It may have a bottle of red, and perhaps a bottle of white, but you won't find an Italian Restaurant in Katie Lee Joel's business plans. Instead, the writer, chef and drop-dead gorgeous wife of Long Island's own Piano Man has her sights set on a burger joint, of sorts.

The rumor mill has been buzzing all week that Katie Lee, who is in the process of finishing her second cookbook, is looking to open a restaurant of her own in NYC - one that may feature, and be named after, her sinfully delicious Logan County Burger. A burger so good it's even started to craft its own resume.

Last year, Katie's Logan County Burger beat out the likes of Chefs Adam Perry Lang, Tom Colicchio, and Art Smith at Rachel Ray's Burger Bash during the NYC Wine & Food Festival. Her cheesy, beefy tribute to West Virginia even stole the title from the reigning champs at the Shake Shack - which, burger purists will tell you, is really saying something.

Word is that Katie's restaurant will adhere to her three C's - casual and comfortable with a couture finish. So while comfort food and her Grandma Dora's recipes may be the root of her inspiration, we have no doubt that Katie will put an emphasis on the couture. She preaches the importance of buying locally, thrives on organic vegetables, and a quick look at her Twitter page reveals her taste for mussels with daikon kimchi, yellowtail sashimi, and fries with saffron aioli. This isn't going to be some burger barn with a combo meal.

As far as I'm concerned, no matter where or when she opens her restaurant, all I ask for is a small comfort table in the back on opening night.

Personal Post Script: After all, Katie, I was among the few who shouted from the rooftops that it was indeed a BURGER! ;)