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Bobby Flay gambles on New England

Posted by Devra First December 17, 2008 02:12 PM

The restaurateur/Food Network dude/cookbook author is opening two restaurants in partnership with Mohegan Sun. Bobby’s Burger Palace and Bar Americain are scheduled to open in summer 2009.

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Bobby Flay during a taping of "Iron Chef America." (AP File Photo/Jim Cooper)

Burger Palace, natch, offers an array of burgers; they're inspired by Flay’s travels through the US. I want the Crunch Burger, with double American cheese and potato chips on the burger! (Big fan of potato chips actually inserted into sandwiches; apparently any burger here can be "crunchified.") As for Bar Americain, it's the second branch; the first one, in New York, is an "ode to regional American cuisine," serving steaks, buttermilk fried chicken, duck with dirty wild rice, etc.

They sound like solid concepts. The real bet is on the casino industry itself. With people gambling less due to the recession, it's in trouble.

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  1. Hi... I've been watching your Eatontown building go up as I pass there twice a day. Yesterday in the Asbury Park Press I read the article about it. Today at work, I was saying to one of my friends.......... I found the place to go for dinner tomorrow nite. One of the agents in the office heard me and went there for lunch. His major comment was that he was going back to Wendy's. Oh NO! He had a crunchiberger and a shake. Hamburger too small (like fast food) and was very disappointing. The shake was good. With your name on it he expected to say "I just had the best burger". We love you, but................................... Have a Merry Christmas

    Posted by Rosemarie December 22, 08 03:05 PM
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