Note: References in italics indicate photographs.

A

Abita Root Beer, 2.1, 8.1

Alceus, Ruth

Amoscato, Jeffrey

Ansel, Dominique

Apple Salted Caramel Shake, 8.1, 8.2

B

Bacon

and Beer–Simmered Onions, 2.1, 2.2

Cheddar Dog, 3.1, 3.2

cooking directions

Egg ’N Cheese

Humm Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Irish Fries, 5.1, 5.2

Niman Ranch

Peanut Butter Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Balsamic Mayonnaise

Balthazar cookies, for Concretes

Banana & PB Dog Biscuits, Bocce’s, 8.1, 8.2

Bavarian Bratwurst, 3.1, 3.2

Beckett, Will

Beef

Bone Marrow Gravy, 5.1, 5.2

Chili Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Chili Fries, 5.1, 5.2

“Emilia” Burger with Salsa Verde and Balsamic Mayo, 2.1, 2.2

grinding at home

Humm Burger, 2.1, 2.2

ideal blends, for burgers

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Mark’s Rhode Island–Inspired Chili Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

Momofuku Shrimp Stack, 2.1, 2.2

Peanut Butter Bacon Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Piggie Shack, 2.1, 2.2

premium, sourcing

primal and secondary cuts

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

ShackMeister Burger, 2.1, 2.2

ShackBurger, 2.1, 2.2

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Surf ’N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Beef hot dogs

Cheddar Bacon Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Chili Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Corn Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Deli Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

from Vienna Beef

Beer

and Bacon–Simmered Onions, 2.1, 2.2

Belgian ale, 2.1, 5.1

brewed for Shake Shack

brown ales

German-style pilsner

India Pale Ales

pairing with burgers

pairing with chicken

pairing with fries

pairing with hot dogs

pale ales

ShackMeister Ale, 3.1, 6.1

ShackMeister Fried Shallots, 2.1, 2.2

Beer, Jonah

Blueberry Lemon Curd Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Blueberry lime jam, for Concretes

Blumenthal, Heston

Bocce’s Bakery

Bocce’s PB & Banana Dog Biscuits, 8.1, 8.2

Bone Marrow Gravy Fries, 5.1, 5.2

Bottura, Massimo

Boulud, David

Bragg, Edwin, 7.1, 8.1

Bratwurst

Bavarian, 3.1, 3.2

Currywurst, 3.1, 3.2

from Usinger’s

Breakfast Sausage Patties

Breakfast Shacks, 2.1, 2.2

Brownie pieces

Shack Attack, 8.1, 8.2

from St. JOHN Bakery

Bruner-Yang, Erik

Buns

for the Chick’n Shack

Martin’s Potato Rolls

for ShackBurger

for Shack-cago Dog

toasting ahead

Burgers

American, history of

Cabrito Butter, 2.1, 2.2

“Emilia, ” with Salsa Verde and Balsamic Mayo, 2.1, 2.2

Humm, 2.1, 2.2

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Momofuku Shrimp Stack, 2.1, 2.2

pairing beer with

pairing wine with

Peanut Butter Bacon, 2.1, 2.2

Piggie Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

ShackMeister, 2.1, 2.2

ShackBurger, 2.1, 2.2

’Shroom, 2.1, 2.2

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Surf ’N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Butter, for burger buns

Buttermilk

for the Chick’n Shack

Herb Mayo, 6.1, 6.2

C

Cabbage. See also Sauerkraut

Vinegar Slaw

Cabrito Butter Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Caramel. See Salted Caramel

Celery Relish

Celery salt, for Shack-cago Dog

Chang, David

Cheese

Bacon Egg ’N

Cheddar Bacon Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Egg ’N

“Emilia” Burger with Salsa Verde and Balsamic Mayo, 2.1, 2.2

Fries, 5.1, 5.2

Humm Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Publican Sausage, 3.1, 3.2

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

Sauce, 5.1, 5.2

Sausage Egg 'N, 2.1, 2.2

ShackMeister Burger, 2.1, 2.2

ShackBurger, 2.1, 2.2

’Shroom Burger, 2.1, 2.2

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Chicken

Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Chick’n Shack recipe development

pairing beer with

pairing wine with

Peking Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

from the Ruprecht Company

Salt & Pepper Honey Chick’n, 6.1, 6.2

Tenders, 6.1, 6.2

Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Chick’n Shack, developing recipe for

Chili Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Chili Fries, 5.1, 5.2

Chili Sauce, Mark’s Rhode Island–Inspired, 5.1, 5.2

Chocolate

Black & White Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Custard, Frozen, 8.1, 8.2

Fudge Sauce, 8.1, 8.2

from Mast Brothers

Peppermint Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Shack Attack, 8.1, 8.2

Shake, 8.1, 8.2

sprinkles, for Concretes

Cofax

Coffee Fair Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Compartés

Concretes

anatomy of

Pie Oh My, 8.1, 8.2

Rainbow, 8.1, 8.2

Shack Attack, 8.1, 8.2

Staple, 8.1, 8.2

Cook, Steven

Coraine, Richard

Corn Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Counter Evolution

Cucumber(s)

Fried Pickles, 5.1, 5.2

Peking Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

and Red Onion Pickles

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Cumberland Dairy

Curry Tomato Sauce

Currywurst, 3.1, 3.2

Custard, Frozen

Chocolate, 8.1, 8.2

for Orange Cream Float, 8.1, 8.2

for Pooch-ini

preparing

for Root Beer Float, 8.1, 8.2

Vanilla, 8.1, 8.2

D

D’Ambrosio, Felicia

Darnault, Benjamin

Deli Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Dog Biscuits, Bocce’s PB & Banana, 8.1, 8.2

Donuts

from Federal Donuts

Rainbow Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Staple Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Drinks. See also Shakes

Fifty-Fifty, 6.1, 6.2

Lemonade, 6.1, 6.2

Orange Cream Float, 8.1, 8.2

Peach Lemonade

Root Beer Float, 8.1, 8.2

Strawberry Mint Lemonade

E

Egg ’N Cheese

Bacon

Sausage, 2.1, 2.2

Elsen, Emily and Melissa

"Emilia" Burger with Salsa Verde and Balsamic Mayo, 2.1, 2.2

F

Federal Donuts

Field, Rick

Fifty-Fifty, 6.1, 6.2

Floats

Orange Cream, 8.1, 8.2

Root Beer, 8.1, 8.2

Flour, for the Chick’n Shack

Folse, John

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

Fries

Bone Marrow Gravy, 5.1, 5.2

Cheese, 5.1, 5.2

Chili, 5.1, 5.2

Crinkle Cut, 5.1, 5.2

Fresh Cut, 5.1, 5.2

Irish, 5.1, 5.2

pairing beer with

pairing wine with

Shake Shack, recipe development

Frog’s Leap Winery

Fromage Blanc Raspberry Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Fudge Sauce, 8.1, 8.2

G

Garutti, Randy

German-Style Slaw, 3.1, 3.2

Goat. See Cabrito Butter Burger

Goin, Suzanne

Grahm, Jonathan

Grandin, Temple

Gravy, Bone Marrow, 5.1, 5.2

Gulliver, Trevor

H

Henderson, Fergus

Henneman, Tom

H & F Bread Co.

Hilgendorf, Bill

Honey Salt & Pepper Chick’n, 6.1, 6.2

Hopkins, Linton and Gina

Horseradish Cream, 5.1, 5.2

Horvath, Jason

Hot dogs

Bavarian Bratwurst, 3.1, 3.2

Cheddar Bacon Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Chili Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Corn Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Currywurst, 3.1, 3.2

Deli Dog, 3.1, 3.2

pairing beer with

pairing wine with

Publican Sausage, 3.1, 3.2

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

from Vienna Beef

Hsu, Michael

Humm, Daniel

Humm Burger, 2.1, 2.2

I

Irish Fries, 5.1, 5.2

J

Jalapeño Mayonnaise

Jones, Barry and Andrew

K

Kahan, Paul

Kark, Michael

Ketchup (as ingredient)

Curry Tomato Sauce

Momofuku Hozon Sauce

ShackSauce, 2.1, 2.2

Koff, Zach, 5.1, 6.1

Koslow, Jessica

Kreishman, Maija, 7.1, 7.2

Kreuz jalapeño cheese sausages

L

LaFrieda, Pat, 2.1, 2.2

Lamb Weston 100 Circle Farms

Larder Baking Company

Lemonade, 6.1, 6.2

Fifty-Fifty, 6.1, 6.2

Peach

Strawberry Mint

Lemon Curd Blueberry Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Lettuce

for the Chick’n Shack

for ShackBurger

Lobster

Salad, Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Surf 'N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Local Heroes

Abita Root Beer

Bocce’s Bakery

Cofax

Compartés

Counter Evolution

Cumberland Dairy

Dominique Ansel

Federal Donuts

Fergus Henderson

Four & Twenty Blackbirds

Frog’s Leap Winery

H & F Bread Co.

Jeff Staple

John Folse

Kreuz jalapeño cheese sausage

Lamb Weston

Larder Baking Company

Lucky Lee Tomatoes

Martin's Potato Rolls

Mast Brothers

Michael Hsu

Niman Ranch Bacon

One Off Hospitality

Paula Scher, Pentagram

Rick's Picks

Ruprecht Company

Sqirl

Uhuru

Usinger’s

Vienna Beef

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Logue, Bobby

Lucky Lee Tomatoes

M

Malone, Jim

Malt powder, for Concretes

Marshmallow sauce, for Concretes

Martin, Jim

Martin’s Potato Rolls

Mast, Rick and Michael

Mast Brothers

Mayonnaise

Balsamic

Buttermilk Herb Mayo, 6.1, 6.2

for the Chick 'n Shack

Jalapeño

Momofuku Hozon Sauce

ShackSauce, 2.1, 2.2

Truffle

McCaughan, Andrew

Meyer, Danny

Mint Strawberry Lemonade

Momofuku Hozon Sauce

Momofuku Shrimp Stack, 2.1, 2.2

Mushrooms. See ’Shroom Burger

Mustard

Seeds, Pickled

for Shack-cago Dog

ShackSauce, 2.1, 2.2

N

Ng, Allan

Niman Ranch Bacon

O

Oliver, Garrett

One Off Hospitality

Onion(s)

Bacon and Beer–Simmered, 2.1, 2.2

Cabrito Butter Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Red, and Cucumber Pickles

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

for Shack-cago Dog

Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Tomato-Simmered

Orange Cream Float, 8.1, 8.2

P

Parsley

Salsa Verde, 2.1, 2.2

Pastrami

Deli Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Peach Lemonade

Peanut Butter

Bacon Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Bocce's PB & Banana Dog Biscuits, 8.1, 8.2

Pooch-ini

Pecan Pie Oh My Concrete

Peking Chick 'n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Pentagram

Peppermint Chocolate Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Peppers

Jalapeño Mayonnaise

for Shack-cago Dog

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Pickled Mustard Seeds

Pickles

for the Chick’n Shack

Cucumber and Red Onion

Fried, 5.1, 5.2

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Peking Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Rick’s Picks

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Pie Oh My Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Pies

from Four & Twenty Blackbirds

from H & F Bread Co.

Piggie Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Pooch-ini

Pork. See also Bacon; Sausage(s)

The Piggie Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Potatoes. See also Fries

from Lamb Weston

Publican Sausage, 3.1, 3.2

Pumpkin Spice Shake, 8.1, 8.2

R

Rainbow Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Raspberry

Fromage Blanc Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Staple Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Relish

Celery

for Shack-cago Dog

Rick’s Picks

Roadside Double, 2.1, 2.2

Root Beer, Abita, 2.1, 8.1

Root Beer Float, 8.1, 8.2

Rosati, Mark, 2.1, 2.2

Rubenzer, Peggy

Ruprecht Company

S

Salad, Shack Lobster, 2.1, 2.2

Salsa Verde, 2.1, 2.2

Salted Caramel

Apple Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Sauce

Shake, 8.1, 8.2

Salt & Pepper Honey Chick 'n, 6.1, 6.2

Salt & pepper mix

Sandwiches

Bacon Egg ’N Cheese

Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Chick’n Shack recipe development

Egg ’N Cheese

Peking Chick’n Shack, 6.1, 6.2

Salt & Pepper Honey Chick’n, 6.1, 6.2

Sausage Egg ’N Cheese, 2.1, 2.2

Sauces

Bone Marrow Gravy, 5.1, 5.2

Buttermilk Herb Mayo, 6.1, 6.2

Cheese, 5.1, 5.2

Chili, Mark’s Rhode Island–Inspired, 5.1, 5.2

Curry Tomato

Fudge, 8.1, 8.2

Horseradish Cream, 5.1, 5.2

Momofuku Hozon

Salsa Verde, 2.1, 2.2

Salted Caramel

ShackSauce, 2.1, 2.2

Sauerkraut

Deli Dog, 3.1, 3.2

German-Style Slaw, 3.1, 3.2

Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Sausage(s)

Bavarian Bratwurst, 3.1, 3.2

Currywurst, 3.1, 3.2

Egg ’N Cheese, 2.1, 2.2

Kreuz jalapeño cheese

Lockhart Link, 2.1, 2.2

Patties, Breakfast

Publican, 3.1, 3.2

from Publican Quality Meats

from Usinger’s

Scher, Paula

Seafood

Momofuku Shrimp Stack, 2.1, 2.2

Shack Lobster Salad, 2.1, 2.2

Shrimp Patties

Surf ’N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Shack Attack, 8.1, 8.2

ShackBurger, 2.1, 2.2

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Shack Lobster Salad, 2.1, 2.2

ShackMeister Burger, 2.1, 2.2

ShackMeister Fried Shallots, 2.1, 2.2

ShackSauce, 2.1, 2.2

Shakes

Black & White, 8.1, 8.2

Blueberry Lemon Curd, 8.1, 8.2

Chocolate, 8.1, 8.2

Chocolate Peppermint, 8.1, 8.2

Coffee Fair, 8.1, 8.2

preparing

Pumpkin Spice, 8.1, 8.2

Raspberry Fromage Blanc, 8.1, 8.2

Salted Caramel, 8.1, 8.2

Salted Caramel Apple, 8.1, 8.2

Vanilla, 8.1, 8.2

Shake Shack

architectural design firm

architectural styles

business culture

Chick’n Shack recipe development

expanding into California

fries, recipe development

going public

history of

Shallots

Currywurst, 3.1, 3.2

Fried, ShackMeister, 2.1, 2.2

Publican Sausage, 3.1, 3.2

ShackMeister Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Shelton, Krystle

Shore, Billy

Shortbread, for Concretes

Shrimp

Patties

Stack, Momufuku, 2.1, 2.2

’Shroom Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Slaws

Cabbage Vinegar

German-Style, 3.1, 3.2

SmokeShack, 2.1, 2.2

Solomonov, Michael

Sommers, Walter

Sqirl

Staple, Jeff

Staple Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Staple Pigeon

St. JOHN Bakery

Stracey, Sara

Strawberry

Mint Lemonade

Rainbow Concrete, 8.1, 8.2

Styne, Caroline

Surf ’N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

T

The Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Tea

Fifty-Fifty, 6.1, 6.2

Toffee, for Concretes

Tomato(es)

Cabrito Butter Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Lucky Lee

Sauce, Curry

Shack-cago Dog, 3.1, 3.2

ShackBurger, 2.1, 2.2

’Shroom Burger, 2.1, 2.2

-Simmered Onions

Surf ’N Shack, 2.1, 2.2

Taxi Dog, 3.1, 3.2

Tovar, Andrea and Natalia

Truffle(s)

Humm Burger, 2.1, 2.2

Mayonnaise

Turner, Richard

U

Uhuru

Usinger, Fritz

Usinger’s

V

Vanilla

Custard, Frozen, 8.1, 8.2

Shake, 8.1, 8.2

W

Williams, John

Willis, Paul

Wine

Chardonnay

Chenin Blanc

from Frog's Leap Winery

Merlot

pairing with burgers

pairing with chicken

pairing with fries

pairing with hot dogs

Petit Sirah

rosé

Shack Red, 2.1, 2.2

Shack White, 2.1, 2.2

Zinfandel

Wines, James

Z

Zimmern, Andrew