“Break from the Norm” Burgers: Del Frisco’s, Ruby’s, Great Jones Cafe

By The NYC Food Guy

In this “burger obssessed age“, where beef on a bun is the restaurant industry’s lone recession-proof dish, NYC Food Guy is here to shed some light on three burgers that are a break from the normal fare.  One’s both beauty and beast, one’s from Down Under and the last is just a heart-stopper.  Read on for three different takes on an American classic…

Beauty & The Beast

10 oz. Prime Burger ($15.95, served at lunch only) with cheddar, lettuce, tomato & onion

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House

1221 6th Avenue at 49th Street

New York, NY 10020

212-575-5129

If you’re looking to eat a beast of a burger in a beautiful atmosphere, Del Frisco’s burger is for you.  The burger arrived topped with sharp cheddar and complementary sugar-cured bacon which had been slow-cooked 4 hours.  The slightly-sweet bun was lightly toasted but remained airy and soft.

As a steak house burger, the sweet flavor of the beef shined through foremost, so much so that ketchup isn’t really necessary.   The fresh-tasting 10 ounce patty arrived a perfectly cooked to order medium rare but the slow-cooked bacon stole the show. It was incredibly savory and melted in your mouth, some of the finest bacon I’ve tasted.

The mildly sharp cheddar offered a flavor that didn’t meld with the clean-tasting burger.  The bun also had issues,  it was too flimsy to stand up to the juiciness of a burger this size.  As you can see below, the burger overtook the bun resulting in final bites that were all burger and no bread.

At $11.95 per order, the onion rings are sweet and crispy but unnecessary.  They failed to enhance the burger when placed on top and eaten in the sandwich and they stole valuable stomach space.  The homemade potato chips were similarly defeating, arriving room temperature and lacking any purpose of flavor.  Steer clear of both, in addition to the complementary bread offered at the beginning of the meal, if you want to get your moneys worth with the burger.

The Australian Burger

Whaleys ($12.50) Premium ground beef, tomato, lettuce, beet, pineapple, fried egg, ketchup

Bronte ($11) Premium ground beef, tomato, lettuce, sweet chili, mayo, cheese

Ruby’s Cafe & Bar

219 Mulberry Street b/t Spring St. & Prince St.

New York, NY 10012

212-925-5755

This easy-to-miss, 4-table Australian bar and cafe offers 5 types of burgers, two with chicken breast, in addition to some interesting pastas, paninis, salads and breakfast until 1pm.  No French fries or chips are offered.  The Whaleys, seen below, is the most unique burger on the menu but it’s diverse ingredients didn’t create any harmony around the meatloaf-like burger.

More aptly described as a massive meat sandwich, the Whaleys arrives on a crisp but untoasted ciabatta roll which hardly hugs the cumbersome ingredients.  It’s awkward texturally and poorly constructed, the entire sandwiched dominated by the sweetness of the pineapple and ketchup cut against the garlicky beef patty. The overcooked fried egg repelled from the burger and the cold beets, tomato and pineapple continued to detract from the overall unity.  Only the accompanying mixed greens salad dressed in a savory balsamic vinaigrette shined.

The Bronte burger (below), made famous at Kingswood, another Australian restaurant owned by Ruby’s proprietors, was more in tune overall.  Sweet chili sauce and mayo rest atop two slices of melted Swiss cheese which keeps the burger tied to the ciabatta.  I recommend this burger, which may be better as a chicken breast sandwich, over the Whaleys.

If I return to Ruby’s, it would be to pair a non-burger offering with one of their three Australian beers: James Boag, Coopers and Lucky.  Lucky ($7), which comes in a Buddha shaped bottle, was delicious, reminiscent of a lighter, more bubbly Red Stripe.

The Heart-Stopper

Chili Bacon Cheeseburger ($16)

Great Jones Cafe

54 Great Jones Street b/t Lafayette St. & Bowery

New York, NY 10012

(212) 674-9304

 My first impression: “Wow, I am a carnivore.”  This meat-lover’s burger, served in the cozy, dimly lit confines of this friendly bar and restaurant delivers 3 slices of well-crisped bacon and a light coating of “Mission” beef chili (beef, red beans, celery) crowned atop a massive, griddled beef patty.  It’s all sandwiched between an airy yet sturdy bun from Parisi bakery, the top half of which a healthy amount of cheddar is melted upon.

Overall this massive burger lacked the flavor punch one would hope for.  The juicy yet slightly overcooked burger would have benefited from a nice charbroiling, the flavor of smoke and fire would have added some much needed depth.  The bacon was superfluous, hearty but standard.  The “Mission” beef chili, one of a rotating menu of chili, was mild and thin.  After failing to create the spice I desired by adding some El Yucateco habanero hot sauce, I requested some chopped green jalapenos to add onto the burger.  The flavor of the peppers was a nice touch, but the spicy bite I desired to complement the sweetness of the bun, was missing.

Opt for the sweet potato fries, some of the best I’ve had, over the hand-cut fries below.  The sweet potato fries cut through the saltiness of the chili cheese burger but the heavily-salted regular hand-cut fries, made from a darker potato than your standard Idaho, didn’t complement the burger quite as well.   They would, however, make a great base for chili cheese fries.

I’d just as soon return to Great Jones Cafe to drink as I would to sample some of their other reasonably priced home-cooked offerings such as the Barbque Ribs or the Garlic Shrimp Sautee. A new menu of daily specials accompanies the quality beer menu, which during Happy Hour (5-7PM Daily) allows you to enjoy a $3 pint while listening to Bluegrass on the old school jukebox.

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10012: Soho’s Hair Hideaway

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Your hair is not a place to cut corners! (no pun intended) You may have to spend more money than you want to, or than your husband/significant other wants you to. Tough. Do it. It will make you look better, feel better and give you something to look forward to every 6 weeks or so…8 weeks at the longest. This is where you can spend the money that you’ve saved after utilizing effective Guerilla Shopping technique! So where should you go? Try Mario Diab salon (stylist Helik Torres is my favorite). Set in something of a mini-co-operative business space in Soho at 62 Crosby St., the salon is tucked in the basement. Completely outfit in black and white, this calm environment allowed me to get my hair done efficiently and effectively in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling mirror while drinking green tea. I was in, I was out and on my way. With my hair bouncing happily atop my head.

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Is it a Sin? John Varvatos Store: 10003

OK, I am only going to say this once and MUCH to my chagrin: the new John Varvatos store in the old CBGBs space is like the ultimate goth rock bachelor pad. It kicks so much ass. It truly does. I really wanted to hate it and spit in its general direction, but whomever they hired to design and architect it should win an award.

It appears that they have kept the old walls and some of the old details. It is painted entirely black and features an altar of burning candles in red glass holders as well as a giant black chandelier that is actually a bunch of regular-sized chandeliers that are grouped together on the ceiling to take on the vibe of a giant alien-like lighting phenomenon. There is a section of old school high-end stereo equipment and on the other wall a bunch of old rock vinyl. There are giant stained glass windows hanging high on the wall where the middle of the bar used to dwell. There are pictures and posters of all the regular suspect rockers on the walls.

Oh! And the men’s clothes and shoes are exceptional as well. However they are rather expensive (a $900 cotton sport coat?), so I’m not sure who will actually shop here. Young up-and-comers can’t afford it. Real rock stars will get it for free. So I guess the merch at Varvatos will be worn by those who are a fortunate combination of the two.

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10075 & 10009: It’s a Personal Affair

If making your way up north to The Upper East Side, head over to E. 80th street where you will come across something of an unexpected find — a small store called pa (Personal Affairs). There’s also a downtown location on E. 7th St. Two cool codes!

A very comfortable setting and a friendly, encouraging saleswoman, create a stellar shopping experience. The wide array of clothing designs, all from Germany, is structured, yet feminine; wearable, but fashion-forward with their own point-of-view. I purchased one of the coolest skirt-suits I have ever owned here. It’s a black pinstriped suit, which sounds conservative, but due to its creative design it avoids the stuffy-pinstripe-syndrome.

And if they don’t have your size in the things you like best, they immediately call their other store to check for you. This is not only “old-fashioned” service, it’s just plain old good business!

Additionally, they almost always have a sales rack with some fun clothes for cheap. Good service + fun clothes + sale rack = a Guerilla Shopper recommended shopping stop.

Personal Affairs
102 E. 7th Street, 10009
212-420-7778
Open Monday: late afternoon (appointments a must) Tue-Sunday: 1:00-8:00p.m.

236 E. 80th Street, 10075
212-288-0192
Open Mon-Friday: 1:00-8:00p.m. Sat & Sunday: 12:00p.m.-7:00p.m.

www.pa212.com

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John Korduba is the poet for people who are bored by poetry. “Each poem is a soft tipped arrow aimed to brush past your funny bone and then bounce off your verse averse heart,” he says. As one of our Code Word contributors, the author of Everybody Gets Lost in Brooklyn will share his unique musings on life in NYC. Prepare to be tickled, New York.

Bonus

This morning

when you threw open your windows

you were surprised

by a rainbow

which had been sent to supplement

the usual dawn spectacle

which someone had heard

you were getting used to.

Book

I looked under my bed and saw there

on the floor

a book without a cover

ok, I thought

but don’t blame me if you catch a chill

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Slim Solutions for Singles
How to Treat the 3 Common Weight Loss Dilemmas

There are few hot eligible bachelors in the city where I live and my dentist is one of them.
Not that he needed it but at my last check-up he appeared looking leaner than ever in his dusted blue medical uniform. “A lifestyle change now that I hit 40, thanks to Weight Watchers,” he confessed.

A subterranean room filled with POINT pinching women was hardly the weight loss approach you would expect from such a man. Having worked for the company myself for more than four years I was hardly surprised.

You see, for the single man or woman, Weight Watchers meetings and Weight Watchers online offer flexibility and support that is essential for sustainable healthy weight loss. And now that they recently launched a program specifically for men, Weight Watcher’s has officially resurrected itself from the image it had in the 1970’s.

Let’s face it. When it comes to eating right, there is a unique set of challenges we as singles face on a daily basis. A hectic, on-the-go lifestyle and schedule can mean dining out more frequently and a need for faster, friendlier foods. It may also require behavior modification techniques and healthy cooking skills for home alone evenings. With this in mind, Single Edition captured the diet challenges of three real-life singles and how they overcame their dilemmas.

Scenario One: Andrew, a recently divorced father of three teenagers, is tired of eating tuna fish sandwiches for dinner on nights when he does not have the kids. He enjoys cooking but does not know how to begin preparing healthy meals on his own.

Diet Rx: Healthy recipes and cooking tips are right at your fingertips online, at diet companies like WeightWatchers.com and SparkPeople.com. Other good sources are magazine publishers such as Self and Shape Magazines, as well as food manufacturers such as Dole Foods, Splenda, etc. Andrew, a big grilling and Chinese food fan, started off by making Tex-Mex Burgers with Charred Onion, Salsa and Avocado and has since added Cashew Chicken and Orange Beef Stir Fry to his repertoire of healthy recipes.

Scenario Two: Mark, an avid cyclist at 36, never had a problem managing his weight. Ordering late night take-out alone at his desk is finally catching up with him at the gym. He wants to shave fifteen pounds and is searching for a portable and convenient weight-loss program that will get his body back where it needs to be for peak performance training.

Diet Rx: A pre-prepared meal plan is the perfect solution for newbie desk dieters like Mark. While companies like Nutrisystem and Jenny Craig cater to the on-the-go crowd with single-serve portable meals, the food tends to be less-than-fresh, TV-dinner quality. Instead, many single professionals are signing up for gourmet alternatives which offer fresh chef-inspired meals that have far less preservatives. Mark found success with New York based NuKitchen Food, which offers a corporate solution program for professionals on-the-job. Similar services are available in cities across North America, including MagicCook, BistroMD and Chefs Diet.

Scenario Three: At 37, Karen made a decision to have a child on her own. Now more than two years later she is having a hard time shedding the baby weight. Given the pressures of her new role as a Mom, Karen is struggling with out of control emotional eating for the first time in her adult life and is in need of support.

Diet Rx: Stress, loneliness and boredom are symptoms that more often than not trigger over-eating. The good news is that in addition to Weight Watchers and Overeaters Anonymous, which offer support in a real-life group setting, many individuals are finding the help they need on the Internet. Karen found mom-mom support she needed on ClubMom’s diet and fitness message board. Now instead of turning to food to placate her feelings she is able to connect with like-minded women for advice and help.

In this rushed, overscheduled and often stressful age, there are a variety of healthy eating, diet and lifestyle options available to help keep us in optimum shape. Talk to friends, scour the internet and empower yourself with these available tools that can connect you with others similarly situated or help you on your own in your quest to shed weight, improve your health and live a more comfortable and fit life. There are options galore; just make up your mind to do it and then find the method that is best for you.

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Jill Anderson: Wearable Wedding Wear

It’s wedding season gals (or so I’ve heard)! Are you getting hitched? Are you the David’s Bridal or Vera Wang type? If you answered “yes” and “no” – in that order – you may want to check out Jill Anderson on E. 9th St.

Ms. Anderson offers “Wearable Wedding Wear” to those women who would probably be a bit more low key than perhaps the typical image of a bridezilla. One of the theories behind the customizable “Parachute Dress” (pictured here), is not so much that you should breakdance or skydive while wearing it, but more that you can and will wear it again. And maybe even again and again. Make it longer, shorter, fuller, lined, red, green, blueindigoviolet. It’s your big day dammit!

Ms. Anderson’s shop also features various jewelry pieces. However, I think the jewelry from Ike Designs would be more appropriate for brides-to-be looking for something special to wear with their Wearable Wedding Wear. My advice would to be contact Dori O’Dea, the designer behind Ike, as her Web site only reveals a small portion of her delicately lovely wares.

I do. Do you?

Jill Anderson
331 East 9th Street, 10003
www.jillanderson.com

Ike Designs
www.ikedesigns.com

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John Korduba is the poet for people who are bored by poetry. “Each poem is a soft tipped arrow aimed to brush past your funny bone and then bounce off your verse averse heart,” he says. As one of our Code Word contributors, the author of Everybody Gets Lost in Brooklyn will share his unique musings on life in NYC. Prepare to be tickled, New York.

Day Off

Outside my window, leaves are falling

soon I will be rising

today’s great decision

toast with jam? Or without?

ah, such a comfort knowing you’re at work now

somebody has to keep this world turning

I see you

alert at your desk

tail up, ready for the hunt

permit me to poke an arm out from under my quilt

to salute you

oh, if only I could join you there

on this royal morning

but somebody has to keep an eye on those leaves.

Fall

The world is ending

I see its leaves being gathered and stored

held in dark green bags that

strong men will remove at dawn

the leaves don’t cry

why do I?

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Little Italy NYC Food: Feast of San Gennaro & Italian Sandwiches

These days Little Italy is a mere shadow of its former self. It takes the Feast of San Gennaro to put one of NYC’s most historic hoods back on the map. Unfortunately, I’ve found that a lot of the food at the Feast is the same stuff you’ll find at a summer street fair in Midtown. That’s why NYC Food Guy is here, to highlight some authenticity with two Italian sandwiches that will remind you the “real” Little Italy lives on. Read on for the inside info plus a delicious street fair standard that’s actually worth eating

Grand Italian Food Center’s “Fireman Special” $7.90
Smoked Turkey, Smoked Mozzarella & Hot Pepper Sauce

There’s only so much you can say about a sandwich with three ingredients. In this case it comes down to one word, and yes, you guessed it: delicious.

* Hot pepper flakes are combined with oil and other spices (below) and then spread on a standard, chewy Italian hero roll.
* A healthy serving of smoked turkey is sliced thin right in front of you and the smoked mozzarella follows.
* The result is a confluence of flavor you’ve likely never experienced; the smokey turkey and creamy mozzarella counteract the fiery hot pepper sauce soaked into the roll.
* Another favorite at Grand Italian Food Center is the “New Yorker” (ham, salami, prosciutto, provolone, peppers and mushrooms) although I recommend you head to the next spot for an Italian hero…

Alleva of Little Italy’s “Italian Combo” $7.50
Genoa Salami, Sopressata, Prosciutto, Provolone, Roasted Red Peppers, Olive Oil,
and Balsamic Vinegar

The Alleva family has been making ricotta and mozzarella in Little Italy for over 100 years. Stepping into their store, you’re overcome by the smell of imported meats and freshly made cheeses. This is a true taste of Little Italy, just like their Italian combo. Here’s the step-by-step construction…

1) A healthy serving of roasted red peppers are placed on the inside of a mundane hero. The bread, unfortunately, was the weakest aspect of this sandwich. Read on to find out how to circumvent this roadblock. The roasted peppers, however, were delicious; integral to balancing the salt level of the Italian meats, these fresh, flavorful peppers are marinated in olive oil and spices.

2) Silky prosciutto goes down first, followed by the slightly spicy sopresatta and garlicky Genoa salami. The prosciutto, already the most expensive meat on the sandwich, was by far the tastiest.

3) It all gets a light dousing with olive oil and balsamic vinegar before the roll closes around it. Below is the result. Despite the ingredients’ authenticity, it’s not the best Italian Hero I’ve ever had, that title, so far goes to Faicco’s Pork Store on Bleecker Street between 6th & 7th Avenue.

NYC Food Guy Special Recommendation

Alleva has great meats and cheeses but their hero roll was definitely lacking. My recommendation, therefore, is to pick up cheese and sliced meats at Alleva and find your own bread to build a sandwich with. Balthazar, Grandaisy, Blue Ribbon, Vesuvio and Parisi are all bakeries within 5 to 10 minutes walk of Alleva.

MozzArepas – Street Fair Food Worth Eating

As the sign says, mozzarella cheese griddled between two pieces of moist on the inside, crispy on the outside, cornbread. At $4 per MozzArepa, it’s the perfect combo of salty, melty and sweet. I recommend you split one with a friend, however, because the MozzArepas are pretty heavy. It’s just good to get a little taste.

Grand Italian Food Center
186 Grand St., 10013
212-925-2954

Alleva of Little Italy
188 Grand St., 10013
212-226-7990
800-4-ALLEVA
www.allevadairy.com

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Are More Single Professionals Falling in Love with Work?
How You Can Set Boundaries in the Family-friendly Corporation

She is the first to get to work in the morning and the last to call it a day.
The single employee, who dutifully foregoes vacation time, has not taken a sick or personal day in two years and who is always the one to organize the company Holiday party and corporate outings.
She could just as easily be a he and countless times over the course of my career was me.

In many companies, which overcompensate at the expense of singles with “family friendly” policies, overworking could be the unmarried individual’s best attempt to respond to workplace discrimination. However some, like my associate Carla who had misplaced a crush on a colleague for professional passion, get swept-up in the culture of the “corporation.” In searching for community, meaningful relationships and a sense of worth, we are the single individuals who build our personal lives around work, in ways that can leave us feeling more alone, defeated and poorly treated.

So if you suffer from unintended career-driven motives, it is time to get yourself out of that cubicle! To help break the habit, consider these 5 easy pointers from SingleEdition.com:

1. Do a Workload Analysis Test: Chances are your overtime hours spent in the office are unwarranted. The best way to know for certain is to assess the ratio of hours in a day you spend doing “actual work” to those “idle hours” devoted to talking on the phone, socializing and surfing the web. Once you indentify personal time-wasters, you will be able to set specific goals for better time management. For one week, for example, set a goal that you’re not going to take spend more than 30 minutes a day surfing the web. The more specific you are with you goals, the easier it will be to track and monitor progress.

2. Identify Behavioral Drivers: Find out what is driving you to do overtime. Validation from a boss, a crush on a colleague or a need to feel well-liked may be your reason for late night planning sessions or assuming assignments for those around you. If excessive hours in the office are your pure play for attention, then it is time you consider a new game plan. Those extra hours may actually come across as a lack of self- esteem which, in the face of promotion, will ultimately keep you from career advancement. Of course we all want acceptance and approval, but positions of power in the workplace come to individuals who are able to arrive at their own state of self-acceptance, self-approval and self-validation. Want to make the shift from organizational martyr to professional powerhouse? Take the time to strengthen your internal feelings and focus your energy on improving your situation, rather than beating yourself up.

3. Grow Your Professional Network: While the office can provide a plug and play social network, it’s the politics that come with fraternizing that can be detrimental to the single person’s career. You are far more likely to succeed by extending yourself beyond office foreplay. A good way to broaden networks and build relationships with others in similar professional roles is to join an organization or industry group. Meetup.com, which lists thousands of events in every city, is a great place for you to get started.

4. Do as They Do: Take some time to observe fellow colleagues. Do the new moms stroll in at 10:00 and rush out at 5:00 to be with their kids? Do your peers spend more dollars on travel accommodations and dining out? While we are not telling you to expense a trip to the porn store, you should take measure to ensure your behavior is in line with those around you. It may just be time for you to book those long overdue doctors appointments you have been putting off for so long. Keep in mind that vacation and sick days are part of your total compensation package, so you are the only one losing out if they go unused.

5. Fill the Void: It may be the thought of coming home to an empty apartment or spending dinner alone after a day’s work, but there certainly are better-for-one escapes than the office. Enjoy the buzz of the rush hour workout; you’d be surprised how many singles stick around for dinner at the health-club. Or find a “homey” restaurant where you can get acquainted with the regular post-work evening crowd. Of course you can also take necessary steps to treat yourself right by scheduling a massage or something luxurious every once in a while!

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