There was a smorgasbord of inter-borough hamburger love last night at the chandelier-bedazzled Astoria World Manor in Queens for the inaugural Burger Battle of the Boroughs. Representing good taste in general at event sponsor Pat LaFrieda Meats's table, Seymour Burton chef de cuisine (and non-competitor) Josh Shuffman cooked the restaurant’s signature burger for spectators while the event was judged. At the judges’ table, author Arthur Schwartz seemed to have a beef (sorry) with Grub Street......

Last week, Brooklyn’s Ditmas Park Blog [via Eater] noted a new and tiny neighborhood space: Asian Grocery, the nondescript bodega located next to the Cortelyou Avenue Q train stop, will be selling momos around the clock when its in-store Tibetan restaurant opens next month. A close look at the Asian Grocery storefront (seen here, with some archaic deli signage toward the top) reveals that a tiny, 5-seat restaurant has been hiding in plain sight for......