When Mr. & Mrs.
Carl Kaelin opened their restaurant in 1934,
the hamburger was a well-established staple of
the American diet and they featured it on
their menu. But, from the very first, Carl was
never satisfied with the ordinary. He
constantly worked to make his hamburgers the
best in town and was always experimenting with
new menu ideas.
One day, he
was in the kitchen and his thoughts turned to
the American cheese they kept on hand.
Suddenly, it occurred to him that if he put a
slice of cheese on top of a hamburger patty
just before it was done, the cheese would melt
down into the patty and adds a new tang to the
hamburger. He tried it and it was an instant
success!
Carl
christened his new culinary delight the
“cheeseburger”. It’s popularity spread
nationwide until practically everyone the
world over enjoys the cheeseburger.