Vintage Irving

...is located at 120 E. 15th Street in NYC's Union Square area.

"A" and I both had a bottle of Lindeman's Pomme beer ($16/each) - it tasted like cider. Yummy.

Master Burger Seminar

...was held on 3/09 at RUB BBQ located at 208 West 23rd Street in NYC's Chelsea.

For $30/pp this included a tasting of three styles of regional burgers, a discussion of meat blends and cooking methods by Josh Ozersky and beer.

Ohio classic - with onions on a "soft, white squishy bun"

Tasting - brisket, chuck and short ribs (the latter was my favorite)

"Made Right" from Iowa - loose patty with raw onions, pickle and mustard on a bun (my least favorite)

New Jersey (a la White Castle) - cooked with onions and topped with cheese on a bun

Beers: Shiner Bock beer and a Mid Light beer

I was disappointed because the "talk" was not well prepared, the hamburgers small and there was no sides served (no fries!).

Germany - Post 4

From Munich...Radler Beer (with lemon soda), saurbraten with bread dumpling and red cabbage.

The dumpling was a big as it looks in this photo (the size of a softball)!

Germany - Post 2

From Munich...Biergarten at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden. What else does one do when one is in a beer garden? Drink beer and eat one of the gigantic soft pretzels!