Previewing: The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games releases this weekend, and since it will be the first blockbuster of the season barring massive refund requests, I figure it should be previewed based on my limited knowledge.  The movie is, like everything in Hollywood, an adaptation of something else; in this case the popular novel of the same name.  Based on personal experience, the book is third in popularity behind the Harry Potter series (which is fantastic) and Twilight (which is not fantastic and would be the first thing I would bring to a Fahrenheit 451 book burning). Click through to see why I feel you should see this hopefully quality movie.

Burger Bars: Not a Fading Fad

For many in the restaurant world, the emergence of the ‘Burger Bar’ is just a fad.  Personally, the Burger Bar has absolutely no relation to the negative connotation of the word ‘fad’.  It is by far my favorite restaurant genre, and you can measure your value to me based on whether or not I have taken you to my personal favorite, DMK Burger Bar (I am near the top of their ‘Frequent Fryer Club’, where the top prize is a cholesterol test kit… a terrible omen for my heart, but that is currently less important). The concept is overwhelmingly successful and here to stay.  The reasons are national, social, economical, and gastronomical.

Reviewed: 21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street, which took first place at the box office this past weekend, is a movie I wholeheartedly recommend to everyone other than your grandparents.  It has some terrific gut busting moments and, unlike many Adam Sandler movies that make a ton of money but suck, is genuinely funny and deserves your money. Who’d have guessed Channing Tatum could actually be in a movie I liked? Weird.