GBS Students Cook Up Meatheads Lighting Bolt

Meatheads Burgers at Willow Festival is adding two new burgers to its menu thanks to a group of students at Glenbrook South High School, the school annoucned.

Beginning April 8 through April 14, Meatheads will introduce “The Lightning Bolt” and “The Bold and Gold” as part of the Burger Design Challenge. Students enrolled in Introduction to Business are taking part in the six-day challenge, in which they must create, market and advertise their new burgers.

"The Lightning Bolt" is made up of 1/3 pound Certified Angus Beef, pepper jack cheese, bacon, Cajun fries, buffalo ranch sauce, lettuce and grilled onion. The Bold and Gold is made up of 1/3 pound of Certified Angus Beef, provolone cheese, bacon, original fries, ketchapotle, lettuce and tomato.

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Whichever burger sells the most will be declared the winner and remain on the menu for the rest of April.  Additionally, 10 percent of the sales from the Burger Challenge will go back to Glenbrook South High School.

“The students have been working diligently on promoting this great event both in and out of the school,” GBS Business Education teacher Brian Whalen said in a release. “The groups are faced with the same challenges businesses face on a daily basis. It has been a great opportunity for our students to get real life business experience and take what we have learned in the classroom and apply it to an assignment where they can see the results of their work.”

Meatheads is located at 1036 Willow Road in Northbrook.