Hold the Meat, Pile on the Fries
The race to find the next cult burger shows no sign of stopping, but I’m getting weary of ground beef done every which way in a soggy bun. And while enthusiasts kvell over the fresh beef (“Nothing Frozen!”) in a Five Guys burger ($4.79 for a “little burger”), the “Famous Fries” are much more noteworthy than the beef in this spic-and-span franchise, which now boasts 625 outlets nationwide. Read more
Fabled Fries
Hosting kiddy birthday parties is challenging when your kids don’t eat pizza.* That’s why when my son turned 5, we got 10 take-out orders of French fries from Toast, then a new-kid-on-the-block Harlem restaurant specializing in sandwich fare. The 15 kids and we grown-ups attacked the fries like marauding seagulls. Read more
