March 2010
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Veggie Burger #2 - Schnipper's Quality Kitchen
The day after Energy Kitchen, I checked out Schnipper’s Quality Kitchen on 8th Avenue at 41st Street. After reading the list of toppings (baby arugula, tomato, red onion, and “Schnipper Sauce”) I figured that even if the burger itself didn’t qualify as a contender for best veggie burger, the rest would stand on its own as delicious.
Schnipper’s looks like some kind...
February 2010
2 posts
Veggie Burger #1 - Energy Kitchen
I started the quest on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at Energy Kitchen (47th street between 9th and 10th Avenues). My friend Kevin, who has asked to be taken along on this journey, had stopped by my office right as I was about to go out for lunch to discuss some of his upcoming projects (Kevin works for me as a theatre curator), so it seemed as good a time as any to inaugurate the quest. The day...
It All Began in Philadelphia
The search for the perfect NYC veggie burger started, strangely enough, in another city entirely. I was visiting some friends in the City of Brotherly Love and they took me to a place called National Mechanics in Old City where I was introduced to the Greatest Veggie Burger in the Known Universe. Now, being a non-native New Yorker, I tend to take issue with anyone saying that the Greatest Anything...