South Beach Wine & Food Festival Burger Bash

The South Beach & Food Festival Burger Bash happens every February in Miami Beach, Florida. Lee Brian Schrager and Rachael Ray founded the SoBe Burger Bash in 2007, and Randy Fisher and his company CREaM produce every year.

The restaurants featured are primarily from South Florida, with some out-of-staters, along with some food celebrities who think they know a thing or two about burgers. It predates its sister event in New York by one year.

Rachael Ray usually hosts the SoBe Burger Bash, but we’ve seen Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, and Emeril Lagasse host, too.

The Burger Bash attendees vote for their favorite restaurant for the People’s Choice Awards, and there is also a Judge’s Choice by a panel of celebrity judges. I have questioned why some of these celebrities are judging, but hey, that’s why I created HHP.

The tickets will run you upwards of $250 for the regular and $350 for the VIP with early access. Overall, it’s a fun event if you’re into burgers and food celebrity watching with a bunch of booze thrown in.

SoBeWFF Burger Bash Winners

SoBe 2015 Burger Bash Trophy prominently featured
SoBe Burger Bash Trophy

2024

PINCHO at Burger Bash 2024
PINCHO’s Otto Othman and Adrian Sanchez with Marcela at Burger Bash 2024

People’s Choice: PINCHO
Judge’s Choice: COWY Burger

2023 

People’s Choice: Motek Café
Judge’s ChoiceBurgerFi

2022 Session 1

Session 1 People’s ChoiceLa Birra Bar
Session 1 Judge’s Choice: R Catering & Events

2022 Session 2

Session 2 People’s Choice: Motek Café
Session 2 Judge’s Choice: Vice Burger

2021 Session 1

Session 1 People’s ChoiceKUSH
Session 1 Judge’s Choice: American Social

2021 Session 2

Session 2 People’s Choice: Gotham Burger Social Club & Pig Beach (New York, New York)
Session 2 Judge’s ChoiceTed’s Burgers

2020 

SoBe Burger Bash 2020 Judge's Champs Weston's Kewpee
SoBe Burger Bash 2020 Judge’s Champs Weston’s Kewpee

People’s Choice: Butter (New York, New York)
Judge’s ChoiceWeston’s Kewpee Hamburgers

2019 

Burger Bash 2019 LT Steak & Seafood
LT Steak & Seafood

People’s ChoicePINCHO
Judge’s Choice: LT Steak & Seafood

2018

People’s ChoiceSwine Southern Table & Bar
Judge’s Choice: Butter (New York, New York)

2017

People’s ChoiceJr’s Gourmet Burgers
Judge’s Choice: Little Jack’s Tavern (Charleston, South Carolina)

2016

People’s Choice: Chef Morimoto
Judge’s ChoiceJersey Dawg

2015

People’s ChoicePincho Factory
Judge’s Choice: Lure Fishbar

2014

SoBe Burger Bash 2014 BSpot
Michael Symon (B Spot)

People’s ChoiceB Spot (Cleveland, Ohio)
Judge’s ChoiceShake Shack

2013

Jeff Mauro at Burger Bash 2013
Jeff Mauro at Burger Bash

People’s ChoiceBobby’s Burger Palace
Judge’s Choice: Jeff Mauro

2012

Burger Bash 2012 Entryway
Burger Bash Entryway

People’s ChoiceB Spot (Cleveland, Ohio)
Judge’s ChoiceWhisk

2011

People’s ChoiceB Spot (Cleveland, Ohio)
Judge’s Choice: Landmarc (New York, New York)

2010

People’s ChoiceB Spot (Cleveland, Ohio)
Judge’s Choice: Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink (Miami Design District)

2009

Burger Bash 2009 Winner Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery
Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery

People’s Choice: Good Stuff Eatery (Washington, DC)
Judge’s Choice: Good Stuff Eatery (Washington, DC)

2008

People’s Choice: Radius (Boston, Massachusetts)

2007

People’s ChoiceShake Shack (New York, New York)

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