RIDER

Williamsburg, it’s been too long since I’ve seen you! But I went back last week on an unseasonably warm evening to try the burger at RIDER. Design-wise, RIDER is pretty much what you’d imagine from a part of the neighborhood (North of Grand, West of Bedford) that has gentrified the hardest. It is a very…

Shay & Ivy

I really love the fries at Atwood. I really love the Brussels sprouts at Atwood. I really love the burger at Atwood. So when the Atwood team opened Shay & Ivy, I was there in a heartbeat. This place couldn’t be more different than Atwood. The decor has a much more feminine bent to it,…

Bedford & Co.

I work in east midtown Manhattan. A few days ago, a coworker asked me where she should take her grandmother for a birthday lunch in the neighborhood. I came up with a few unenthusiastic responses, and was rather disappointed that I didn’t have anything exciting to recommend. It turns out my timing is forever terrible,…

Hendriks

You’re a lucky person, because you have Burger Weekly as a resource when you want to find a great burger that you haven’t tried yet. In essence, I am Burger Weekly, and thus I have one less mode of discovery than you do. Granted, I probably know more people who know where to find great…

Harding’s

Warren G. Harding is considered by many to be one of the worst presidents this country has ever had, so it struck me as odd that a bar would name themselves for the man. A cursory search of the restaurant’s website shows no mention of the first president whose entire term in office was served during…