Times Square Never Tasted So Good | Years ago, Burger Weekly covered one of the Counter’s outposts in California. There are many there, and only one here in New York City. So while it would seem enticing to try a Cali burger here in the city, its sole location in Times Square held no appeal…
The Foie Gras Burger vs. the Surf N’ Turf Burger… Oh what a world we live in | I have mixed feelings about the Burger Bash at the New York Wine & Food Festival. But I had positive feelings when 21 Club asked for help putting their best burger forward at the event. 21 Club invited a group of…
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,…
Not to be confused with Trademark Burger in SoHo, Trademark Taste & Grind is another brand new burger joint in Manhattan, though further uptown and existing within an entirely different sort of concept. Nestled almost secretly behind a coffee shop in Hotel Le Soleil, Trademark is dimly lit with intimate booths that will have you…
I’ve eaten a lot of burgers in Midtown Manhattan, so it’s not always easy for me to find one in the neighborhood that I haven’t tried. Chef Will Shear recommended the Wayfarer, and though it won by the default condition of being the only recommendation I’d never been to, I still had high hopes because I…