The neighborhood bar holds a kind of mythic status. It’s an archetype that is in most of our heads, but few of our actual neighborhoods. I must have driven by Billy’s On Burnet a hundred times, often wondering what it was like inside. Having finally ventured inside, I think we may have discovered the perfect [...]
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The Neighborhood Joint Perfected: Billy’s On Burnet
Posted in Burgers, Food, tagged Austin on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Father’s Office, Los Angeles CA
Posted in Burgers, Food, Travel, tagged Los Angeles on March 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We heard about Father’s Office from several people. It made Jeff’s best burgers of 2009 list, and I’m sure many others. Like In-N-Out, it was also recommended by a mostly-vegetarian friend. (It occurs to me that I should start asking all my vegetarian friends where they get their favorite burger.) Anyway, this thing was in a [...]
In-N-Out Burger, Los Angeles CA
Posted in Burgers, Food, Travel, tagged Los Angeles on March 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Last weekend, we took a trip out to LA to visit some friends. Naturally, we planned pretty much every waking moment around meals. It made me wonder: Did we start this blog because our lives revolve around food or do our lives revolve around food because we have this blog? In any case, when you [...]
Table for How Many? The Spotted Pig, New York NY
Posted in Burgers, Food, Travel on January 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Spotted Pig is one of our favorites places in New York. The last time we visited, we showed up the minute they were supposed to open for lunch, only to be told “Uh… we’re not really ready to open yet.” Call us eager. But it turns out that was actually a pretty good idea, [...]
Burger Joint, New York NY
Posted in Burgers, Food, Travel, tagged New York on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eliza and I spent New Year’s in NYC with my family, something that’s becoming a new holiday tradition. We also had the chance to see a lot of friends up there, including Jeff and Elizabeth, who made a last-minute up with their son Will. We came armed with a long list of restaurants to try and our [...]