What makes a burger great? Is it the meat? The sauce? The bun? The ability to order it off a secret menu? These are all points of heated debate among food nerds.

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These are our favorite meatless meals around town.

This Weekly Feed belongs to vegetarians who want a meat-free patty. Plus: Happy meals for adults, Bread Furst, and more.

BGR, the Burger Joint will be selling half-price shakes at all its locations between 3-4 p.m. today. The promotion is to commemorate the earth’s shaking earlier this morning. While you can count me in the category of “I think my burps registered higher than a 3.7,” a delicious $2.50 shake is nothing I’ll shake a stick at — and a portion of the proceeds will go to the American Red Cross, so you can’t…

Mulled Pear Cider from the POV Rooftop Terrace at the W Hotel. Photo courtesy of the W Hotel. Drink of the week: Anything mulled! Spend about five minutes out in the chilly temperatures today, and it’ll quickly become obvious why some of Europe’s cold-weather cultures dreamed up the deliciousness that is mulled wine. This spiced, often sweet beverage — and its first cousin, hot mulled cider — are the perfect answer to warm up…

What does BGR stand for? Though it could easily be booger, in this case it’s burger, which is what you’ll get for free if you go to a local BGR The Burger Joint today with the letters “inked” on any body part. And yes, they can just be written on your hand with a ballpoint pen. Today from 11 a.m. to noon, walk in with your BGR “tattoo” and you will receive a free…