“I’m a fish out of water without you.” Unknown I’ve been to Lure Fishbar plenty of times over the past few years and generally enjoyed my meals there. This is partly because the food is always good but – I must admit – also because it’s a fairly trendy place set smack dab in the […]
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Minetta Tavern: Old School Dining in Old New York
“I never see any home cooking. All I get is fancy stuff.” Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh As a continuation of my quest to sample each of the top 5 burgers in NYC (as declared by Thrillist.com), Husband and I set course for Minetta Tavern. This place – and its famous Black Label Burger – […]
Whitmans: Poetry in Food
“Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.” Walt Whitman I recently came across a list of the five best burgers in New York City. This was by no means an end-all-to-be-all list – there have been many before it and there will be many more after it. But, for once, I decided to pounce on […]
Heart Attack Grill: Las Vegas At Its Most Vegas-y
There’s been all kinds of media attention focused on Heart Attack Grill, most of it discussing the relatively dodgy aspects of the place: people dying of heart attacks, obese patrons lured in with the offer of free eats. What I love about this place is that it makes no attempt to hide what it is […]
Gi-normous Sammies at Primanti Bros.
“Sandwiches are wonderful. You don’t need a spoon or a plate.” Paul Lynde Eatery: Primanti Bros Bar & Grill, 2 S. Market Square, Pittsburgh, PA We did NOT choose to stopover in Pittsburgh en route from New York to Ohio just because of the “almost famous” Primanti Bros. Even though that is exactly the sort […]
Brindle Room: How about lunch in the East Village?
“The journey of a thousand pounds begins with a single burger.” Chris O’Brien Eatery: 277 E. 10th Street, New York BY: MJ BYERS I don’t get the East Village. For the second time in a month, I’ve visited an amazing place for lunch in this neighborhood and no one was there. Not at 12:30, […]
Perfect Blue Cheese-Stuffed Burgers
“Age is not important, unless you’re a cheese.” Helen Hayes Dish: Perfect Blue Cheese-Stuffed burgers BY MJ BYERS Last week, I dazzled (or bored) you with a tale of my kitchen experimentation. Today, I am supplying the full recipe for what I am humbly dubbing Perfect Blue Cheese-Stuffed Burgers (why waste everyone’s time with false […]
The Great Stuffed Burger Experiment
BY: MJ Byers “Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down.” Hasbro Dish: Cheese-stuffed burgers As much as I go on about burgers on this site, it may sound odd when I say that I don’t cook them all that often. Health considerations and all. The same reason I’ve never learned how to bake good cakes […]
Cuba NYC: Caribbean Eats in the Village
“The Cuban food you get in the U.S. has nothing to do with the food in Cuba.” Post on one winespectator.com forum, the subject being wine pairings for Cuban food. Eatery: Cuba, 222 Thompson Street, New York, NY I might never have heard of Cuba (the restaurant in NYC, not the country) had it not […]
Paella Recipe: A Little Taste of Spain in Your Very Own Kitchen
BY: MJ BYERS “The belly rules the mind.” Spanish Proverb Dish: Paella with Chicken and Chorizo I love me some paella. Back when I used to travel to Spain frequently for business, I used to always try to make sure I had it; the folks in my office there were good enough to try […]
