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…

I’ve talked a lot lately about my preference for double cheeseburgers over the ubiquitous pub burger. Upright Brew House serves one of each, so I was able to do a side-by-side comparison. Both are made with Angus beef, but Upright Brew House attached their name to the double cheeseburger, which made me think that my…

I walked into the Spaniard and noticed that half of the restaurant was filled with groups of attractive women watching the U.S. Open. When my friend Jaime of the Burger Babez showed up to join me for a burger, she told me that she typically sees groups of attractive men hanging out at the Spaniard….

Someone told me that Dominique Bistro is so named for Dominique Ansel, creator of the Cronut. To that person, if you’re reading this, no no NO. Dominique Bistro named after Executive Chef Dominick Pepe, who also oversees Olio é Piu and Boucherie. Now, I don’t think about burgers when I think about any of those restaurants,…

A new Emily opened up in the West Village today. Emily is super dope. They topped my burger of the year in 2014, and then made the list again with Emmy Squared in 2016. So when I got the opportunity to drop in at their a couple days ago, I ate everything.