The “Bill’s vs Shake Shack” debate is all the rage in hamburger circles, especially in light of New York’s review of the newcomer this week. I was enthralled by Bill’s burgers the first time I ate them, and I still am. The combination of the loose, juicy meat with a salty lace-like crust that extends like an Elizabethan collar beyond the […]
Hamburger Hi-Jinx
Last Meal: Burgers at Bill’s
One happy accident of working at the gloriously postmodern IAC building is its proximity to Bill’s Bar and Burger, the new smashed-burger mecca in the Meatpacking district. Of course, this was Bill’s first lunch service, so things were a little hectic, and took a couple of minutes longer than when I was there by myself […]
Bill’s Bar and Burger Set to Blow; Opens Tonight
The day has long gone when Bill’s Bar and Burger was my little secret, based on an advance press tasting at Blue Fin last month. Now everybody is sky-high on the place, but it’s not just a handful of feinschmeckers like myself, George Motz, or the Hamburger Today guys – tonight the place opens to the public, […]