December 2006

First Bite: BRGR

December 26, 2006

There’s been a lot of buzz about brgr, a new Chelsea burger joint, and I think it’s well deserved. The patties are similar to the Shake Shack, but they’re more expensive (mine was about $8), a bit tougher, and not quite as salty. The creative preparations and quick service will get my burger-eating face back [...]

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Introducing iPile (and two other apple pies)

December 16, 2006

A few weeks ago I undertook to bake my first pie. Apple pie, as I’ve learned, is wrought with peril. In my three apple pie experiences I fell into three of the most notable traps: soupy filling, undercooked center, and ‘the incredible shrinking apple’. Before I talk about the failures, because, really, they weren’t failures [...]

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