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TABLES FOR TWO.
BLT BURGER -- 470 Sixth Ave., between 11th and 12th Sts. (212-243-8226)--BLT, as most New Yorkers have come to learn, stands not for the bacon-lettuce-and-tomato sandwich (memorably cited, along with Baked Alaska and lobster thermidor, as "queer food," in an essay on Slate several years ago) but for Bistro Laurent Tourondel. First came BLT Steak, then BLT Fish, then BLT Prime, and last year we got the most unlikely offshoot of all: all-beef patties via a chef trained by Claude Troisgros and Joel Robuchon.
Burgers, timeless as they may be, are the restaurant raison d'etre du jour, as though space aliens, or Frenchmen, have concluded that the best way to colonize us is by cloning burger joints. Cinematic law dictates that there must always be a wrong note or two, a seam in the matrix, that gives away the contrivance, and at BLT Burger there are several: the ladies' room is stocked with unbeefy lit ("Cathy Uncovers a Secret," "The Gender Bias Prevention Book"); the music repeats itself (Frampton comes alive more than once an hour); and the menu offers spiked milkshakes, such as the Master Blaster, which consists of strawberry ice cream, coconut milk, and Mount Gay rum (you can be sure that Arthur Fonzarelli ...
- BLT Burger to Open Spring 2008 at The Mirage.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 5, 2007 700+ words
...acclaimed Chef Laurent Tourondel's BLT Burger. Slated to open in spring 2008, the...marks his return to Las Vegas with BLT Burger. This city is where he earned the first...destinations, and I'm excited for BLT Burger to join the mix." BLT Burger's hip...
- All the dish.(FOOD COLUMN)(STAND 24, BRGR 287, BLT BURGER 470)(Restaurant...
- Magazine article from: Interview Goldfarb, Brad April 1, 2007 700+ words
...chocolate chip cookies can be counted on to quiet any quibblers. BLT BURGER 470 Sixth Avenue, 212-243-8226 Having already conscripted...That includes tasty, if uninspired, classics like the BLT burger, a seven-ounce patty of lean Angus beef crowned with...
- Trends & Tidbits.(Organic To Go)(BLT Burger)
- Magazine article from: Foodservice Equipment & Supplies November 1, 2008 700+ words
...FE&S noticed some unique tabletop and cool interior designs at some of the hottest restaurants in Sin City. At BLT Burger, paper menus-turned place mats with funky lettering, plus wall signs with colorful artwork create a casual and playful...
- Clint Stephenson's 'BLT' Burger Wins $50,000 at Sutter Home Winery's 14th...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 6, 2004 700+ words
ST. HELENA, Calif., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- It doesn't take a rocket scientist to win food contests these days -- but it definitely helps! Nabbing the coveted title of "best burger" and a $50,000 cash prize -- one of the top five cash pots in all U.S. food contests -- Clint Stephenson of
- BAKED ALASKA NO MATTER WHAT THE AGE GROUP, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A PYROTECHNICAL...
- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) Chou, Hsiao-Ching April 2, 2003 700+ words
...that a man is credited with inventing baked Alaska. This dessert is defined by sugary...popularized this dessert by naming it the Baked Alaska to honor the purchase of the territory...Norwegian omelette." Feb. 1 was Baked Alaska Day, which came and went unceremoniously...
- Baked Alaska Dessert Becomes a Nightly Favorite on All Holland America Line...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 22, 2006 700+ words
...the timeless cruising dessert, Baked Alaska, to a new art form -- for the...well as the palate. Gold Rush Baked Alaska, complete with a dusting of real...State. The Gold Rush version of Baked Alaska starts with quality ingredients...
- 'Baked Alaska' cooked up in liquid helium. (nucleation by high-energy particles)
- Magazine article from: Science News Peterson, Ivars July 18, 1992 700+ words
Baked Alaska seems an unlikely term to encounter...3 at the expense of another. In the baked Alaska scenario, high-energy electrons...are certainly consistent with the [baked Alaska] model, though there are still some...
- DON'T BAKE ALASKA - DRILLING IS NOT THE ANsWeR! Ben & Jerry's Whips Up World's...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 22, 2005 700+ words
...Refuge by creating the world's largest Baked Alaska, made with Ben & Jerry's Fossil...to cut global warming pollution. The Baked Alaska, which weighed 1,140 pounds and measured...wildlife preserve would cause. The Baked Alaska was created from 3,600 four-ounce...
