Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Rachael Ray's Burger Bash

What's not to like about he annual Rachael Ray Burger Bash, held Feb. 25 at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami?
There were celebrity chefs like, Bobby Flay, Daniel Boulud, Masaharu Morimoto and Michael Symon. serving burgers.

The Michael Symon's pastrami-topped Fat Doug burger, won the People's Choice award.  (below)


Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto won accolades for the Best Dressed Burger.
Morimoto's Pork "Kakuni" Burger topped with Japanese pork belly and served with a house-made pickle. (below)



Runner up: fellow Iron Chef Bobby Flay's Bobby's Burger, Palace's Dallas Burger, "Crunchified", a spice crusted burger with coleslaw, Monterey Jack, BBQ sauce and pickles.
It took over 7,500 pounds of 10 varieties of ground meat to make 48,600 portions of 27 different hamburgers the Burger Bash.