Turncoat Politics

Burger Bracket: Minetta Tavern

From NYMag:
Black Label Burger $26

Minetta Tavern
Who pays $26 for a hamburger? Mrs. Platt, that’s who. She says, You get what you pay for. She’s probably right.

Read more: The Best Burgers - Eat Cheap 2009 — New York Magazine http://nymag.com/restaurants/cheapeats/2009/57878/#ixzz0cJyMVZGp

I’ve talked a lot about a burger bracket.  Mainly to myself.  It started last year during the NCAA Tourney- breaking up the island into quadrants and then pitting different burgers against each other.  It would be a range of different burgers- from cheap burger stands (fake ones like the Burger Joint and real ones like Five Guys) to gourmet meat-fests (DBGB Piggy or the aforementioned Black Label Burger).  There are rules, too, you can’t just grind away with no clear goals:  No drinking beforehand (because any burger is good after a couple beers), two burgers per night that you only eat half of, and you have to do two burgers per night so that there is a clear match up.

Minetta wasn’t really part of the burger bracket, because I had a couple Stellas and I didn’t split the burger, but it was the bomb.  It might not make the official bracket, we will see.

More to follow.