Beautiful: The Carol King Musical was great. I loved it, and before I saw it, I ate a burger at Blue Dog Kitchen. One of Blue Dog’s several locations is at Worldwide Plaza, conveniently located near the Theater District. So when my mom visited and wanted to get a large dose of Carol King’s music,…
Preferential Treatment Goes a Long Way | Every time that I write about a burger in or around Times Square, I make mention of how much I hate Times Square. Frankly, I find the whole notion pretty trite, so I’m officially retiring that complaint on this blog.
A Hell’s Kitchen Origin Story and Some Burger Nostalgia | Hell’s Kitchen is a strange name for a neighborhood, and I’ve always been partial to the Davey Crocket theory of its origin. The Dutch Fred theory is pretty similar, but gives the credit to this restaurant’s namesake rather than the famous frontiersman. But I digress,…
When I lived on 57th Street and 10th Avenue, I wasn’t wild about any of the restaurants in my immediate vicinity. For the two years that I lived there, there was an empty space three blocks down from me. Last year, White Oak opened in that space, bringing comfort food, oysters, beer and cocktails to…
