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Reverend Rants: Have Faith
Pilgrims, today I reach out to you about the paradox of faith in the burger. We only truly experience enlightenment when we have faced a trial that often shakes our faith in burgers. A...
Review #43 – JD’s Tavern (Apex, NC)
DON Ok guys, I found a receipt in my pocket that shows I paid for a burger with fried egg, bacon, and American cheese at one “JD’s Tavern” in Apex. Did you guys pull...
The Straight Beef Podcast #5
Scott and Michael talk about the joys and differences of flat grill vs. open grill cooking. Scott also puts Michael’s extensive condiment knowledge to the test. Download this episode and all of our back episodes...
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...
Review #42 – Gorman Street Pub (Raleigh, NC)
These Are Not The Burgers You’re Looking For The voice of the Ancient Burgiatrist Kobe-Wan came quietly into the Straight Beef’s collective conscious: “You will go to the Gorman Street System.” Gorman Street? “There...
The Straight Beef Podcast – Episode 4
In this very special episode, Scott and Michael discuss perhaps the most hotly debated issue in the history of burgiatry. Also: We got some fancy new podcasting equipment, so you should be able to...
There’s a McDifference #6
There’s a McDifference! 3710 Western Blvd., Raleigh (West of NC State) This McDonald’s is right on the edge of the NC State campus. I know I tend to go on about the parking situation...
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...
Review #41 – Geer Street Garden (Durham, NC)
Geer Street Garden (Durham) Durham’s popular Geer Street Garden—spitting distance from Duke Tower—offers one burger, infinite ways. The third of its three listed toppings—bacon, cheese, and “What-Have-You”—summoned the inner Seuss in each of us…...