Author: cward

Review #50 – Burger Five-0! Umstead Hotel Bar (Cary, NC)

Review #50 – Burger Five-0! Umstead Hotel Bar (Cary, NC)

(cue horns and surf guitars) Book ‘em, Danno. Burger One. It’s not every day that The Straight Beef conducts its 50th official review. Assuming that no one would recognize us if we disguised ourselves...

Review #48 – Village Draft House (Raleigh): The Straight Beef and NC Beer Guys Join Forces

Review #48 – Village Draft House (Raleigh): The Straight Beef and NC Beer Guys Join Forces

Podcast Super Combo Man, podcast #9—featuring our buds Glenn and Dave, the NC Beer Guys—is a good one, frothing with craft beer wisdom aplenty. Download it from iTunes or directly from our Libsyn feed. As...

Notes from the Burger Underground: Los Angeles Times Crowns Winner in Battle of the Burgers

Notes from the Burger Underground: Los Angeles Times Crowns Winner in Battle of the Burgers

Would You Eat It?   The Los Angeles Times has wrapped up its third annual Battle of the Burgers (click link for recipes), crowning five winners from hundreds of entries. Recipes were whittled down...

Work Those Buns!

Work Those Buns!

The Straight Beef’s recent Podcast #4 raised the critical issue of whether or not a patty melt is a legitimate hamburger. The answer to that question hangs on one’s belief in the importance of...

Eater’s Burger Week 2013

Eater’s Burger Week 2013

Iconic food website Eater just finished its Burger Week 2013 coverage, including the tastiest French Fries in America, 14 Fictional Burger Joints That Should Be Real, and their selection of 38 Essential Burgers. See...

“Burger Land” Premieres Tonight

“Burger Land” Premieres Tonight

In the premiere episode, George visits classic burger joints in Los Angeles: the Apple Pan, Pie ‘n Burger, Marty’s, Charlie’s, and Irv’s. Check out some clips from the episode below. New episodes of Burger...

Burgatory from Pittsburgh is the new Burger Brackets Champion

Burgatory from Pittsburgh is the new Burger Brackets Champion

BurgerBusiness.com, the burger industry insider trade magazine, hosts a March Madness-style burger championship throwdown. This year’s winner is Burgatory, a two-restaurant chain from Pittsburgh. Burgatory defeated a host of industry stalwarts to win. Who...