What is there to say about the modern burger scene that hasn’t been said already hundreds of times, often by me? Not a lot. But one thing that I personally haven’t commented on much is the rise of Frankenburgers. Nowadays, my Facebook feed is made pretty much entirely of food sites posting videos of gigantic…
It strikes me as strange that, from time to time, I eat a burger that I was sure I’d reviewed for this blog before, only to be proven wrong. The mini burger and its variants at Stanton Social fall into this perplexing category. The restaurant has been open for about twelve years on the Lower East…
Do you know what a Kwak is? I didn’t, until a couple years ago when I popped into Belgian Beer Bar with a few friends and saw this wonderful take on beer. To this date, I haven’t found many more places in New York City that serve a Kwak in its wonderful, round-bottomed-glassed, wooden-holder-assisted glory….
Circa Brewing Co. was a pleasant surprise. It is a diamond in the Downtown Brooklyn rough, hitting high marks in the decor, vibe, and food departments. I knew nothing about this place before I checked it out on the invitation of my buddy Pat (check out his fantastic Instagram account). We were there ostensibly to…
I was out with a friend the other day who told me that she doesn’t like gimmicky burgers. She gushed a bit about JG Melon as an iconic burger. While I think JG Melon is emblematic of a kind of burger that the rest of the New York burger scene has evolved beyond, I understand the…