Is One of the Burger of the Month Guys Pretending to Be a Girl to Get His Friend a Date?

Perhaps you've heard of the burger of the month guys. The BOTM guys (I'm not joking, that's the abbreviation) are seven white-collar burger enthusiasts in their 30's who keep a blog that rates hamburgers in New York City. The New York Times did an article and interactive feature about the guys back in May, and The Today Show even did a segment about them back in April.

The BOTM guys (seriously, don't laugh) love big steakhouse burgers cooked medium well with bacon and cheese. While I don't really like the kind of burgers they like, or agree with their top picks, I do enjoy their blog if only because it features some pretty loopy, at times even dada food writing.[bxA]

Take, for example, this snippet from their review of The Peter Luger Burger:

When I took the first bite, it was like a party of flavor exploded.

Or this observation about dining at Morton's Steakhouse:

There is always a cute girl ready to seat you, an older male manager in a suit ready to come by the table to ask how everything is, a knowledgeable waiter ready to serve you and a couple of huge men in white chef hats visible through a window in the wall so you can see them cooking your food - what could be more delightful?

Or their issue with the burger at PJ Clarke's:

The burger does not come with fries, those are sold separately which inevitably begins the debate at the table of whether burgers should always come with fries.

Or this remark about Corner Bistro:

This simply is not the Corner Bistro of ole.

None of these, however, can hold a candle to the batshit craziness of their review of 5 Napkin Burger, which is purportedly written by a female admirer. The blog post is titled "My Date with the BOTM". Let's take a look, shall we?

Being a meat and potatoes gal – and still navigating the NYC restaurant scene (moved here 4 years ago from Florida – the land of chain restaurants), when I saw Jenna Wolfe’s segment on a group of 7 guys who formed a burger of the month club, I was kind of intrigued. After watching the segment I went on to BurgerRankings.com to see who these guys were. Deciding you only live once, I sent an email to the site asking two questions – the first, could girls join the club and the second, was Brett single?

Its true, you only live once. And if you're a meat and potatoes kind of gal, men like the BOTM guys must be scarce as hens teeth in this city. So, did the guys let this girl go with them on a burger outing? Yup. She even got to file in the review:

The Burger Review – I pulled the girl move and ordered the “inside out” burger for the carb conscious, since I had already indulged in the bacon cheddar burger only a week before (even though I could only eat half). I have to say, it was just as good without the bun, cheese and caramelized onions. The “secret sauce” that is on the burger was great and the meat itself (ordered medium) was cooked to perfection. The burger came with fries, and while they were no Mickey D’s – they were enjoyable as well.

Girls hate carbs, duh. Also, if you were reading closely, you know that she compared the fries to McDonald's fries because she's from Florida where all they eat is fast food. But enough about the burger, how did the date go?

The Date Review – I have to say, this was one of the most fun dates I have had in NYC. We all ate together, so I guess it was a “group date” and it was quite amusing to see some of the looks we got when the waiters saw one girl surrounded by 7 guys all eating burgers. Brett is awesome and the rest of the group was so easy to talk to and welcomed me into the sacred club as an honorary member.

Wow. It really is every single woman's dream to be the only girl at a table full of strange men wolfing down high end bacon cheeseburgers. So... we know she had a great time, but what does the future hold for her, you know, romantically?

Overall, it was a great night. I offered BOTM some PR advice on how to grow their site and their fan base, so it will be interesting to see if they take any of it (you know men). As for a date sans the BOTM audience, you’ll just have to check back and find out.

You know men. Anyway, I can't wait to check back and see if things start to sizzle between this girl and that Brett guy. Only one question remains, though - just who is this BOTM girl? The post never mentions her name or really anything about her except that she's single and from Fast Food Florida. Also, at the top of the page, it credits this review to resident BOTM guy Jason. Could it be that this was just written by Jason from the perspective of a fictitious female admirer? Why, pray tell would he do this? Would it be to get women to read the site, and in doing so get a date for that poor sap, Brett?

Well, one thing's for certain: I AM GOING TO GET TO THE BOTM OF THIS.