Today I was at the 77th St. flea market with Burgergal and saw this spice guy, reminiscent of markets in North Africa. Anyway, I thought it was cool so I snapped a photo. He also had that neat stick with a scoop on the end of it. He was like a craps dealer, but with freshly ground spice blends.
It’s been a while, and I’ve been up to some random stuff.
Nougatine Burger
Since the blog started as a blog about burgers, I’ll kick off this post with a review of the most recent burger I’ve had. After a slew of press about the burger at jean-Georges’ Nougatine (just another La Frieda black label rumour– no need to pay it any heed, the only place that has it is Minetta) and a glowing review from my buddy Ben, I had to check it out. I’ve been to Nougatine and had great, although not memorable, meals, so I figured it had to be pretty good.
