Alewife NYC – Get Real Presents The Beer Burger Conquest Dinner, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 8, 2013 by TheRev

Alewife NYC
http://alewifequeens.com
5-14 51st Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

From gourmet blends to off-menu specialities, to beer pairings, NY Burger Week will pay tribute to the world’s greatest sandwich, the Hamburger. Each restaurateur and Chef will be preparing a unique event that pays tribute to the Burger in their own way.

THE CONQUEST
The Alewife is one of the best bars in New York City. You don’t have to take my word for it though as it was rated as the best bar in NYC on ratebeer.com. The rotating selection of 28 craft taps on draft always represents the best in world class Beers available here. Whet your whistle with an amazing selection of the freshest local Brews and the best of the best Beers made outside the region along with a unique list of bottles from around the globe. This massive Beer hall, located just 1 stop on the Subway from Grand Central Station, also offers some of the tastiest, most delicious and unique upscale pub Food available in all 5 boros. Thanks to outstanding skills of Chef’s Travis Yuen & Gregorio Pedroza, there’s always something good to eat on the menu, all of which is made even more delicious by Beer pairings crafted by owners Patrick and Roz Donagher. Whether it’s Taco Tuesday, a week of featured breweries or a food & beer tasting event with Get Real Presents, there is always something awesome happening at the Alewife … like the NY Burger Week finale!

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

May 7, 2013
Alewife
5-14 51st Avenue
Long Island City, NY
7:00pm

Price: $45.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/AWNYBW

5 different craft beers from Barrier, De Ranke, Lagunitas, Sixpoint, Smuttynose
Perfectly paired with 5 gourmet Burgers made from 5 different animals

All good things must come to an end but the finale of NY Burger Week will leave you begging for more. On Tuesday, May 7, NY Burger Week culminates at the Alewife in Long Island City, Queens, for a world-class Beer and Burger pairing dinner brought to you by Get Real Presents. Chefs Travis and Gregorio have put together a menu featuring 5 different gastronomic Burger expeditions from 5 different meats—each of expertly paired with a top-rated craft Beer by the Alewife’s Beer sommelier, Patrick Donagher.

BURGER MENU

1. “Get Him to the Greek”
– Burger Ground Lamb, Tzatziki,Hummus, Red Onions
Paired with Sixpoint Sehr Crisp

2. Jaegershnitzel Burger
– Ground Veal, Red Cabbage, Hunter Sauce
Paired with Lagunitas New Dog Town Pale Ale

3.Twisted Sister Burger aka Dee Snider Burger
– Ground Bison, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Bacon, Sriracha
Paired with Barrier Lights Out Stout

4. Quack Attack
– Ground Duck. Duck Cracklin, Foie Gras, Pomegranate Hoison
Paired with De Ranke XX Bitter

5. Luther Burger aka Diabetic Coma
– Ground Beef, Cheddar Cheese sandwiched between Glazed Doughnut
Paired with Smuttynose Star Island Single

THE BURGER
Seriously, this event defined home run. From service to Beers to Food to presentation, the Alewife and their Chefs put on a top notch dining experience. Every dish was fantastic, all the Beers were great and the pairings were spot on. As each Burger hit the table, Chefs Travis & Gregorio stepped out from the kitchen to explain a little about the reason for making the Burger, it’s origin and the pairing. This was definitely a heightened experience of what regularly happens at the Alewife. Each dish was diverse, unique and most certainly very, very delicious. The crowd fave was The “Quack Attack,” a Duck Burger topped with Duck and more Duck. The flavor profile was amazing. No two Burgers were even remotely alike. These two Chefs could not have presented a more diverse representation of 1 Sandwich.

If you were one of the lucky few who attended this event, Thank you. I know you thought the Food was as amazing as I did. To the Chefs at the Alewife, wow! I think you are two of the best Chefs out there and you certainly proved it to everyone who ate these Burgers. To Patrick, Roz and the rest of the Alewife, thank you for letting me bring NY Burger Week to you and for hosting the most unique event of the entire series.

THE BURGER COUNTQUEST
635 Burgers

Amstel Light Presents the 2nd Annual NY Burger Crawl, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 5, 2013 by TheRev

Amstel Light Presents the 2nd Annual NY Burger Crawl, NY Burger Week
-brought to you by Burger GPS with Beef from Burger Maker & Cheese from Jarlsberg–

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
Who eats 10 Burgers in one day? You do or at least you did last year during the first ever ticketed Burger Crawl for NY Burger Week 2012. We had a blast roaming around New York’s East Village sampling Burgers and washing them down with tasty suds and I knew I had to bring it back for the 2013 NY Burger Week. When the folks at Amstel Light, the official Beer of the Burger called and said they wanted to get involved in the Burger Week, it seemed like a perfect idea. Their Beer is made with only 4 ingredients; Water, Hops, Yeast & Malted Barley. It comes from a brewing tradition that dates back to 1870 in Amsterdam. Once Burger Maker came on board to supply the participating bars with their all natural, certified humane Angus beef along with delicious Cheese from Jarlsberg Cheese, we had ourselves a Burger Crawl to run.

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

AMSTEL LIGHT, THE OFFICIAL BEER OF THE BURGER, PRESENTS
THE 2ND ANNUAL NY BURGER CRAWL

-brought to you by Burger GPS with Beef from Burger Maker & Cheese from Jarlsberg–

$70 for 10 beers + 5 gourmet sliders at 10 walkable bars on Sat, May 4th

May 4, 2013
Murray Hill / Kips Bay Neighborhood, NYC
12:30 – 3:00 pm – Check In
1:00 – 7:00 pm – Burger Crawl

Price: $70.00

One (1) 8 oz Amstel Light at all locations
5 tickets redeemable for a Mini-burger / slider at your choice of locations
10% off their bill on additional spending

Burger GPS Amstel Light Burger Maker Jarlsberg Logos

There’s no better way to spend the Saturday of NY Burger Week than by exploring some of the best bars & restaurants of a neighborhood than a Burger Crawl! Join Burger GPS for a beer & burgerriffic crawl through Murray Hill & Kips Bay on this Cinco De Mayo weekend. You’ll get an Amstel Light, the official beer of the Burger, at each of the 10 locations as well as your choice of burgers from 5 of them. The beef is all natural, certified humane Angus beef from Burger Maker with select burgers being topped by Jarlsberg Cheese. If that’s not enough, get 10% off your bill at every location on any other beer, food or drinks you order.

PARTICIPATING BARS & RESTAURANTS:

**Purchase your ticket to begin the crawl at either Manhattan Brewhouse or Slattery’s Midtown Pub.**

Check in runs from 12:30 – 3:00 pm & the crawl goes from 1:00 – 7:00 pm.

THE BURGERS
Last year I Burger crawled with my Burger lovin buddy, the Mighty-Mike Fox from Edit Beach. I called upon him to join me again this year along with Ashley from Amstel Light in the crawl. Mike FYI is the man behind the Beer movie starring yours truly, “The Good Beer Seal.”

Desmond’s Tavern

Mad Hatter Saloon

Manhattan Brewhouse
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Mason Jar
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Murray Bar 34

Nelly Spillanes

Rodeo Bar

Slattery’s Midtown Pub

The Churchill
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Van Diemen’s

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2nd annual NY Burger Crawl. From the looks of it, everyone had a fun time visiting a bunch of bars in Murray Hill & Kips Bay while eating Burgers and washing them down with Amstel Light. With Amstel Light, Burger Maker & Jarlsberg, this event would have not been possible. We all owe them a very classy golf clap for their part in this. Specifically to Aja & Mike from Jarlsberg, thank you for running the check in booth at Manhattan Brewhouse. I’m obsessed with eating your Cheese while drinking Beer. To the 10 bar owners who signed on board to this crazy idea, I tip my hat and extend a firm handshake to thank you for allowing me to bring 200+ Burger fanatics into your places of business for a fun afternoon exploring your neighborhood. Burger Cheers to my crawl buds, Ashley, Mike & Jerry for the good times and good laughs.

You don’t have to wait for the next NY Burger Crawl to show you where to get tasty Burgers, just download BURGER GPS! It’s George Motz’s Official State-by-State Guide to the most interesting burgers in the USA. Author / Filmmaker George Motz has eaten over 10,000 burgers in his life. Trust him and use this app to find your next great burger.

THE BURGER COUNTQUEST
623 Burgers
May 4, 2013 – 5:50 pm

Get Real Presents The “3B’s” – Beer Bowling and Burger Festival, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 5, 2013 by TheRev

Get Real Presents The “3B’s”
– Beer Bowling and Burger Festival, NY Burger Week
http://getrealpresents.com

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
Get Real Presents is a Craft Beer-focused company made up of Craft Beer & food advocates that host Beer and food festivals in New York City.

That’s a very formal way of saying that Get Real Presents throws awesome parties, that is if you like gourmet Food, Craft Beer and other artisan consumables. If you’ve been to aPORKalypse, Cask Ale Fest, the Nacho & Craft Beer Fest, or Belgian Beer Fest events you’ve probably already bought your tickets for the 2nd annual “Beer Balls” Craft Beer & Meatball Festival on May 11, 2013 at the Alewife in NYC. But if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

There’s no crap on tap at a Get Real Presents events but you can definitely expect tasty brews from breweries like Green Flash, Wandering Star, Lagunitas, Greenport Harbor, Firestone Walker, Sierra Nevada, Great Divide & Flying Dog and many, MANY more. Most of the beers aren’t chosen until days before each event in an attempt to perfectly pair every single dish with a specific Craft Beer.

I’m a proud member of the organization and love the type of events we get to bring to people. That’s why when it came to putting together the 2013 NY Burger Week, I had to have Get Real involved and created the “3Bs.”

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

GET REAL PRESENTS THE “3B’s”
– Beer, Bowling & Burger Festival –

featuring beer from 24 different craft breweries

May 3, 2013
Bowlmor Times Square
222 W. 44th St
New York, NY 10036
6 – 9 pm

TWO TICKET OPTIONS

Price: $18
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/3BSNYBW

Admission to event
Choice of 8 Craft Beers from 24 different Breweries
Choice of 1 crafty Mini Burger featuring all natural, certified humane Angus beef from Burger Maker
Jarlsberg Cheese sampling and beer pairing
Gourmet Pickles & Chips from McCLure’s Pickles
Voucher for 1 game of bowling
Prizes for best bowling shirt

Price: $38.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/3BSNYBW

Admission to event
Craft Beer from 24 different breweries
3 crafty Mini Burgers featuring all natural certified humane Angus Beef from Burger Maker
Jarlsberg Cheese sampling and Beer pairing
Gourmet Pickles & Chips from McClure’s Pickles
Voucher for 1 game of bowling
Prizes for best bowling shirt

When Get Real Presents throws a festival there’s no playing games, unless it’s bowling! This one promises to be a rager! We’ve invited 24 of our favorite American craft breweries to pour some of their finest and freshest spring seasonals which you can use to wash down all the delicious food. We’ll have Pickles and Chips from our good friends at McClure’s Pickles We also welcome in Jarlsberg Cheese for a sampling of their tasty Cheeses including a specialty cheese & beer pairing. But seeing as this is NY Burger Week, we have lined up a special menu of mini-burgers made with Burger Maker’s certified humane, no antibiotics, hormones or steroids, all natural Angus beef. You know, THE GOOD STUFF.

Burger Maker Jarlsberg McLures

You know you can trust Get Real to bring you the best food and beer events!

BURGER MENU

Baby Boomer Burger
-Avocado, Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato and Boomer Esiason’s Secret Sauce (made with 9 Ingredients and 4 Condiments)

The Rev’s Holy Hot & Hog Burger
-Honey Bacon, Sriracha & Jarslberg Cheese

That’s Nacho Burger
-Queso Sauce & Crushed Blue Corn Chips

CHEESE TASTING

Classic Jarlsberg
Hickory Smoked Jarlsber
Snofrisk soft Goat Cheese
Snofrisk firm Goat Cheese

GOURMET PICKLES AND CHIPS FROM MCCLURE’S

FEATURED BREWERIES

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Anderson Valley – El Steinber
Ballast Point – Fathom IPL
Blue Point – Summer Ale
The Bronx Brewery – Belgian Pale Ale
Cisco – Summer of Lager
Crispin Cider – Fox Barrel Pear Cider
Firestone Walker – Reserve Porter
Flying Dog – Kujo
Full Sail – Vendell’s Veizen Weizen Bock
Great Divide – Old Ruffian
Green Flash – Double Stout
Greenport Harbor – Maibock
Heavy Seas – Black Cannon
Lagunitas – Undercover Shutdown Ale
Left Hand – Good Juju
Ommegang – Gnomegang
Sierra Nevada – Summerfest
Sixpoint – Apollo Wheat
Smuttynose – Summer Weizen
Troegs – Sunshine Pils
Two Brothers – Outlaw IPA
Victory – Summer of Love
Wandering Star – Catcher in the Rye
Weyerbacher – Heresy

PRIZES FOR BEST BOWLING SHIRT

Grand Prize: 2 Lane Open bar party for 10 at Bowlmor, Bronx Brewery dickeys work shirt, Sierra Nevada Brewing Wall Mirror & Jarslberg Cheese Kit: Tote of Jarlsberg and Norwegian cheeses plus a cheese service board.
Runner Up: $100 Bowlmor gift card& a Bronx Brewery Hat
3rd Prize: $25 Bowlmor gift card

Thanks to everyone who attended the inaugural “3Bs” festival. I hope you had as much fun as we did producing it. The biggest of thank you’s go to Burger Maker, Jarlsberg Cheese and McClure’s Pickles for supplying us & feeding you amazing (respectively) gourmet Burgers, Cheese, Pickles & Chips. Bowlmor Lanes proved to be a great place to have a cool tasting event due to an extreme level of professionalism and courteousness. Much love and respect to everyone in the organization especially Jeff Gliner and the Chef who painstakingly perfected the Burgers I created. Thank you to Patrick Donagher & Kate Michelli from Get Real Presents for being event partners and supporters of my glorious pursuit of delicious Hamburgers. To Ben Trivett, the official “3B’s” photographer, I hope the payment of tasty Craft Beers and Burgers was worth it because these photos are awesome! Last and certainly not least, a big beerified “Cheers” to Union Beer and all the breweries and brand managers who were a part of the “3B’s.”

THE BURGER COUNTQUEST
617 Burgers
May 3, 2013 – 4:57 pm

Hudson 303 Sport Cafe – Burgers & Putts Beer Dinner with Boozy Burbs, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 3, 2013 by TheRev

Hudson 303 Sport Cafe
http://hudson303.com
Tappan Golf Center
116 Route 303
Tappan, New York 10983

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
Thus far NY Burger Week has only existed inside the walls of New York City. Not for any reason other than that’s where I live and there’s a ton of great Burgers here. In the 2nd annual NY Burger Week the definition of what “NY” meant expanded. Not only was I able to expand into events in Queens and Brooklyn, it’s now also outside the city. The thanks goes to Andrew and the blog Boozy Burbs. It’s a website that brings the best of dining and nightlife in Bergen County, NJ (with occasional coverage of surrounding areas as well, including Rockland County in NY.). Andrew reached out to me and asked if he could host an event at restaurant that made some awesome Burgers under the NY Burger Week umbrella. He talked about the abilities of William Cho from the Hudson 303 Sport Cafe the same way I would about a Burger maker that I loved. He hooked me in that one conversation and just like that, NY Burger Week expanded outside of the city.

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

OFF-MENU BURGERS & PUTTS BEER DINNER
–CO-HOSTED BY BOOZY BURBS

$35 for 3 Off-Menu Burgers, Fries, 2 Craft Beers & Mini Golf

May 2, 2013
Hudson 303 Sport Cafe
Tappan Golf Center
116 Route 303, Tappan, NY
7:30pm

Price: $35.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/HudNYBW

Three (3) 1/3 LB Off-Menu Burgers
Choice of 2 full-sized Drafts from Hudson 303’s selection of 24 taps
1 order of Fresh Hand-Cut French Fries
1 round of miniature golf

To celebrate NY Burger Week & National Hamburger Month, Hudson 303 Sport Cafe’s chef has put together a SPECIAL menu of burgers, served with beer and fries. After the meal, attendees will have the opportunity to play a round on their award winning 18 hole course.

BURGER / FOOD MENU:

1. Hudson Signature Burger
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with a fried egg, homemade chili & cheddar cheese. Served on an onion roll.

2. Spicy Korean Pork Belly Burger (created exclusively for event)
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with marinated & sauteed pork loin, kimchi and spicy pepper paste. Served on a brioche roll.

3. Stuffed Burger (created exclusively for event)
– 1/3 pound of Hudson beef stuffed with smoked sausage, jalapeno and pepper jack topped with carmelized onions and pepper jack served with a chipotle aioli. Served on a potato roll.

4. Fresh Hand-Cut Fries

BEER MENU
Any 2 full sized (either 16oz or 12oz depending on beer ABV) tap beers. Hudson 303 has 24 rotating taps. View Current List.

GOLF
A round on the outdoor 18 hole miniature golf course at Tappan Golf Center (Hudson 303 Sport Cafe is inside the Tappan Golf Center, which also houses the miniature golf course).

THE CONQUEST
The following is a guest blog by Andrew. The original post can be found here on Boozy Burbs.

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The calm before the storm (i.e. table settings)

History was made Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. The first ever NY Burger Week event was held outside of NYC’s five boroughs as a group of hungry burger lovers descended upon Hudson 303 Sport Cafe in Tappan, NY. For those uninformed, NY Burger Week is held each year during May (National Hamburger Month) and is a burger showcase of what NY (previously only NYC) has to offer. Check out the list of this year’s events for Burger Week.

Boozy Burbs was bestowed the privilege to organize and co-host the Burger & Putts Beer Dinner. Attendees ate, drank and played a round of mini golf at the Tappan Golf Center’s bar and restaurant, Hudson 303 Sport Cafe. The menu included three burgers that were crafted for the event, any two tap beers (drinker’s choice from the 24 they have on tap), an order of fresh cut fries and a cupcake courtesy of I Am Cupcakes in Little Ferry.

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Hudson Signature Burger

The first burger was the Hudson Signature Burger. It was made with 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with a fried egg, homemade chili & cheddar cheese. The burger was served on an onion roll.

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Spicy Korean Pork Belly Burger

The second burger was the Spicy Korean Pork Belly Burger. It was made with 1/3 pound of Hudson beef topped with marinated & sauteed pork loin, kimchi and spicy pepper paste. The burger was served on a brioche roll.

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Stuffed Burger

The third burger was simply titled the Stuffed Burger. It was made with 1/3 pound of Hudson beef stuffed with smoked sausage, jalapeno and pepper jack topped with caramelized onions and pepper jack served with a chipotle aioli. It was served on a potato roll.

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French Fries

Baskets of fresh cut fries were placed at each table and replenished during the evening as necessary. Each person got two craft beers served from Hudson 303′s 24 taps, including 5 beers that were just tapped earlier that day (Including Bronx Brewery’s Bronx Pale Ale and Harpoon Summer Beer).

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Key Lime Pie Cupcakes

Though not originally announced for the event, I Am Cupcakes in Little Ferry surprised the crowd with their signature Key Lime Pie Cupcakes. These cupcakes feature a graham cracker crust, the cake is stuffed with Key Lime filling and topped with Key Lime icing.

The evening concluded with a full round on Tappan Golf Center’s 18 hole miniature golf course.

Thanks to Andrew, William and everyone who attended their event. I’m hoping we can work together again. I really appreciate you reaching out and doing such a great job.
-Rev

Hardings – Bourbon and Burger Dinner, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 3, 2013 by TheRev

Harding’s
http://www.hardingsnyc.com
32 E 21st St
New York, NY 10010

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
When I first tried Chef Ariel’s Burger at Hardings, I thought “this was put together by someone who passionately cares about Burgers for people who passionately care about Burgers.” That’s a real quote, I wrote it. The custom blend of 80/20 lean to fat ratio mix of Chuck and Skirt Beef which she uses arrives into the restaurant and then Ariel grinds the Beef, mixing in a 30% ratio of Short Rib. To a Food fanatic’s ears, that sounds pretty sexual and the taste of the Burger backs it up. When they asked me if they could be a part of NY Burger Week, I thought it was a perfect opportunity to share this tasty, tasty Burger with the Burgerverse.

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

BOURBON & BURGER PAIRING DINNER

Hardings NYC

$35 for a private bourbon cocktail course, bourbon tasting,
house-made, hand-ground Burger & a paired bourbon cocktail

Brought to you by The Whiskey Roundtable

May 2, 2013
Harding’s NYC
32 E 21st St
New York, NY 10010
6:00, 7:00 & 7:45 pm seatings

Price: $35.00
Ticket Link: http://bit.ly/HardNYBW

Cocktail making course
Private bourbon tasting and food pairing
Kitchen walk-thru
Private dinner with Burger and paired bourbon cocktail

This one is a doozy! First you’ll be greeted by head bartender Trevor Schneider who will teach you how to make a bourbon smash with Larceny bourbon. Yes, you’ll be drinking one of them while you ask any bourbon questions you have to a representative from the Larceny distillery.

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Then you’ll move into The Den, Harding’s private whisky room, where you’ll experience an intimate tasting lesson with Elijah Craigh bourbon. You’ll be served a paired dish of Chef Ariel Fox’s crispy Yukon potato skins with shaved blue cheese.

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From there you’ll take a walk into Harding’s kitchen where Chef Ariel Fox will explain how they make their burger with a custom blend of 80/20 lean to fat ratio mix of chuck and skirt beef that is then mixed with a 30% ratio of short rib.

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The small group of you will then be seated at a community table on Harding’s VIP balcony dining table where you’ll devour said succulent Burger along with some skin-on rosemary frech fries with a paired bourbon cocktail.

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Due to the intensity of this event, there is a very limited amount of tickets. Sleep on this one and you’ll be sorry.

THE BURGER
I’ve reviewed the Harding’s Burger before and worked with Harding’s to custom create this experience, so there’s no need to repeat myself or give a rating. But it was even a surprise to me, Chef Ariel recently switched the Meat supplier she uses to make changes to the Burger. The Burger is now made with Beef from Creekstone Farms from Kansas via Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors in NYC. Creekstone produces a premium quality Beef by slaughtering a very limited amount of cows. Their Cattle are never fed antibiotics, hormones, growth promoting drugs or artificial ingredients via a 100% Vegetarian diet. The farm uses only humane animal handling practices when raising said Cattle. This makes for an all natural and delicious tasting Beef product and with one bite of the Harding’s Burger, you’ll notice.

Thanks to everyone who attended and enjoyed a really fun night of food & drink education along with some delicious drinks and eats. None of this would be possible without Jessica from Heaven Hill & Whiskey Roundtable who played a big part in making it happen. Much love to everyone at Harding’s who put on an awesome display of professionalism and hospitality. You are an amazing team with a fantastic restaurant.

The most important lesson learned at this event; “Hogs don’t eat Cucumbers.”

About The Whiskey Roundtable
The Whiskey Roundtable is a collective that will present topics about whiskey in a troubadour fashion.

THE BURGER COUNTQUEST
613 Burgers
May 2, 2013 – 8:20 pm

That Burger at Idle Hands Bar – Guns n Roses Burger and Beer Pairing Dinner, NY Burger Week

Posted on May 2, 2013 by TheRev

That Burger at Idle Hands Bar & Billy Hurricane’s
http://thatburger.com
http://idlehandsbar.com
25 Avenue B
New York, NY 10009

NY BURGER WEEK MAY 1-7, 2013
– 7 Days of delicious Burger events

To celebrate National Hamburger Month, Burger Conquest, The Food Film Festival & Burger GPS proudly bring you the 2nd Annual NY Burger Week, May 1-7, 2013.

Hashtag = #NYBW
Tweet @BurgerWeek & @BurgerConquest

THE CONQUEST
It’s been 602 days since Dan Petersen and That Burger took over the kitchen at Idle Hands Bar. In that time we’ve al eaten some tasty burgers paired with Iron Maiden, young adult novels, American Octoberfest Beers & even given them away for free for my birthday. We also helped Dan create, launch and sell his signature Bourbon Ketchup. It’s been a fun, tasty, burgerific ride … and now it’s over.

May 1, 201 was not only the first day of National Hamburger Month and NY Burger Week, it was also That Burger’s final day at 25 Avenue B. Because neither I nor Idle Hands Bar do anything unless it’s worth overdoing (my life motto), we sent Dan & That Burger off with a bang, a head-bang that is…

NY BURGER WEEK EVENT

GUNS N ROSES “APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION” BURGER & BEER PAIRING DINNER AT IDLE HANDS BAR & THAT BURGER

Idle Hands That Burger

$30 for 4 Mini Burgers, Tots & 6 beers paired with “Appetite for Destruction”

May 1, 2013
Idle Hands Bar
25 Avenue B, Downstairs
7:00 & 8:00 pm seatings

Price: $30.00
Ticket link: http://bit.ly/GNRNYBW

6 different craft beers from Ballast Point, Green Flash & Stone Brewing Co‘s
Paired to all 12 tracks of Guns N Roses’ “Appetite For Destruction”
4 mini Burgers from That Burger
1 order of Tater Tots w/ off-menu dipping sauce

To celebrate the kick off of NY Burger Week & National Hamburger Month, Idle Hands Bar has put together a VERY SPECIAL edition of their weekly Tasting event. Tonight we celebrate the Guns And Roses epic debut album “Appetite For Destruction” with a special burger and beer pairing.

Stone Ballast Green Flash Breweries Guns N Roses

We welcome representatives from 3 of our favorite South California breweries to do a perfect craft beer & burger pairing dinner with all 12 songs on the album!

THE BURGERS, BEERS & PAIRINGS
The way the event works is we hit play on “Appetite For Destruction” and as each track begins, you are served the paired food or beer. All Beers, Burgers & Tots were “perfectly” paired by yours truly.

Burger: Welcome to The (That) Burger
Description: Sauteed Onions, Sauteed Jalapeños, American Cheese
Track: “Welcome to the Jungle”
Pairing: The signature burger from That Burger with the kickoff track of the album.

Beer: Green Flash East Village Pils
Style: Pilsner
ABV: 5.3%
Description: What Fizzy Yellow Beer should be: full of life and flavor unlike domestic mass produced, mundane, lifeless, boring, bland, fizzy yellow, insipid swill that takes up space at pubs and restaurants.
Track: “It’s So Easy”
Pairing: Making beer this tasty should be so easy.

Beer: Ballast Point Sculpin
Style: IPA
ABV: 7%
Description: Bright with aromas of apricot, peach, mango and lemon. Its lighter body also brings out the crispness of the hop.
Track: “Nightrain”
Pairing: The Sculpin fish has poisonous spikes on its fins that can give a strong sting. Ironically, the meat from a Sculpin is considered some of the most tasty, much like this IPA.

Burger: Out ta Eat Me
Description: Bacon, That Bourbon Ketchup, Blue Cheese
Track: “Out ta Get Me”
Pairing: If the bacon & blue cheese doesn’t getcha, the bourbon ketchup will.

Beer: Stone Smoked Porter
Style: Porter
ABV: 5.9%
Description: A rich, dark and delicious porter with chocolate and coffee overtones accented by a subtle smokiness from just the right amount of peat smoked malt
Track: “Mr. Brownstone”
Pairing: If you can’t figure out this pairing, please excuse yourself, grab a Budweiser and visit the nearest McDonalds.

Burger: Paradise Burger
Description: Lettuce, Guacamole, Red Island Sauce, Cheddar Cheese
Track: “Paradise City”
Pairing: Red Island sauce is heavenly but it will take you down.

Beer: Greenflash Hop Head Red
Style: Amber Ale
ABV: 7%
Description: Resinous hop characteristics emerge from an enormous hopping with Columbus, Nugget and Amarillo overtaking the rich caramel malt base.
Track: “My Michelle”
Pairing: Someday you’ll find someone that you can call your own but till then ya better drink some Hop Head Red.

Beer: Stone Enjoy By 5/17/13 IPA
Style: Double IPA
ABV: 9.4%
Description: Stone has sent a clear message with the name of the beer itself that there is no better time than right now to enjoy this IPA.
Track: “Think About You”
Pairing: You clearly have taken the time to think about enjoying craft beer, now drink it.

Burger: Sweet Burger o’ Mine
Description: Sauteed Pineapple with Teriyaki Sauce, Honey Ham, Cheddar Cheese
Track: “Sweet Child o’ Mine”
Pairing: 3 layers of sweetness with a savory cheddar will make you ours.

Beer: Ballast Point Wahoo Wheat with Thai Chili and Lime
Style: Witbier with spices & fruits
ABV: 4%
Description: Ballast Point Wahoo Wheat Beer is created using flaked unmalted wheat, oats and malted barley comprise the grain, a special yeast, mild hopping, adding a blend of curacao (bitter orange), sweet orange and coriander to the boil and in this case, thai chili and lime.
Track: “You’re Crazy”
Pairing: This is exactly what the other folks at Ballast Point said when the brewer said he wanted to make this beer.

Food: Bacon Spiced Tots
Track: “Anything Goes”
Pairing: As if tater tots were not already nature’s carbohydrate version of heroine, when it’s That Burger, anything goes, especially bacon spices!

Food: Bourbon Ketchup
Track: “Rocket Queen”
Pairing: Rocket Queen, you better turn me on tonight and if you don’t at least you’ll have That Burger’s signature bourbon ketchup.

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Thanks to everyone who attended, Dan from Stone, Ally from Greenflash & Billy from Ballast Point. Congrats to Dan & That Burger on a successful run at Idle Hands Bar and all the best of luck as we set you free into the Burgerverse.

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May 1, 2013 – 8:23 pm

The Burger Week

7 Days of Delicious Burger Events

Category Archives: Bar

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Amstel Light Presents the 2nd Annual NY Burger Crawl, NY Burger Week

Get Real Presents The “3B’s” – Beer Bowling and Burger Festival, NY Burger Week

Hudson 303 Sport Cafe – Burgers & Putts Beer Dinner with Boozy Burbs, NY Burger Week

Hardings – Bourbon and Burger Dinner, NY Burger Week

That Burger at Idle Hands Bar – Guns n Roses Burger and Beer Pairing Dinner, NY Burger Week