Number 90’s 5th Birthday At Hackney Wick | It’s Party Time!
We love a party, any excuse, we’ve even been to an actual piss-up in a brewery and if it involves burgers, cocktails and DJ sets – well that’s a bit of a no brainer.… Continue reading
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It Might Be Cheesemas But It’s All About The Bacon | Byron’s Christmas special
‘It’s beginning to look a lot like Cheesemas’ or so it says on my place mat at the launch of Byron Hamburger‘s new seasonal specials. And as I’m in the mood for borrowing… Continue reading
There’s A New Monster In Town | Bunzilla, The New Special From Byron Hamburgers
Poor Fred Smith – Byron’s head chef, he has to travel the world in search of inspiration for new specials, must be horrendous for him. His most recent trip to Japan has resulted… Continue reading
Burn Baby Burn | The Fire Station Waterloo, 150 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8SB
The Fire Station just outside Waterloo station is a long-standing institution, back in the 80’s it was one of London’s first Gastropubs. It’s been closed for over a year whilst undergoing a transformation… Continue reading
Shake Shack Heads East To West(field) | Shake Shack Westfield Stratford, The Street, Stratford Avenue, London E20 1EJ
Yes we’ve been to Shake Shake before, sometimes for review purposes and sometimes (shock horror) simply because we like their burgers (yes, believe it or not, we do actually pay for some meals… Continue reading
Holy Duck! | Peter’s Menu at Gourmet Burger Kitchen
There are a few things I learnt this week. 1) The SpongeBob SquarePants movie is terrible. 2) Kiwi Chef Peter Gordon (of Kopapa fame, of which we’re big fans) has been working with… Continue reading
The ShackMeister burger at Shake Shack | 24, Market Building, The Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RD
We never need an excuse to visit Shake Shack in Covent Garden. But when we found out The ShackMeister was making its UK debut we were there in a flash. The ShackMeister is… Continue reading
Who needs cheese? We discuss The Flaming Iceberg, The New Special From Byron Hamburgers
A CHEESE-HATER’S VERDICT: OK, so I know I’m in the minority here (as usual) but hooray for Byron‘s latest special – The Flaming Iceberg that contains no cheese! Whoop! A burger doesn’t need… Continue reading
Patty Meltdown | Byron Burger Club Night #3
The Patty Meltdown may well have been the third Byron Burger Club night but more importantly it was a night of firsts for my 12-year-old son, Oliver. Not only was it his first… Continue reading
Juicy Lucy | Byron Burger Club Night #2
It looks like Fred Smith‘s been busy again! The May special Miami Slice was launched and after the success of Mock Donald’s, he’s been working his little burger patterned socks off on the… Continue reading
Mock Donalds | The Byron Burger Club #01
Another week and another excuse to visit Byron, not that we ever need an excuse to try any of Fred Smith‘s creations. Last week it was the launch of The Byronosauraus Rex, this… Continue reading
I’m The B-Rex, Hear Me Roar! | Byronosaurus Rex, The new special from Byron Hamburgers
Back in 1993 a couple of monumental events happened. Steven Spielberg released the epic Jurassic Park movie (I’ll never forget that heart thumping T-Rex scene), Burger King launched their tie-in offering, which later… Continue reading
Mark Rosati of Shake Shack, Grilled!
Mark Rosati joined the Shake Shack team at the original Madison Square Park location as a manager in 2007. Since then, he has gone on to help develop local seasonal menu items for… Continue reading
New York on Sea | The New Club, 133-134 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2HH
Everyone loves Brighton, right? I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t. As far as we’re concerned, it’s the best seaside town that the UK has to offer, and one with its own… Continue reading
Brighton, are you ready for this? | MEATliquor Brighton, 22 – 23 York Place Brighton, BN1 4GU
Ah, MEATliquor, a place that is still one of our favourite restaurants of all time, not just for the food but the atmosphere too. Happiness is guaranteed when I have a ML burger… Continue reading
Lucky number seven | The Diner, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6EW
For us, going to The Diner is like visiting a good friend. This seventh site in Spitalfields Market is subtlety different. It’s almost as if this good friend has had a year out,… Continue reading
Charity has never tasted so good | Mo’Shroom Byron burger for Movember
Roll on November, that’s what I say! Not because it’s my son’s birthday, not because it’s only a month before Christmas, but because it means it’s time for another special Byron Movember burger.… Continue reading
Appy days… | Grillshack, 61–63 Beak Street, London, W1F 9SL
On the night we were invited to Grillshack, one of the numerous new restaurants that are to open this month, we read that the capital’s typical restaurant goer eats out 3.7 times a… Continue reading
Concrete garden where dreams are made of | Shake Shack, 24 Market Building, The Piazza, London WC2E 8RD
When you’re chatting to a member of staff at the one of the most eagerly awaited restaurants to hit London, the last thing you expect them to say is ‘I don’t really rate… Continue reading
Go all the way with Five Guys | Five Guys, 1-3 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9BD
The thing that made me most want to try Five Guys was the Evening Standard piece on owner Charles Dunstone. Despite the un-restauranty Carphone Warehouse bit, he oozed passion and determination, traits we… Continue reading