Showing posts with label The Heart Attack Grill:. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Heart Attack Grill:. Show all posts

Saturday 14 May 2011

The Heart Attack Grill:

It's been over a month and you have probably already forgotten about the death of Blair River, the 575-pound spokesperson for the Heart Attack Grill. His death is disturbing, first and foremost because this young man was only 29 years old. He lived a scant 11 years as an adult and this kind of story always makes my heart ache.
There was a tremendous amount of press surrounding Mr. River's death because of his role as a morbidly obese man pitching a restaurant that profiteers from today's tremendous problem with weight gain
in America. Founded by Jon Basso, who uses the moniker "Dr. Jon," the Heart Attack Grill is a restaurant that serves burgers and fries with no limit on the c
alories, fat or salt. The specialty of the house is the Bypass Burger -- single through quadruple versions. The Quadruple Bypass Burger allegedly contain