The Straight Beef Podcast #6
In this episode, we talk about the differences between chains and local burger joints and why we haven’t reviewed certain places. There’s also a little meditative interlude near the end. Download this episode and all...
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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...
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...