The competition’s marquee burger get together began a weekend bacchanalia of consuming and ingesting, with 1000’s of individuals attending the sold-out occasion.
The Burger Bash noticed a number of adjustments this 12 months. It moved from its common Friday night calendar slot to Thursday, serving as the key opening occasion for the 2023 SOBEWFF.
The “Bash” additionally returned to at least one session. For the previous two years, the Burger Bash was held in two classes, permitting ticketholders more room throughout COVID-19.
With one session, strains for burgers returned, however savvy eventgoers have now realized the artwork of getting a slider and a drink to get pleasure from whereas ready in line for the subsequent. The crowds had been additionally entertained by Academy of Country Music winners Midland and host Emeril Lagasse, who chatted with cooks and followers alike.
The Burger Bash additionally noticed some new upgrades, together with visitor voting through QR code and the position of recycling and composting bins in varied areas (with volunteers readily available to assist partiers kind their trash correctly).
SOBEWFF’s Randy Fisher and Lee Schrager current the Burger Bash People’s Choice award to Motek.
Photo by Laine Doss
Although restaurant homeowners from throughout the nation traveled to Miami Beach to point out their prowess with beef and cheese, South Florida proved to be the house of superior burgers.
The winner of the Schweid & Sons Very Best Burger award (the judges’ decide) was BurgerFi for its BBQ Rodeo burger with charred jalapenos, crispy haystack onions, and candy Memphis BBQ sauce. The restaurant chain opened its first location in 2011 in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and its company headquarters are in Fort Lauderdale.
For the second time in a row, Motek Café acquired the People’s Choice award for its Arayes burger, a lamb/beef combination on pita bread served with harissa aioli and tahini. Motek received the identical award ultimately 12 months’s second session of the Burger Bash.Â