The Paesano Burger is now on the menu at the 9th and Christian location of Paesano’s. Philly Phoodie breaks down this inglorious bastard of two patties, bacon, caramelized onions, Gorgonzola cheese, French fries all packed onto a sesame seed roll.

It might be unfair to post this on a Monday as Paesano’s Italian Market location is only open Wednesday through Sunday. We’ll see you there on Wednesday though.

Paesano’s Burger [Philly Phoodie]
Paesano’s [Official Site]

Bobby Flay tweets today that his University City Bobby’s Burger Palace will be opening in the first week in April. And yes, Bobby Flay will be there for the opening.

Also worth noting it seems that there will be a Cheez Whiz topped burger on the menu.

Bobby’s Burger Palace [Official Site]
@BFlay [Twitter]

Tommy Up’s P.Y.T. is offering up a burger that couldn’t be more Philadelphian if it featured Ben Franklin running up the steps of the Art Museum and into the embrace of the Phanatic while being serenaded byHall & Oates.

It’s the Cheesesteak Pretzel Burger and it is for just a limited time.

We start with a juicy PYT Burger cooked to order & topped with cheddar. Then we cover it with thick-cut cheesteak (Wiz Wit of course) & pair it with one of most interesting breads you’ll ever find, the Pretzel Roll. The Pretzel Rolls are from Lancaster and are soft and fresh with a crisp pretzel like skin that holds up well to the large sandwich.

P.Y.T. [Official Site]

This week in Philadelphia Magazine’s Restaurant Club Newsletter.

• Joy Manning sees Chew Man Chu in a very different light than Craig LaBan
• Joy also moseyed over to Percy Street Barbecue for some barbecue that strays a little from tradition
• Food Faceoff: Burgers
  Rouge versus Village Whiskey in a hamburger duel
• Philly Cooks Contest: Six-Word Winners
  Winners of challenge to write about favorite restaurant, chef or meal in just six words

Restaurant Club Newsletter [Philadelphia Magazine]

Adam Erace reviews Village Whiskey and enjoys the service and cocktails but it is of course, really about the burger.

It was rapture on a roll, starring a patty given a thicker-than-average sear, a textural victory that held all the luscious juices hostage until my first bite liberated them a trickle at a time. The droplets of fat glistened like dew, quickly absorbed by a fluffy house-baked sesame-seeded bun cradling intensely beefy beef cooked a blushing medium. It was perfect—and wasn’t even the fancy foie gras-crowned Whiskey King. My burger was the $9 Village Burger, upgraded to $13 with a fried egg and cheddar, and if it isn’t the best burger in Philly, it’s at least my new favorite.

Village Whiskey [Philadelphia Weekly]
Village Whiskey [Official Site]

Yesterday the Foobooz Burger Cruise for the First Person Festival set sail and it sure was fun. Thanks to First Person Arts for approaching me for the tour and to everyone who came out. It was an awesome time.

A synopsis follows with notes about the burgers and beer.

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Wynnewood’s Elevation Burger will be giving “Stick It to Ohio State Fries” to anyone showing Penn State gear or presenting a PSU transcript or pay stub between now  and November 7th. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

If you thought the burger craze of the summer was over you are sadly mistaken. The Bite looks into how it’s continuing this fall and doesn’t even get into the $7.17 Kobe beef burger at Union Trust or 500°, the burger shop by the Rouge owners that is planned for Sansom Street.

Want to enjoy some of Center City Philadelphia’s favorite burgers, then check out the Foobooz Burger Cruise this Tuesday. We’re hitting up Barclay Prime, Good Dog, Noble: American Cookery and Pub & Kitchen. Get your tickets here.

This fall, there are buns in every oven [Metro Philadelphia]
Rouge opening a burger shop [The Insider]

The most expensive burger in town has been the Whiskey King at Jose Garces’ Village Whiskey but starting next Wednesday, you’ll be able to pay more for the World F*cking Champion burger at P.Y.T.

In time for game one of the World Series Tommy Up will be debuting an 8 ounce venison patty topped with foie gras and served with sweet potato chips and a sparkler for $25.

In other P.Y.T. related news, Mac & Cheese gives a run down on the veggie and boozy options at the Northern Liberties burger lounge.

PYT [Mac & Cheese]
Tommy Up [Twitter]
P.Y.T. [Official Site]

Foobooz is hosting a Burger Cruise on Tuesday, November 3rd as part of the First Person Arts Festival.

Yours truly will be leading the tour to sample some of Center City Philadelphia’s best burgers.

Finalized bites and drinks are from Good Dog, Pub & Kitchen, Noble: American Cookery and Barclay Prime.

Tickets are $45 for First Person Arts members and $50 for the general public until October 25th. After that, prices go up $5.

And no worries about World Series conflicts, November 3rd is an off day.

Edible World: Foobooz Burger Cruise – Tuesday, November 3 [First Person Arts]