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Australian Burgers with 'The Lot' at the Sunburnt Cow in the East Village

I got pretty excited when I saw this because I'm going to Australia next month. And then I realized this place is in NYC.

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casserole and sides.

Yep, I agree - salad or veggies (steamed broccoli or green beans) and a good crusty bread (like a baguette).

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Dear AHT: Have You Ever Gotten Food Poisoning from a Burger?

I've never gotten sick from a pink burger. The only food poisoning I've had was from a raw (previously frozen) scallop.

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Rainbow Tobiko Caviar at the Bazaar

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From A Hamburger Today

Australian Burgers with 'The Lot' at the Sunburnt Cow in the East Village

I got pretty excited when I saw this because I'm going to Australia next month. And then I realized this place is in NYC.

From Talk

casserole and sides.

Yep, I agree - salad or veggies (steamed broccoli or green beans) and a good crusty bread (like a baguette).

From A Hamburger Today

Dear AHT: Have You Ever Gotten Food Poisoning from a Burger?

I've never gotten sick from a pink burger. The only food poisoning I've had was from a raw (previously frozen) scallop.

From Talk

Best of Trader Joe ?

I'm not very impressed with Trader Joe's. They have mostly prepackaged specialty items (at my location anyways), and I thought it disconcerting that there is no meat or deli counter at all. I can see the appeal of it if you are in an area where there isn't much variety (i.e. small town). But in my city I can find really fresh ingredients, specialty and ethnic foods at various markets, grocery stores and farmer markets. I would rather go to the corner Halal (or Asian, or Mexican, etc.) market and explore the variety, support local business, and meet people. IMHO.

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Where to eat in D.C.?

Cafe Atlantico - AMAZING. period.

Luna Diner in Dupont Circle (1301 Connecticut Ave.). Great food and friendly service. Relaxing and well priced.

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Minneapolis Burger Flowchart

Yay! Represent Minneapolis. I like it. Thanks Robyn.

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New Suggestive Burger King Ad for the Super Seven Incher

wowza. yikes. don't know what to say, except please stay in Singapore. What's Singapore like? Can they do that??

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Quote of the Day: Boooooo, Sarah DiGregorio, Boooooo

Adam - I wasn't serious. And I mean no disrespect to AHT! Mad love! Guess I better watch my typing on the interweb as sarcasm doesn't readily translate.

From Serious Eats

Photo of the Day: Summer Tomatoes Are Here

Ooooh really? We don't have tomatoes this early in the Midwest! Lucky!

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Should Fast Food Chains Give Kids Toys?

Toys? Yes. Parenting? Yes.

It's not the kid's decision to eat there - it's ultimately the parent's.

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Quote of the Day: Boooooo, Sarah DiGregorio, Boooooo

I guess it really is true that New Yorkers don't think there's anything outside of New York (except maybe LA...). It's ok. To each his own, huh? My philosophy is to try as many different burgers as I can, whether WC, Shake Shack or mom n' pop shops on the road. Then I can truly compare.

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Cheeseburger from Watty & Meg in Brooklyn

holy moley! man that is rare, but at least you can get a rare burger in your city...

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The Kitchn on How to Build a Better Burger

Thanks to AHT I now put my mayo on the bottom bun. My order:

top bun
lettuce (optional)
tomato (optional)
cheese
patty
mayo
bottom bun

If no lettuce and tomato, I like pickles above the cheese.

From Talk

Washington D.C. Best Restaurant/Best Birthday Dinner Spot?

I'm from out of town but I absolutely loved Cafe Atlantico. It's my favorite nice restaurant I've been to in DC.

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Well Done Burgers - a Twin Cities thing?

Yeah I understand the regulations thing and a lot of restaurant will say on the menu that their burgers are cooked to well done. However, if the waiter asks me how I want it cooked - and I say medium, then I expect medium. But that rarely happens... If they ask, shouldn't they expect to cook it to order?

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The GrahamSexyBurger by Chicago's Graham Elliot

@Adam I think "chicken fried" is like chicken fried steak. A beef patty breaded then fried. So I guess it's a burger in hiding. ha! The whole thing sounds like a stomach ache to me...

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'Food Network Magazine' Lists the Best Burgers in the Country

Oh really? And what is their credibility in the best-burger-in-the-state department?

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Dear AHT: The Nino Burger from Morse Gyros in Chicago

yummy. another reason why Chicago rocks (no, I don't live there ,but wish I did...)

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Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide

Oh, and it was even featured on Slice. (Black Sheep).

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Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide

Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria in Atlanta (owned by Concentrics Restaurants--a small but growing empire of concept restaurants) is fairly recently opened. http://www.maxsatl.com/

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

Michael has many meathead-like qualities. Most assholes are just that way and don't know it, Michael seems to try at it.

I like both Voltaggio's, but they would really have to be outstanding to both make it to the final three. It could be compelling telie for the episode where they go from four to three. Could there really be the two of them in the final three?

"On the Line" does a great job of explaining the Ripert way. Will JC be the poster child for "anti-Ramsay/ MP White" school?

Laurine is an absolute mystery to me after two entire shows. I remember nothing about her.

It was about this time last season that we thought Ariane was going to be the next to go. Is Jesse this season's Ariane?

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

I don't have a problem with her bringing it up and stating her opinion and standpoint. But repeatedly bringing it up like that. It was annoying. But, I'm sure the producers and editors did their part in playing it up.

Additionally, it seemed a little awkward for the rest of the contestants when they got back to the house post-prep and she was still complaining.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

What bothered me most about the same-sex marriage discussion was how the producers decided to frame Preeti and Ashley in the same shot and show it from 3 different angles. What was that all about?

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

@cheesebreadbutter no, I'm just a 16 year-old kid. I was thinking about starting one, maybe I should get on that because I love food and like to write... which blog? you got me curious

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

Shuffer: Sorry but that rationale just doesn't fly. Signing on for a cooking show in Vegas, and then pouting because they want you to cook for a wedding-related event is just juvenile. She even admitted that she knew it was probably going to happen. So what's her problem, exactly? She seemed to have a beef with Top Chef for 'putting her in that situation' more than society in general for 'not letting her get married'. Imagine a chef who is in Gambler's Anonymous who signs on for Top Chef: Vegas and then pisses and moans because they keep asking him to roll dice and play poker as part of the challenges. Man up, Nancy. You knew what was going to be involved before you showed up, so you have no one to blame but yourself.

Also of note, the best hamburger I've ever had in my life was at a restaurant where the chef was a very strict vegetarian (for morale reasons). She managed to take his personal convictions out of the picture and give the customer what he wanted. Why is Ashley so special


One of two things is going on. Either Ashley is a spoiled, whiny little attention whore who has to piss on everyone else's good time (in which case, she needs to be the next to go), or the producers just injected a little manufactured drama to boost ratings (in which case, Top Chef is not the show I thought it was and is, in fact, more like Real World)

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

perhaps when this episode was recorded, california's prop 8 was in the news. it may seem a little removed from the public eye right now, but when the california supreme court was handing down its ruling, it was hard for anyone in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to ignore.

any chef can bring his/her politics to the table and reap/suffer the consequences.

as far as controversy is concerned, would you cook for an anti-abortion or pro-choice function if your personal politics disagreed? maybe. maybe not.

but would top chef force the contestants to do it?

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

Forget Ashley. Let's figure out who this season's Leah & Hosea are going to be!!

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

@pbelardo My take on Ashley's same-sex tangent (which I'm in favor of btw) was to remember the audience the producers are editing for. Bravo TV has a huge following in the gay population and this was a way to speak to an issue many are concerned with.

Glad Eve is gone, just wasn't a good fit for the show.

Please let's get rid of Jesse. STOP CRYING!

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

I agree that the same-sex marriage "controversy" seemed liked it was a bit forced and set up or at least egged on by the producers. Notice that most of the gays who got dragged out to the griping table just sat there and never said a word about it.

I guess the chick who was so upset will never take a job catering a wedding or cooking dinner for a couple on their anniversary or honeymoon. Please.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

PLEASE! don't put spoilers on the front page by Xing out the losing contestants faces-- you did this with Top Chef Masters and it was truly annoying.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

pbelardo, that is exactly what I came in here to say! I don't know if it was contrived by the show producers or if Ashley is just such a drama-queen attention-whore that she decided to make a big deal out of if, but the whole thing was really getting on my nerves. You know what? If the challenge offends you that much, quit the show. There are plenty of other chefs who *want* to be there.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

Am I the only one that was annoyed by the whole same-sex marriage topic by Ashley (I think that's her name)? I'm 100% pro same-sex marriage, but the challenge had nothing to do with the marriage debate. If you're a lesbian professional chef, might you not have to cook for weddings or anniversary parties once in a while? It just seemed unnecessary.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

@Erin "ce-veech" is the French pronunciation, which isn't suprising for her to use considering she works in an Eric Ripert restaurant.

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

Laurine or Brian to win it all.

Sean Connery = OK, double dose (see harveyj) = creepy!

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Watch It with Us: 'Top Chef Las Vegas,' Ep. 2

So glad that Eve left. Her personality was just so down. Every scene she was in made me just feel kind of drained of energy.

From Talk

Best of Trader Joe ?

hey definitely check out the organic coffee selection!

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Coal-Oven Pizzerias Nationwide

Delponte's Coal Fired Brick Oven Pizza a/ka/ CBO, 624 Brinley Ave., Bradley Beach, NJ. Fresh ingredients! Delicious!

From Talk

Where to eat in D.C.?

Ray's Hell Burger and Amsterdam Falafel: Amen to that! And check out a few more in our Serious Eats City Guide: Washington D.C.

From A Hamburger Today

New Suggestive Burger King Ad for the Super Seven Incher

No sense of humour, you guys. No wonder all the good ads are from Europe and Japan.

And this sounds very much like my home-made version of a Philly cheese steak,
except it's a burger patty instead of Steak-Umms, and I use HP Chicken & Rib sauce which is slightly sweeter than A-1. (BTW, in the UK, that "Chicken & Rib" sauce is called "HP Fruity Sauce"; wrap your heads around that..) I'd try it once; further adventures would depend on how it tasted.

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New Suggestive Burger King Ad for the Super Seven Incher

I want to meet the advertising person who came up with the idea as much as I want to meet the executive who approved it...

From Serious Eats

Should Fast Food Chains Give Kids Toys?

I remember growing up and being really happy to sometimes get a toy from my fast food meal. I really miss those Mario-themed toys from McDonald's! So I can tell from personal experience that the toys did made me want to go. And we'd go once in a while.

To state that it is the parents' responsibility to choose where to eat is too obvious considering the SE audience. There are families out there that just don't have the time/privilege/knowledge/understanding to fend for themselves. I'd like to draw a comparison with the recent credit crunch where creditors were lending money to people who normally shouldn't be able to get one. Some things may be common sense to some, but not to others.

From Talk

Where to eat in D.C.?

Last year I ate at the Native American Museum on the mall and was impressed. If you go take your time before ordering and check out the vast array of foods from the different cultures and tribes.

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Cold butter for radishes

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Grilled Tomato Linguine

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Beet Red

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Grilled Cheese

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Well Done Burgers - a Twin Cities thing?

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My First Spam Sandwich

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Bananas!

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Eggs with feta and onions

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Baseball Season!

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My Own Jucy Lucy

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Truffle

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Lovely Sushi

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Salad for Dinner

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Sometimes spaghetti likes to be alone

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Baseball player runs into giant burger

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Shack Burger

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Mushroom Pizza

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Places after work — in NYC on business

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Spinach and Cheese Pizza

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Garlic and Lime Shrimp Skewers

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Fresh and crisp Radishes with Butter and Salt

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Rainbow Tobiko Caviar at the Bazaar

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'Playin' in the Sprinkler' T-Shirt

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Lemon Buttermilk Raspberry Tart

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Domo and the Snake

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Flying Bacon Monster

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Perfect Party Cake

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Hanukkah Pie

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