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@NYC Food Guy We pay for all of the food we review at Serious Eats. There are no behind the scenes photos. City Hall has an open kitchen of sorts - the burger on the grill images were taken from the dining room as was the the pictures of Chef Meer who was working the pass that night. He had no idea I was coming (to be honest I am not sure he even knows what AHT is) and I had already eaten the burger when I took the pictures of the him and the grill.

Photo credit should read: Nick Solares

@Fallopian Tube What is fabricated at about the story? The burger is available for sale at B&B. I am sure that Capon will be very upset that an internet troll doesn't respect him.

@SeriousB Thanks, I didn't think that too many people would notice a comment on an old post.

@gargupie Salted but under dressed.Didn't get to the crostini.

@chiffonte No one is denying that we have always had plenty of Italian restaurants in NYC. But in the last few years Eataly, 'intoteca, SD26, A Voce and Bar Stuzz have all opened within a few blocks of each other (that is what I meant when I said "local") That is significant. A few years ago the only lines in the vicinity were for burgers at Shake Shack, now there are lines outside of Eataly.

@Prairie You would be disappointed. A picture may be worth a thousand words but it won't tell you how something tastes.

@ Seriousb: It is grated ricotta salata, there was mozzarella underneath (although not nearly enough) I don't think it was a mistake as their website has an image of the pie with the shredded cheese on top.

@gargupie yes, a decent sized basket of fresh tasting white rolls and an excellent raisin crisp bread was provided. Jackets required (but not ties)

@SeriousB/AK It isn't the narrow DOF or the lack of flash, both of these are attainable with digital. Infact one could argue that digital has exceeded film in low light capability. My Nikon D700 for example has usable ISO up to 6400 and with a 50mm f1.2 lens I can get incredibly narrow DOF in very low light. The new D3S reportedly goes up ISO 128,000! (Canon's offerings are, I am sure, comparable although I am not familiar with their line) But what separates digital from film in my eyes is what Norman alludes to - color rendition and saturation. There is a vividness and a three dimensionality that I see in film that is not entirely present in digital.

Of course digital has come a long way and from a pro's perspective (especially for sports shooters and news photographers) the convenience and the cost and time savings tend to out weigh the aesthetic consideration.

Check this article out for more on the technical differences:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/filmdig.htm

@foodinmouth I am in the quality over quantity camp. Other than that I couldn't care less about the petty feuds between TV personalities whose shows I don't watch.

@DavidPD & Pizzablogger I still have the D700 but these days I mostly use a manual focus 50mm f1.2 nikkor lens. Also I replaced the Panasonic GF1 with the G2 (but kept the 20mm lens)

@Simon I did adjust the white balance which may have skewed the color somewhat, the camera I shot with (a Panasonic G2) has some WB issues that I haven't come fully to terms with.

But also hanger steak, which is located close to the heart of the steer, is saturated with more blood than other steaks so it will often appear rarer than it might be. Rather than the red and pink color you might look for in say a filet mignon, in my experience a rare hanger steak is often closer to purple.

I didn't send it back because hanger is one of the few steaks that I don't mind eating at medium. Also, I wasn't so impressed by the meat and was pressed for time.

The alternative was a Scottish salmon or a lamb loin from the farmers market.

In my defense I did try to make it to Dyer's but that ended up being late Saturday night after eating at about 6 BBQ restaurants during the course of the day - there was a long security line just to get on to Beale Street and the places was so crowded anyway that I just went back to the Peabody were I stayed. Huey's looked rather uninteresting despite claiming the best burger in town.