History NinjaPirateZombieRobot / FoodAndDrink

** It probably contributed greatly to the death of the man it's named after, UsefulNotes/{{Philadelphia}} {{Soul}} legend [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross Luther Vandross]].

** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fool%27s_Gold_Loaf The fool's gold loaf]]. Take one hollowed-out loaf of lightly toasted Italian bread, then add one whole jar of creamy peanut butter, one whole jar of grape jelly, and ''one pound of warm crispy bacon''. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Elvis reputedly had a fondness for these... Or rather, more than just a fondness. He flew out to Denver from Tennessee (that's two hours each way) just to eat a few of these. That's right--a few. He ate at least 4 of them over the course of three hours...then flew back to Memphis. He never even left the airport.
*** And, just to be classy, he washed them down with Perrier sparkling water and Dom Perignon.

** Perhaps seeing this as a challenge, Checkers/Rally's introduced the "[=Bacon=][[Franchise/{{Godzilla}}zilla]]".

* Major fast food chains in general tend to offer many quirky variations of their flagship products. One reason is catering to local tastes without diluting the brand too much while another is providing an additional excuse to jack up the price compared to the old favorites they've been serving for decades. Experimentation is common in the F&B industry but fast food is inherently open to 'hybridization' as some traits have to be maintained.

** [[https://youtu.be/twsOmIdvKdg The ducken from]] ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' beats that. You start with a hummingbird, stuff that in a sparrow, stuff that in a Cornish game hen, stuff that into a chicken, stuff that in a duck, then a turkey, then a BIGGER turkey, stuff that in a penguin, stuff that in a peacock, then an eagle, shove that in an albatross, then an emu, next comes an ostrich, then a leopard (for presentational purposes), put all that into a pterodactyl, and then stuff it into a Boeing 747.

*** And KFC turns it UpToEleven with the [[http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/01/26/double-dog-down-kfc-fried-chicken-hot-dog-sandwich/22350739/ Double Down Dog]]: a hot dog slathered in cheese with a deep-fried chicken breast formed by black magic into a hot dog bun shape. Fortunately for everyone, it was a limited offer in place and quantity: a few select restaurants in the Philippines were given 50 of these devices to sell.

** [[Film/{{Troll 2}} Think about the cholesterol! Think about the toxins!]]
** To [[UpToEleven cap it all off]], at least one location (a food truck in the Orlando, Florida area) sells a Luther GC Burger: a Luther Burger with two Luther Grilled Cheese Sandwiches acting as the buns. It probably has a total caloric content that the average man requires in an entire day.

* The Ju(i)cy Lucy. Unique to the UsefulNotes/TwinCities, it is a cheese burger with the cheese ''inside the burger patty.'' When in doubt, put things inside other things. Incidentally, like many American dishes, this one has two restaurants claiming to be its source; the two places also argue about the spelling (one arguing for the "correct" spelling and the other averring it should be called the "[[YouMakeMeSic Jucy Lucy]]" because [[InheritedIlliteracyTitle their claimed originator spelled it that way]]).