NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY
America’s favorite sandwich is honored on September 18th with a slice of cheese. It’s National Cheeseburger day!
There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
There are other claims of the invention of the cheeseburger:
A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los Angeles restaurant, which listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili, for 25 cents.
Kaelin’s Restaurant – Louisville, Kentucky says it invented the cheeseburger in 1934.
Denver, Colorado – 1935 – A trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In.
According to its archives, Gus Belt, founder of Steak n’ Shake, applied for a trademark on the word “cheeseburger” in the 1930s.
HOW TO OBSERVE
To celebrate National Cheeseburger Day, gather some friends together, and grill up some burgers – with cheese, of course!
Use #NationalCheeseburgerDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to identify the origin of National Cheeseburger Day.