Burgers, anyone?

The celebrity burger craze may be finally sizzling in Boston. Last Sunday, Ernie Tremblay, owner of the Sylvan Street Grilles and Sidney and Hampton restaurants on the North Shore, mentioned that he had just been to Las Vegas. The only lines were at the burger joints, he said. 

Burgers and Vegas are an old story — where else is there a McDonald’s that’s as fancy as a casino? But after Daniel Boulud and other top-flight chefs filled buns with top choice meat, foie gras, short ribs, truffles and anything else they can think of, burgers became the rage.

Boston’s burger count is ticking up, with new outlets all over Cambridge and other suburbs. Soon the Met Club & Bar will open a branch on Newbury Street. There’s rumor out there that a certain nationally-known celebrity chef might be scouting a burger location in Boston. Stay tuned!