Burger Week in Review

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There’s nothing quite as fun for burger fans as NYC Burger Week. Every year on the first week of May, Burger lovers attend daily events that put the Burger on display in various, creative ways at different venues throughout New York City. Rev and Brad host this week’s podcast live (for the first time in Like, Bite & Share history) from the Civil War of Burgers event at Black Iron Burger, to get a handle on what it takes to put the event together, why people come to Burger Week events, and a bit of behind the scenes information about Schweid & Sons.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Like Bite & Share is a podcast about marketing in the food business. Each episode includes an insightful interview with food marketing professionals.

SHOW NOTES

On the Podcast:

• Schweid & Sons salesman Jon Agostini teaches us how the company works with their customers and distributes beef to restaurants like Black Iron Burger
• The Burger Babez talk about what it’s like to keep a burger club going consistently year after year, and why a group of successful young women love eating burgers
• Rev Ciancio gives the crowd a brief history of Schweid & Sons
• Brad Garoon talks about his love of french fries, and why he created an Instagram account devoted to them
• Dr. Ali Hakimi explains what it means to be in charge of food safety for a big operation like Schweid & Sons
• Guests Tanya & Philip, two burger lovers who have been to more NY Burger Week events than anyone else in the history of Burger Week, talk about what draws them to gatherings of hamburger fans.
• Guest Michael Golden explains what attracts him to burger events, and how he decides which restaurants at which to spend his burger dollars.
• Black Iron Burger’s Victor Ortega talks about what it takes to make one of New York City’s very best burgers, and expand a small joint in the East Village to a multi-unit concept throughout Manhattan.