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• Alphabet City, East Village, Restaurants

  Burger & Poutine at the Brindle Room – NYC

  06.09.11 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  

  Before our trip to Greece, even though David and I were trying to get our bodies beach-ready, we decided a little caloric splurge at the Brindle Room was in order. Anyway, it one of those rare days duck confit poutine ($13) was on the dinner menu (Brindle Room tweets when poutine is available), so really, we had to go. MORE »

• Alphabet City, East Village, Restaurants

  The Doughnut Burger at Korzo Haus – NYC

  04.11.11 | Permalink | 13 Comments

  

  If a doughnut and a burger ever got it on, the offspring would probably resemble the Korzo Burger ($11), a beef patty topped with apple smoked organic bacon, allgäuer emmenthaler cheese, housemade mustard, and dill pickles wrapped in langoš dough and deep-fried. MORE »

• Alphabet City, Bar Hopping, East Village

  Cheeseburger Brunch at Royale – NYC

  04.06.10 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  

  In case you haven’t noticed, Bionic Bites has been very East Village-centric the past few weeks. The reason: I’m sick of living in my cramped run-down LES apartment and have been spending a lot of time in the East Village apartment hunting. (I love the LES, but for the same price, I can get more square footage in the East Village.) Two Saturdays ago, after seeing a gorgeous but way too expensive apartment, David and I wandered into Royale looking for brunch. It was only after we were seated we noticed the place was more of a bar than a restaurant, and the menu was limited to burgers and sandwiches. No biggie, we ordered two burgers, onion rings, housemade chips, and a Bloody Mary for me. As long as a Bloody Mary’s involved, it’s brunch to me. MORE »

• Fast Food, Las Vegas

  Final Animal Stylin’ Days of 2009 – NV

  01.03.10 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  

  A lot happened in 2009. Some good, some bad, and some downright dreadful. The dreadful part was especially rough, but one thing I learned through it all is to appreciate your loved ones. So last weekend, I took my mom on a trip to Las Vegas, and one of our stops was In-N-Out. Because what better way to say I love you than with In-N-Out burgers and fries? MORE »

• Cobble Hill, Raising the Bar

  A Different Kind of Burger at Clover Club – NYC

  08.26.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Read my latest installment, “Raising the Bar: A Different Kind of Burger at Clover Club“, at Serious Eats: New York. I drink a girly pink cocktail with a bloody lamb burger. That’s me in a nutshell.