Burger Scholar Sessions

Burger Scholar George Motz teaches you how to cook one of the most important hamburgers in America—the original double cheeseburger from Southern California's iconic Bob's Big Boy Restaurant. This is the double burger that birthed all other double burgers (and even predates the invention of the Big Mac by almost 30 years!). Learn how to make a perfect double cheeseburger at home while soaking up some hamburger history.

Burger Scholar George Motz teaches you how to cook the ultimate chili cheeseburger. More specifically—the hyper-regional North Carolina slaw burger, which boasts a cheeseburger topped with beef chili and creamy cole-slaw. Tune in as George takes us back in time to learn about the origins of America's first chili burger. This, folks, is your burger masterclass.

Burger Scholar George Motz teaches you how to cook his favorite patty melt! Motz says this is the burger he dreams about all the time, and you'll quickly learn why it's so unique. Borrowing a method from Wisconsin burger shacks, Motz poaches the hamburger patty in beef stock and slides it in between a grilled cheese. This is truly regional hamburger nirvana.

Burger Scholar George Motz is here to teach us about another regional specialty from Hawaii—the Teriyaki Burger! This burger is a total flavor bomb and employs a very unique cooking method. Motz not only uses teriyaki as a condiment, but he also bathes the burger patties in a delicious marinade, amping up the sweet, stickiness that we all love. Add shredded iceberg lettuce and Japanese mayo and you've got yourself a classic regional burger! Here is your Teriyaki Burger master class.

In this special episode of Burger Scholar Sessions, George Motz pulls back the curtain on an international street-food icon: the spicy Malaysian egg burger! This burger is so famous that it goes by several names—the Ramly Burger, the Sloppy Burger, and the "Sampah" Burger, which translates to "rubbish" in Malaysia. But this burger isn't rubbish at all; it's a total flavor bomb. Wrapped in an egg and covered with spices, it's one of the craziest burgers George has ever tried. And now he's giving you the tools to make one at home. Warning—it's spicy!

In the Season Finale of Burger Scholar Sessions, George Motz is teaching you how to cook four regional smashburgers: the Wisconsin butter burger, the New Mexico green chile burger, the Michigan olive burger, and the Montana nutburger. Sometimes regional burgers are defined by a singular topping—and as George shows us, that one topping can be incredible. Keep up with Motz as he guides us through a speed round of regional toppings!