The Carnivore Project

London's Best Burgers (at The Wheatsheaf)

Esquire has just posted their list of London's top 10 burgers. 

A few of our favorites are on the list - including Joe Allen, Smith's of Smithfield and, best yet, our phenomenally well-endowed (burgerly-speaking) local pub, The Wheatsheaf. (This may be due to some ferocious Twitter-based campaigning - at the very least, thanks to everyone that sent Esquire the links to our reviews - especially the mysterious AdLand Suit.)

The whole list is very good - I've eaten at 9 out of the top 10 (and will definitely go check out Byron's). I think The Eagle has probably dropped out of the top 10 over the past few years - they should go back to offering more burgers and fewer cocktails. I never would've thought about Balans, but I can't really argue with it. And Lucky 7 is a timeless classic of deliciousness.

Well done to everyone that took part - and well done to Esquire for listening to the beef-starved voice of the people.

Fish in a Barrel

Test Mustards & Game Pie

Mustard is one of those annoying condiments that travels in mobs. Like the old Denis Leary routine about tequila, you let one in, and it sneaks in six or seven of its friends... As a result, there's always the awkward point in one's shopping cycle where the fridge is filled with naught but mustard (and, in our case, a half-empty bottle of tonic water).

Being scientifically-natured, we decided to figure out which of these sulfurous refugees was actually the tastiest. Helpfully, we had an award-winning Poachers Game Pie on-hand. The pie itself (our 'Control', if you will) was delicious. The skilled judges (that is, us), called it 'subtle', 'meaty' and 'smooth-textured' with a nice 'gamey aftertaste'. 

We appraised five mustards (we should clean our fridge more) - each one was judged for Heat, Flavor and Texture, then given an overall ranking.

The five contenders:

- Grey Poupon Old Style

- Maille a l'Estragon

- Mikado English Mustard

- French's Classic Yellow Mustard

- Moutardes de Beaune Edmond Fallot (Tarragon Dijon)

The results are after the jump...

Abel & Cole and the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

There.  Isn't that pretty?  Even with an apple on top of it, that's a fine specimen of a Melton Mowbray pork pie, isn't it?  The fine folks over at Abel & Cole sent us a couple of lovely pies to try last week.  Our review of the game pie (which will double as a mustard taste-test!) is forthcoming, but you can read all about that beautiful (organic!) pork pie right here.