My Dick’s Drive-In Cheeseburger Ornaments Have Arrived!
The absolute best part of the holiday season is when I get to stuff my tree full of food ornaments like these:
Food Food Food Food FOOD!
These are all food ornaments that I have on my tree every year – and am always adding more as you will soon see!
I don’t remember when this obsession began, but for at least the last decade I have collected all kinds of tree food ornaments – like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich:
Friends and family have sent me new ones every year, and since we are in New York for part of the holiday celebration, I had to get a few new ones for the apartment:
Red Twizzlers, a Starbucks Peppermint Mocha and as my friend Jodie pointed out: a NOLA po’boy on French bread with Blue Plate mayo!
They are all nice additions, and of course, I had to shoot this video of all of the latest food additions to my tree! Take a look:
Yes, I also got a nice boxed wine for the tree, and an even more festive drink for the season as well:
While I LOVE the Bloody Mary ornament, my favorite is always the Dick’s Drive-In Cheeseburger ornament!
Remember that I served Alex a caviar-topped Dick’s Cheeseburger for Valentine’s Day and I’m not ashamed of that fact!
Of course, with a burger you need a beverage so why not a classic cup of New York coffee!
Here is how the tree is shaping up:
I also bought some subway line bulbs, as you can see the “A” line and the “M” lines, along with “J”, “S” and “L” lines too – all connected to family!
Ok, and as there are so many more of my holiday food ornament collection in LA, here’s a sneak peek:
If you want to see them all, click here for more pics and videos!
My small tree was fun to decorate, but here’s one that took a bit longer:
The “lighting” of the massive holiday tree at New York’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza is quite the show – here is the video:
See more of the majesty of this annual tradition by looking at my story here:
I have to start planning my Christmas feast, which traditionally is this incredible dish thanks to Patricia Wells:
This is a Gigot D’Agneau – a leg of lamb roasted in the oven over sliced onion, potato and tomato!
Here’s the recipe plus some wild side dishes too!
As as for those Dick’s burgers – I often share this photo of a “bag of Dicks!”
I took a look at why this company is so beloved. Click here for a celebration of this legendary hamburger stand!
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johnrieber 
I love these! What a wonderful tree, John. Merry Christmas.
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A fabulous tree, John 🥰🤗
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Your food ornaments are adorable. You certainly have a unique tree, John.
Thank you for Gigot D’Agneau recipe.
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What a fun theme for a Christmas tree!
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Some great additions to your unique collection, John. Festive indeed!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Ooo I like them!
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I love the burgers and boxed wine. what is a holiday without both?
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Indeed, I love these ornaments and appreciate the comment!
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my daughter has a food themed tree downstairs at her house and this year I gave her a ruffled potato chip –
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The ‘cardboardeaux’ is great…LOL chuq
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thanks that’s a funny one to be sure…they had it at Macy’s!
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This is too cool. I love my sweets so the twizzlers would rank high on my list. The holidays are hard enough to keep weight off. With that tree, I would need to start my New Yea’s Eve work out resolution in Mid December. Ha ha, love it John.
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Your posts often make me hungry John, and in this case, hungry enough to eat a bag of Dick’s! I love the ornaments!
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