Cincy natives were livid over Y&H's Skyline Chili post. Mother Nature dumped 30 inches-plus of powder on our heads this past week, so it goes without saying the most-read item was...Orr Shtuhl's Aug. 11 post on Budweiser's Select 55. (Insert garbled invective here.) Fortunately, we've stopped counting that post a long time ago. So here's [...]

The ground beef and buns arrived today, which meant that all three locations of BGR: The Burger Joint could finally reopen for business. Now co-owner Mark Bucher is just waiting for the bill. Nope, not for delivering supplies in blizzard conditions. But for something with a potentially higher price tag: shoveling. "The real 'hurt'," e-mails Bucher [...]

Want this burger? You can't have it! It killed Mark Bucher, the founder and co-owner of BGR: The Burger Joint, to close on Saturday afternoon , just as hundreds converged on Dupont Circle to stage an epic snow ball fight. He heard from other eateries that they did double the business that day. That could have [...]

You already know that charitable giving has dropped as the recession has deepened, and yet: Despite the high unemployment numbers, despite the hit on our retirement funds, and despite the tight credit markets, ever-generous Americans are still determined to give to their favorite charities during the holidays. We may be poorer, but we're not dumber: We know non-profits need [...]

All you have to do is show up at any of the three BGR: The Burger Joint locations and show off some body part that's stamped with the BGR logo. (See the logo after the jump for those who want to draw their own.) The shop will even assist you in the freebie. They have [...]

Those of you who tried to eat at the new Dupont Circle location of BGR: The Burger Joint yesterday or today, please accept Y&H's apologies. I reported earlier this week that Mark Bucher's latest burger emporium would open one of those two days. It didn't. I haven't been able to reach Bucher yet for an [...]

Though two weeks later than expected, BGR: The Burger Joint will open this week on Dupont Circle, giving that high-trafficked area another hamburger option in a neighborhood thick with them. Founder and co-owner Mark Bucher says the third location of his mini-chain should debut on Thursday, unless there are complications with the city zoning inspection, [...]

The New York Times' investigation of the commercial beef industry has consumed much of Y&H's attention this week. First, I solicited a couple of burger men to give their opinions on the differences between commercial ground beef and gourmet ground beef. Then, I asked those with a less-vested interest in the subject— readers, in other [...]

 Michael Landrum, the man who put the meat into the Ray's mini-empire, has never been shy about telling the world about the superiority of his beef.  The New York Times' investigation of the commercial ground-beef industry gave him another chance to do more of the same. Landrum responded to three of the four questions posed [...]

Following the New York Times' investigation of the ground-beef industry, and the failed safety systems designed to protect the public from its worst practices, Y&H contacted a number of prominent burger operators to get their take on the situation. It was a chance for them to refute any information, argue that the safety of gourmet [...]