Today’s Greatitude

National Cheeseburger Day

Well, burger lovers, today is National Cheeseburger Day!  Rejoice!  We have Lionel Sternberger to thank for his invention of gastronomic genius.

Lionel was 16 years old in 1926, flipping burgers inside his dad’s sandwich shop, the “Rite Spot,” in Pasadena, California. Consistent with most how-it-got-started stories, there are two versions.

In one, Lionel, out of curiosity, added a piece of American cheese onto a hamburger frying on the griddle.

In version two, a homeless passerby saw Lionel working those burgers and suggested adding cheese. Either way, the rest is mouth-watering, delicious history.

Whether you grill your own burgers today or caravan with your crew to everybody’s favorite burger joint,  go hog-wild crazy eating as many toasted, drippingly-good cheeseburgers as your tummy can hold.

So, thanks, Lionel — we wouldn’t be eating cheeseburgers without you!