NY Times Burger Collage
Talk about a blast from the past. Today’s NY Times burger feature really stoked some old memories. It’s been quite some time since I set off all over the D.C. area looking for bliss on a bun. The hunt was set off from a dislike of the voting systems employed by area publications. Popular voting reduced burger rankings into contests no more illuminating than a high school homecoming election. With Five Guys and Fuddruckers consistently winning prizes I knew the only way to find the best burger inside the beltway was to solicit nominations and hit the streets.
A month later I’d achieved a cholesterol score of 5,429 and still didn’t have a clue where the District’s best burger was. I did have a lot of fun though, and learned a few things about what makes a good burger great. This summer I’ll lay out a few tenants and show how standardization, and careful timing can yield consistent high quality results. For now though, I’m going to soak up what’s left of Spring… Lipitor be damned!
DCist Burger Collage
