Ed Levine's Top 10 Manhattan Fancypants burgers

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Posted Aug 22nd 2006 6:16PM
Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, East Coast, Beef, Cheese, Lists, Grilling, Meat

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Ed Levine recently posted a list of his top 10 fancypants burgers in Manhattan on his blog. Cafe D'Alsace took top honors for its burger, which features onions doused in Riesling and French Muenster cheese. Other notable entries include The Spotted Pig, whose roquefort-laced patty landed the No. 3 spot and Nice Matin's five-napkin burger, which took fifth place.

But just what is a a fancypants burger anway? I'm glad you asked. Levine has devised a whole list of criteria, including costing more than ten dollars and less than 20, being sided with excellent french fries, being served by a waiter in a white tablecloth setting and being made from fresh high-quality ingredients.

I can't wait to work my way through his Top 10. Time to renew my scrip for Lipitor.

Tags: Cafe D'Alsace, CafeD'alsace, Ed Levine, Ed Levine Eats, EdLevine, EdLevineEats, fancypants, fancypants burgers, FancypantsBurgers, french fries, FrenchFries, Lipitor, Riesling, The Spotted Pig, TheSpottedPig

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8-22-2006 @ 7:28PM

PanAsianBiz said...

As much as I love burgers, I have never been a fan of the "fancypants" variety! I guess I just don't quite understand the concept of making a burger that people can't eat without utensils. I mean, look at the size of that thing in the picture accompanying this post. It's a monstrosity, not a burger!!!

8-22-2006 @ 9:08PM

Sally Rube said...

Oh my, I certainly hope you wouldn't eat the pictured burger, as it is not a real burger, but rather a sculpture by the PopArt era artist Claes Oldenburg!

And if you think that one is a monster, check out his "Floor Burger:"

http://www.bluffton.edu/~humanities/art/20c/contempart/oldenfloor.jpg

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