“We’re not in the hamburger business. We’re in show business.” Ray Kroc Eatery: 25 Degrees, Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA When I moved away from LA nearly 7 years ago, it was tricky to find decent late night eats. You were pretty much limited to a handful of fast food outlets (including my […]
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BARSTOW, CA: In-N-Out
“Quality you can taste. Cleanliness you can see.” Original In-N-Out tagline Eatery: In-N-Out Burger, 2821 Lenwood Road, Barstow, CA I admire In-N-Out Burger as a business. It’s still family owned, they treat their employees well and, operationally, they keep things simple and efficient by not trying to be all things to all people – unless […]
The Growler Bites and Brews
“It is the growling man who lives a dog’s life.” Coleman Cox Eatery: The Growler Bites and Brews,55 Stone Street, New York, NY I previously mentioned that I’d been dying to try The Growler, which recently opened on Stone Street. Why the excitement? Well, first, it’s hot dogs and beer! And, second, it’s […]
Fresh & Fast
“Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.” Aldous Huxley Eatery: Fresh & Fast, 111 East 23rd Street, New York, NY It feels like I am on the mailing list for each and every one of those internet deal websites – Groupon, Gilt, ideeli, PopSugar Shop, et al. You name it, I’m […]
Gravy
“Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.” Sydney Smith Eatery: Gravy, 32 East 21st Street, New York NY Yep, that’s right – I detest gravy (the sauce). I hate its drab color. I shudder at its turgid consistency. And the idea of creating […]
LONDON, UK: Byron
“There’s always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.” Rocco DiSpirito Eatery: Byron, 46 Hoxton Square, London, United Kingdom Before I moved to New York, I lived near Hoxton Square in London. If you’re not familiar, this is a small garden square in the East End surrounded by restaurants and bars. On one corner, […]
Stuff I Eat That’s Kind of Healthy
Given that I am not at all pleased with my body mass and that I am actually trying to do something about this, it stands to reason that I do not live on burgers alone. I also eat my fair share of fruit, veggies, cottage cheese, yogurt, fish, etc. For the most part, you will […]
The Dubliner
“Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.” Robbie Coltrane Eatery: The Dubliner, 45 Stone Street, New York NY Stone Street dates back to the 1660s; it got its current moniker sometime later on due to its cobblestone paving (so the name is not ironic). […]
Woodwork
“I think foosball is a combination of soccer and shish kebabs.” Mitch Hedberg Eatery: Woodwork, 583 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Woodwork is one of my two favorite football bars in NYC (more on the football bar aspects here). To be clear: “football” here means the sport that is huge everywhere in the world except the […]
Goodburger
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” Confucius Eatery: Goodburger, 101 Maiden Lane, Financial District Today’s foray is into the world of fast food burgers – specifically to Goodburger. But, why is it only “good” burger? Not “Greatburger”. Not “Amazaburger”. I am always fascinated when marketers take this […]
