Cup XI: Springfield Ham(burger)

Tea: Rum Vanilla

Music: Johnny Rivers, "Secret Agent Man"

Time: Evening

Something very cool happened today. I found a new old hamburger joint.

It's Taylor's Old Fashion Steakburgers (yeah, I know the name's ungrammatical. It just adds to the attraction) in Springfield, Mo.

Taylor's has been around since 1947 and serves the old-school thin hamburgers -- sorry, steakburgers -- from meat ground fresh each day. Yes, there's a difference.

I got the double cheese with ham. It was worth the cholesterol.

Interesting note: The menu shows prices from 1955, listing a "Winstead's Steakburger" for, I think, 30 cents. So, being naturally nosy, I asked the waitress about the connection.

"Oh," she said, clearly used to answering the question. "Taylor married a Winstead."

Burger alliances by marriage. Who'd have guessed?

Oh, and I made the Jeopardy contestant pool. Whew.