Savings.Com just released a list of their favorite 15 Burger blogs for National Hamburger Month. You can see the entire list —> Happy Hamburger Month: The Top 15 Burger Bloggers . I finished #2 second only to A Hamburger Today. I love AHT and you should too, Thanks to Savings.Com!
for every oneI thought about the list for the Top 10 New Burgers I had in 2011 long and hard. I ate so many new burgers and plenty that I never even mentioned on BurgerBeast.Com or Facebook or even Twitter. While most of the burgers below are always available, some like The Frita from Sakaya Kitchen were only available at the National Hamburger Month Brunch. This could be our chance to get most of these on the permanent menus and that would definitely be a great thing.
In no particular order (well, actually alphabetical), here is my Top 10 (2 of which I don’t have pictures for unfortunately):
Top 10 New Burgers 2011:
BITE Gastrotruck’s The Burger
Bourbon Steak‘s All-Beef Burger
Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill‘s Havarti Burger
Jefe’s Original Fish Taco & Burgers Truck: Patty Melt
Jr’s Gourmet Burger‘s Sliders
The Local Craft Food & Drink‘s “Baconator”
Sakaya Kitchen‘s Frita
Smashburger‘s Double Cheeseburger
Sparky’s Roadside Barbecue: 1/2 Pound Angus CheeseBurger
Sustain‘s Burger topped with Benton Ham
And some pictures to soothe your savage beast:
Gilbert's 17 Street Grill: Havarti Burger on English Muffin
Sparky's BBQ: 1/2 Pound Angus CheeseBurger
Sustain Burger topped with Benton Ham
BITE Gastrotruck's The Burger
Jefe's Original Fish Taco & Burgers Truck: Patty Melt
Sakaya Kitchen's Frita
Sakaya Kitchen's Frita Description
Jr's Gourmet Burger: Sliders
Smashburger: Double Cheeseburger
A few weeks back the New Times posted a list of the Top 5 Croquetas in Miami which I vehemently disagreed with. After some consideration and re-testing of my favorites I had to move one out of the Top 5 and bring in a new fellow (La Casona). So here they are, my Top 5 Croquetas in reverse order to build some non-existent drama:
5 - La Casona
4 - Luis Galindo's Latin American
3 - Caribe Cafe Restaurant
2 - Sergio's
1 - Islas Canarias Cafe
These 5 are all must tries so what are you waiting for? Get out there and check them out because I’m expecting a full report.
La Casona
9606 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33173
305-270-1476
Luis Galindo’s Latin American
898 SW 57th Avenue
Miami, FL 33144
305-267-9995
Caribe Cafe Restaurant
3965 NW 7th Street
Miami, FL 33126
305-541-5449
Sergio’s
3258 SW 22th Street
Miami, FL 33133
305-529-0047
Islas Canarias Cafe
13695 SW 26th Street
Miami, FL 33175
305-559-6666
Food & Wine magazine has just put together a list of what they believe to be the 25 Best Burgers in the United States. Miami did get a mention in the form of Michael’s Genuine. New York City has 5 mentions but that makes sense since they’re the Burger capital of the world. I’ve listed the restaurants along with its city and don’t forget to check out the original Food & Wine article.
Arlington, VA: Ray’s Hell Burger
Atlanta, GA: Holeman & Finch
Boston, MA: Craigie on Main
Boston, MA: Green Street Grill
Buffalo Gap, TX: Perini Ranch Steakhouse
California: Gott’s Roadside
California: In-N-Out Burger
Chicago, IL: Custom House Tavern
Chicago, IL: Duchamp
Dearborn, MI: Miller’s Bar
Decatur, GA: Farm Burger
Hackensack, NJ: White Manna
Healdsburg, CA: Healdsburg’s Bar & Grill
Los Angeles, CA: Father’s Office
Memphis, TN: Dyer’s Burgers
Meridien, CT: Ted’s
Miami, FL: Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink
New Haven, CT: Louis’ Lunch
New York City, NY: Little Owl
New York City, NY: Minetta Tavern
New York City, NY: Peter Luger
New York City, NY: Shake Shack
New York City, NY: The Spotted Pig
San Francisco, CA: Zuni Cafe
Washington, D.C.: Palena Cafe
GQ has named Umami Burger from Los Angeles, Burger of the Year 2010. While I’ve yet to try Umami, I am looking forward to the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash since they will be competing there. Check out the GQ story here (picture is courtesy of GQ).
I love to read Best Of lists, I think everyone seems to be drawn to them. While I do love to read them, I also love to dispute the “Winners”. In the case of the people vs. Citysearch, Citysearch is guilty of a bad best of list. Don’t believe me? See for yourself. The Best Pizza and Burger in Ft. Lauderdale are from New River Pizza? And there’s no “Best Burger” Category in Miami.
And somehow Bubba Gump Shrimp is the Best Seafood in Miami. No that’s not all, wait for it……..they’re also Best Group Dining, Best Miami American Food, Best Miami Family Friendly Restaurant, 2nd Best Miami Outdoor Dining, 2nd Best Miami Restaurant, 4th Best Miami Barbecue, 4th Best Miami Steak, 5th Best Best Miami Restaurants Open Late, 6th Best Wine List in Miami, 7th Best Miami Lunch Spot, and 7th Best Miami Business Lunch and Dinner. Well, at least we know it wasn’t rigged.
Ft. Lauderdale :
Miami :
Sutter Home celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their Build a Better Burger event by having it take place in Miami Beach. One of the coolest things (other than the actual burgers) going on was the live Tweeting and posting of footage on Facebook as it happened. You could also follow everything that was going on through their blog. Most importantly, the winner of the Best Alternative Burger got $15,000 while the winner of the Best Beef Burger took home $100,000. While the weather was bad, it didn’t stop the show from going on. As the contestants presented their burgers to the panel of celebrity judges, they were interrogated I mean quizzed about them. The banter between them was pretty entertaining. Meanwhile, the spectators of the event got to vote for the People’s Choice award for Best Beef and Best Alternative Burger.
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| Cranberry Pork Burger – People’s Choice Best Alternative Burger |
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| Lucky Tiki Slider – Best Alternative Burger |
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| Minted Lamb Burger |
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| Ono Ohana Burger |
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| Americana Smoke Shack Burger |
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| Bengali Blaze Burger |
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| Strawberry BBQ Bacon Burger – Best Beef Burger |
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| Sweet Chili Citrus Changsha Sliders – People’s Choice Best Beef Burger |
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| Venezuela Ole Arepa Burger |
So who won? Jaeger Stoltz won the $100,000 prize with his Strawberry BBQ Bacon Burger. Jeanette Nelson was the People’s Choice Winner (Beef) for her Sweet Chili Citrus Changsha Sliders with Sriracha Grapefruit Mayo and Ponzu Jicama Slaw. The Best Alternative Burger title (and 15 grand) went to Regina Haase with her Lucky Tiki Sliders. The People’s Choice Winner for Alternative Burger was Mark Pyne with his Cranberry Ultimate Pork Burgers with Garlic Cherry Mayonnaise, Smoked Ham, Bacon, and Gruyere Cheese. You can check out all the recipes at their page Build a Better Burger.
