Video: The Craigie On Main Burger

This, folks, is the Craigie on Main burger served at Tony Maws' restaurant in Central Square, Cambridge. It's one of the finest versions of chopped-beef-on-bun you will find anywhere, and it's no accident that it is.

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20 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, January 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: Boston, Cambridge, Craigie on Main, Massachusetts, videos

Cambridge, MA: Charlie's Kitchen Is a Great Local Institution, Just Not For Burgers

Charlie's Kitchen in Harvard Square is correct in calling its double cheeseburger "famous." Charlie's has been around since 1951, and scads of historically significant people have walked by in burger-eating frames of mind. I bet Obama's had one of Charlie's double cheeseburgers, and all manner of Afflecks, Kennedys, and Wahlbergs are liable to have as well, along with tons of big-mouthed magazine editors and food bloggers. This is indeed one very well known burger. It is not, however, a very well made one.

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21 Comments | Posted by Will Gordon, August 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: AHT reviews, Cambridge, Charlie's Kitchen, Massachusetts, reviews

Where to Get Boston's Best Burger

Boston Globe The Burger Madman of Boston,* J. Kenji Alt is at it again. The Cook's Illustrated associate editor and GoodEater.org blogger has branched out to the Boston Globe, checking out ten Beantown burgers (in one day!) for the...

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18 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Tagged: Boston, Boston Globe, Cambridge, Flat Patties, J. Kenji Alt, Massachusetts

Secrets Behind the Craigie on Main Burger

Photograph by Kenji Alt. Food writer Kenji Alt continues his coverage of serious burger-making tips and burger porn with his latest post on GoodEater.org, where he shows us the secrets behind the $18 local grass-fed burger from Craigie on...

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6 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 13, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Tagged: Cambridge, cooking, Craigie on Main, J. Kenji Alt, Massachusetts