If you've spent the cold months fortifying yourself with foie/faux gras doughnuts or gorged yourself at a certain food festival last weekend, no doubt you're experiencing some anxiety about the prospect of donning a bathing suit for that first trip out to the Rockaways. So here's a roundup of seafood burgers around town that are lighter on the calories than a hamburger and cheaper than the ubiquitous lobster roll! N.B.: while purists may scoff at the "burger" classification, if it's patty-shaped and between two buns then it passes for our purposes!
7 Best Seafood Burgers To Lighten Up For Summer
Suited Swine/Protesters Welcome: Luke's Lobster Now Pouring For Craft Beer Week
Protesting the global hegemony of monied interests down in the Financial District is bound to make you hungry, and you can only scream "CAPITALIST WHORE" so many times before you need to wet your whistle. Thankfully, Luke's Lobster's on William Street downtown has you seafood-inclined dissident's covered. A newly-acquired liquor license has allowed them to start pouring suds for the first time today, just as Craft Beer Week arrives. Beers are just $4-5, nowhere near Cipriani prices.
Luke's Lobster Hits The Road With "Nauti" Truck
Crustacean-slinging mini-empire Luke's Lobster, which Gothamist once declared the purveyors of "arguably the greatest lobster roll in this fair city," is going mobile this summer with an ever-popular food truck to call their own. They're kicking things off this Sunday at the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market Gourmet Food Truck Bazaar (try saying that ten times fast), with more sandwiches to come.
Citi Field Food Choices Unveiled
The heat lamps, hot dog bins, and Shake Shack Miraclean grills are all in place, and the long-awaited Citi Field is a go. This weekend’s Mets vs. Red Sox exhibition games will be a trial-by-fire for every swanky new full service stadium club in the place, as well as every lowly hot dog kiosk, popcorn cart, and concession stand. In order to prepare for the crowds, hundreds of foodservice workers are literally stocking the shelves and cooking things around the clock. (Not all concession stands were open during Sunday's dress rehearsal.)
Chefs' Lobster Fight Settled Out of Court
Two chefs of popular seafood restaurants have settled a lawsuit out of court, denying foodies the chance to hear how restaurant plagiarism would be argued. The NY Times reports, "Both sides in the case agreed to keep the terms of the settlement confidential."

