Frankly, to think that he knew where some of these things were coming from is unrealistic.' Yet Thursday's mention of apples was actually the second time the topic had come up in the past week. On Tuesday, David James, another former assistant responsible for the hip hop star's riders, testified about his time working for Diddy - including the unusual demands his former boss made, The New York Post reported. Using ketchup as an example, James explained that Diddy traveled with American ketchup when visiting the UK, believing that British tomato sauce just wasn't the same. Echoing Kaplan's testimony two days later, James told the court he was also required to stock applesauce due to Diddy's fondness of it. 'Were you aware he put applesauce on his cheeseburgers?' Agnifilo asked, to which James responded: 'I was not aware, but I knew he liked applesauce.' Diddy's cheeseburger secret left jurors visibly grimacing, with one panelist even making a gagging gesture upon hearing the information. Also during day eight of trial, Kaplan recounted an incident in 2015 where Diddy allegedly threw apples at a girlfriend named 'Gina' while inside his Miami mansion. According to Kaplan, Diddy threw the apples 'hard', The New York Post reported. 'He was very angry,' Kaplan recounted. 'Gina was trying to shield herself with her arms and trying to move away from him.' If apples being mentioned three times wasn't strange enough, Kaplan also testified that Diddy had apples decorating the entryway of his mansion - though he couldn't remember whether they were real or fake. However, the stories about the rapper's unusual food preferences graciously provided a brief break from the former assistants' disturbing testimonies about his alleged violence and abuse of women. Kaplan later went on to describe another violent episode aboard a private jet involving Diddy and his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, where Cassie appeared distressed and no one intervened. He recalled the pair being behind a partition on the jet when he suddenly heard class crashing and shattering. 'I looked over my shoulder. I saw Mr. Combs standing over Cassie,' Kaplan told the court, adding that Ventura was on her back with her legs raised, seemingly trying to create space between her and Diddy. He also testified that Diddy held a whiskey glass during the 'tremendous commotion' while Cassie screamed, 'Isn't anyone seeing this?!, The Post reported. However, Kaplan testified, no one attempted to deescalate the situation - not even Diddy's security detail. Though both Ventura and 'Gina' were once romantically involved with Diddy, the court then shifted focus to how his alleged treatment of them compared to that of Kim Porter - his longtime partner and mother of his three children. Kaplan testified that Diddy 'always seemed to have an extra gauge of patience with Ms. Porter', The Post reported. 'Ms. Porter seemed to make Mr. Combs really happy, even when he was otherwise not,' he said. 'He wasn't going around treating everyone poorly all the time, but he treated her in a really special manner, different to how he treated others.' The trial, which commenced on May 5 in New York City federal court, has already unearthed a series of shocking testimonies. Prosecutors claim Diddy coerced victims into drug-fueled sex parties using sex and violence. The rapper has denied all accusations, saying all sex acts were consensual. The court has already heard huge tranches of evidence inside the federal courtroom in the first week alone, as Diddy is expected to face at least another six weeks of grilling. So far, the court was shown horrific photographs of injuries Cassie, 38, sustained allegedly at the hands of the music mogul. They included pictures of dark bruising on her back and lower thigh that she said came during an altercation with Diddy in Christmas 2011. Other photos showed her badly swollen lips after the infamous 2016 assault Diddy launched on her in the hallway of an LA hotel, as caught on camera. Another image shows what Cassie described as a 'pretty significant gash' above her left eye. Cassie also gave a graphic verbal testimony to the court, where she said Diddy beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have 'disgusting' sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called 'freak offs' Cassie also gave a graphic verbal testimony to the court, where she said Diddy beat her mercilessly and ordered her to have 'disgusting' sex with strangers during drug-fueled, multi-day marathons he called 'freak offs'. She recalled the 'freak offs' in graphic detail, including one alleged instance where a male escort urinated in her mouth at Diddy's request. Cassie told jurors that his demands for her to engage in often-revolting sex acts - sometimes as he watched from another room via FaceTime - left her feeling 'heavily objectified.' But, she said, she endured them for more than a decade between 2007 and 2018 because she was in love with Diddy, and because when she did try to leave, he would punish her. Former Danity Kane star Dawn Richard then corroborated Cassie's claims about the violence against her, testifying on Monday that the rapper punched her in the stomach during a private argument at a West Hollywood restaurant in 2010. She claimed several celebrities were at the dinner, including Usher, Ne-Yo and superstar music executive Jimmy Iodine. The New York courtroom fell silent as the jury members viewed five still pictures of so-called 'freak offs' on their screens, which were blocked from public view. One picture depicted her and an escort called Greg in the middle of a 'freak off'. Cassie said she was wearing 'very high shoes' and had baby oil on her skin. Diddy's formal assistant testified that some of the ecstasy pills the rapper would take at night were 'in the shape of president Obama's face' (pictured) One male juror's eyebrows went up as he saw the images, while a female juror swallowed hard and appeared to move her head side to side. Also this week, James told the court how the mogul always traveled with a medicine bag that contained about 30 pills. 'Some Advil, Tylenol,' James said. 'He had water pills to help him lose weight, Viagra, pills that helped increase his sperm count.' James said Diddy would take Percocet pills throughout the day and ecstasy at night. When asked, James said one of the ecstasy pills Diddy took 'was in the shape of former president Obama's face.' Friday afternoon, the jury was dismissed and is expected to resume on Tuesday. Ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, the judge issued strict instructions for jurors to avoid all conversations and media coverage related to the case.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Here's the wild way NASA astronaut made a makeshift version of popular food item in space: ‘This hits the spot in its own way'
A NASA astronaut recently revealed what a makeshift cheeseburger in space looks like — and nothing about it looks appetizing. When you're in space and don't have easy access to much, let alone a fast food restaurant — you have to make do with what you have. That's exactly what Jonny Kim, who is currently on the International Space Station (ISS), had to do when he was recently craving a burger. He took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his 'ranger burger' creation — which consisted of 'beef steak, wheat snack bread, cheese spread as both topping and glue, potatoes au gratin layered in the middle, and a generous slather of gochujang red pepper paste from a care package on the SpX-32 Cargo Dragon.' 'I miss cooking for my family, but this hits the spot in its own way,' he wrote in his tweet. Kim has been on the spacecraft since early April and will spend eight months there, according to the Daily Mail. While it's easy for people on Earth to judge Kim's creation — astronauts are not only forced to get creative with what they have access to, they have to make sure they're consuming enough calories while in outer space. Two NASA astronauts that were stranded on the ISS for five months chowed down on pizza, roast chicken and shrimp cocktail. Unfortunately, processed food is what many in their position have to eat because the Space Food Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston has limited fresh fruit and veggies. 'There's fresh fruit at first,' a specialist told The Post, 'but as the three months continues, that goes away — and their fruits and vegetables are packaged or freeze-dried.' All meat products — like the beef steak used in Kim's burger — and eggs are originally cooked on Earth and are then reheated in space for consumption. Food aside — even making a cup of coffee is quite the task while in space. Supposedly, astronauts use a Zero-G cup, or capillary cup, to guide the coffee liquid from the cup's base to their lips to sip it as if they were on Earth. 'We take gravity for granted. Generally, we are unaware of the weight of our hands, or how easily we pour coffee into a cup. We don't stop to think, 'Will the coffee rise up and pour out?' or 'Can we pour the coffee?' We just do it,' said spaceman Don Pettit.
