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No, I didn't even know about Bar Americaine's fried chicken Mondays. We will check it out for sure. Thanks for the heads up. Ed

The value thing is tricky, but I do think we were reasonably consistent. You get a whole chicken, vegetables, and pancakes at monofuku for $50, which is a very good deal. It feeds four people with leftovers At Brooklyn Bowl, the half-chicken and two not special sides for $18 probably feeds 1 1/2 people,is not nearly as good, deliciousness-wise. And you're in a bowling alley (albeit, a really cool bowling alley).

Kathryn, I called JG to check to make sure the price was still $14 a course, and they answered in the affirmative.

Yup, I assume that's what it is, Kenji. It is seriously delicious.

This is insane, Adam. Perhaps the most inspired burger post ever. Hell, it's a book disguised as a blog post. BRAVO!

fair question, foodinmouth. Yup, those tater tots were good. And yes, I've actually concluded that properly fried and salted frozen tater tots are usually superior to the fresh variety cooked up by restaurants or burger joints with more serious aspirations. I just had some fresh tater tots at HB Burger in NYC and they weren't as good as the frozen ones at Trailer Park

Yup, norman, I'm glad you caught it. Robyn did in editing the post and mentioned it as well.

Thanks, Jacquie. I just updated the post.

I liked Trianon when I was in Naples. The pizza was wet, but didn't have the swamp in the middle of the pie some others I sampled in Naples. Did you go to L'Europeo in Naples, Nick? Great pizza and other classic Neapolitan food.

fishman 69, I said kosher style, not kosher. And most natural casings on hot dogs are actually from sheep.

One of the many things I treasure about Serious Eats is that it accommodates a wide range of viewpoints. We are in a very real and meaningful way a community of food lovers. So the talk topics started by serious eaters will be a reflection of the community's diverse, inclusive, and hopefully welcoming points of view. That means that talk topics can and will be alternately light-hearted and substantial, funny and serious. Moreover, those same talk topics will sometimes require comments or responses that range in length from one word to multiple paragraphs. It seems to me that there are so many conversations going on on Serious Eats at any one time that our community members can always find a way to participate or not as is their wont. And I for one think that's something to be proud of.

Thanks, Deb. This is really helpful. Now I know what to bring my friends on Labor Day.