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Hey Kiwi, Drop Me A New Zealand Egg-Burger.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of flying out to the East Coast for the first time! Me and M’Lady, Courtney, went to New Jersey to see her family and enjoy some time out there. The first night we got there, Courtney, her sister, Megan, Megan’s Kiwi bf, Jason, and I took the train into Manhattan and went to a true New Zealand bar and grill called Nelson Blue (http://www.nelsonblue.com/).

I was happy to see some of the true-kiwi eats that I would have never known of otherwise. Seafood, seafood, and more seafood. Kiwis LOVE seafood and they want it fresh. As much as I like fish, I decided to go with a more common dish that is prepared kiwi-style. I got the Burger, New Zealand Style, with Bacon. This means a big beef patty, awesome crunchy bacon, pickeled beets and carrots, and an EGG, sunny-side up. Booya. I haven’t thought about putting an egg on a burger, but it was pure gold. Buttery. Delicious. Wonderful. I enjoyed it completely.

If you get the chance to go to New Zealand, hang out with a Kiwi (New Zealander), or go to a New Zealand-style restaurant, definitely take it, because the people are cool, the food is good, and the place is crazy.

On the negative side, their website is in desperate need of a redesign, so if you know the owners… send them my way.

Filed under: Friends, Travels by Nick Wichman
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