Burger Throwdown at Tree Tops Park 05-31-10

Chef Jorge issued a Burger Throwdown to his students and next thing you know it became an event. The Inaugural Memorial Day Burger Throwdown was held at Tree Tops Park in Davie, Florida. Dori Zinn (Creator & Writer of Fat Kids Club) and Chef Dennis (Chef at Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale) along with your favorite blogger Burger Beast were the 3 the judges for the event. There was also a competition for best side (Winner: Fueyo Mac N’ Cheese) and best dessert (Winner: Stiletto Chocolate Cake). Below are the names of those who competed against Chef Jorge and the name of their burger:

Amstel Light Burger by Chef Jorge Montes

Bolio Popper Burger by Christina Ramsey

Blue Fueyo Burger by Kristi Fueyo

Roly Brioche Burger by Roly Masferrer

Southwestern Burger by Carlos Miller

Steak & Blu Burger by Ayman Mohamad

The Winners:

3rd Place: Amstel Light Burger by Chef Jorge Montes

2nd Place: Bolio Popper Burger by Christina Ramsey

And the Winner is:

Roly Brioche Burger by Roly Masferrer

All pictures were taken by my wife Marcela:

Make sure you also check out the Burger Throwdown site!