About The Burger Beast
If the name Burger Beast didn’t speak for itself, his accolades would. Being co-owner of Crackers Southern Dining and an annual event curator for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is merely scratching the surface of Sef’s influence on the South Florida community.
The Burger Beast was awarded a Guinness Book of World Record for the largest parade of food trucks, of which he curated the first premier food truck event in South Florida. In 2014, he began hosting an annual event called Croqueta Palooza that celebrates everything special about living in the 305.
He is a creator, working on his own podcast, web show, and app, writing for multiple news outlets, and even published a book in 2019, All About the Burger.
He has also appeared on multiple national and international food television programs demonstrating his craft. The Burger Beast is so influential that the city of Miami Springs annually celebrates Burger Beast Day on April 7th.
About the Burger Beast Table of Contents
Burger Beast Feasts
These are events that Burger Beast either created, curated, produced, or in most cases did all of the above.
| Bacon Off – Orlando, Florida |
| Battle of the Burgers – Palmetto Bay, Florida |
| Burger Beast Burgie Awards – Ft. Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Hialeah & Miami, Florida |
| Croqueta Palooza – Miami, Florida |
| Eat with the Miami Heat – Miami, Florida |
| El Main Evento – Miami, Florida |
| Food Truck First Fridays on Federal – Hallandale Beach, Florida |
| Food Truck Pile Up – Margate, Florida |
| Food Truck Rally at Seminole Casino – Immokalee, Florida |
| Food Trucks at ArtsPark – Hollywood, Florida |
| Frita Showdown – Miami, Florida |
| Hamburger House Party – Miami, Florida |
| Hot Dog Fest – Hallandale Beach, Jupiter, Plantation, & Miami, Florida |
| Isle Casino Food Truck Rally – Pompano, Florida |
| Lee Schrager’s America’s Best Breakfast Book Release Party – Miami, Florida |
| Luv Me Tenders – Miami, Florida |
| Miami Food Truck Rally at Hard Rock Hotel – Hollywood, Florida |
| Miami Food Truck Rally at Seminole Paradise – Hollywood, Florida |
| National Cheeseburger Day Celebration – Orlando, Florida |
| South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Croquetas & Champagne – Miami Design District, Florida |
| South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Croquetas & Craft Cocktails – Miami Design District, Florida |
| South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Food Trucks on the Beach – Miami Beach, Florida |
| South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Trucks on Midtown’s Tracks – Midtown, Florida |
| South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Medianoche & Mixology – Wynwood, Florida |
| SugaPie – Miami, Florida |
| Top Turkey – Hollywood, Florida |
| Wheelin’ Dealin’ Food Truck Festival – Bonita Springs, Florida |
| Wheelin’ Dealin’ Food Truck Festival – Dania Beach, Florida |
| Wheelin’ Dealin’ Food Truck Festival – Miami, Florida |
| Wiener Bash – Miami, Florida |
TV Sightings
Here’s a selection of Burger Beast’s television appearances.
| Ohio’s Hometown Stations “Burger Beast signs copies of his book at Kewpee” |
| Sweden’s Världens bästa burgare Episode 4 Miami |
| Food Network Canada’s You Got Eat Here!, La Camaronera segment |
| Travel Channel’s Burger Land “Miami’s Cuban Frita” episode, El Mago de las Fritas & Pincho Factory segments |
| Food Network UK’s Andy Bates American Street Feasts “Miami Tropical Beach Flavours” |
| NBC’s 6 in the Mix (more than 10 appearances to discuss different Burger Beast events) |
| WSVN’s Deco Drive Burger Museum unwraps a tasty history |
| SoFlo TASTE on WPLG 10 The Burger Museum |
| 2010 NBC 6 Burger Battle |
Audio & Podcast Appearances
A selection of Burger Beast on the podcast circuit.
| Miami Herald’s La Ventanita | Sef Gonzalez “Burger Beast” Food Blogger |
| Pero Let Me Tell You | Pero…we’re celebrating with Burger Beast |
| Food, News & Views | Taste of Miami Cookbook with Sef Gonzalez & Brandon Rodriguez |
| Pan con Podcast | Sef “Burger Beast” Gonzalez |
| Something You Should Know | The Story of the Hamburger |
| St. Pete Foodies | Interview with Burger Beast |
| The Zest Podcast | Burger Beast on Florida’s Best Hamburgers |
| Beer Bros & BS | Burger Beast |
| Que Bola? Podcast | Burger Beast |
| edible South Florida | Taste of the Tropics: Take a Tour of the Burger Museum |
| Pero Let Me Tell You | Pero…it’s a Hamburger House Party with Burger Beast |
| Pero Let Me Tell You | Pero…it’s the Burger Beast! |
| WLRN – NPR | The Evolution Of Food Blogging, With South Florida’s Burger Beast |
Notable Press
Published Writings
Every once in a while Burger Beast writes for other publications.
| Miami New Times in Print & Online June 23rd, 2021: “Five Miami Burger Chains That Made History“ |
| All About The Burger book by Sef “Burger Beast” Gonzalez, published on April 15th, 2019 by Mango Publishing |
| edible South Florida Winter 2018: “The Burger Beast’s Guide To Cuban Coffee Culture“ |
| Miami.com & Miami Herald in Print May 1st, 2018: “Eat a burger a day for National Burger Month.” |
| Miami.com & Miami Herald in Print May 2017: 5 Things You Should Do During National Burger Month, 5 Historical South Florida Burger Joints, 5 Most Miami Burgers, 5 Restaurants with Unexpectedly Great Burgers, and 5 Next It Burger Joints. |
| edible South Florida Fall 2012: “Ventanitas“ |
| edible South Florida Winter 2012: “Hey, Lee Schrager, What’s Going On?“ |
| Ocean Drive Magazine March 2011: Taste – The Burger Beast Edition |
| edible South Florida Spring 2011, Cover Story: “Let me tell you about the Frita“ |
Awards & Such
Some of the awards and accolades for Burger Beast and his events.
| 28 Best Food & Drink Festivals ranked by Yelp #22 Croquetapalooza |
| April 7th is Burger Beast Day in the city of Miami Springs |
| New Times Miami’s Best Food Instagrams |
| New Times 2013 Best Blog – Reader’s Choice Winner |
| CBS Miami’s “10 Best Miami Foodies To Follow On Twitter“ |
| Guinness World Record for “The largest parade of food trucks“ |
| The305.com 2012 Blogger of the Year |
| New Times 2012 Web Awards Best Food Blog |
| Savings.com The Top 15 Burger Bloggers |
Company Collaborations
| Amstel Light Beer | Budweiser/Anheuser-Busch | Brugal Rum 1888 | |
| Camacho Cigars | Catalina Foods | CAWY Bottling Company | |
| Chevrolet | Chifles Chips | City of Hallandale Beach | |
| City of Hialeah | City of Hollywood | City of Miami Springs | |
| Coca-Cola | Common Threads | Downstairs Markets | |
| El Guapo Spices | Ft. Lauderdale Riverwalk Trust | Funky Buddha Brewery | |
| Galeo Spices | Gay8 Festival | Goya Foods | |
| Hatuey Beer | Heineken Light Beer | Heinz Ketchup | |
| Hellmann’s/Unilever | Magic City Casino | Martin’s Potato Rolls | |
| McCormick Spices | McDonald’s | MetroPCS | |
| Miami Food Rescue | The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald | The Miami Heat | |
| Miami Lakes Auto Mall | The Miami Marlins | Miami New Times | |
| The Miami Seaquarium | Orion Fuels | Pepsi Cola | |
| Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale | Samuel Adams Beer | Schweid & Sons/Burger Maker | |
| Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood | South Beach Wine & Food Festival | St. Baldrick’s Foundation | |
| Sunshine Bottling Company | T-Mobile | Thrillist | |
| Tillamook | Tito’s Handmade Vodka | Topo Chico | |
| White Castle | WISE Potato Chips | Yelp |
All About the Burger Book Signings
| Anstead’s Tobacco Company – Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Big Sky Buckhead with NFA Burger – Atlanta, Georgia |
| Blend Bar Indianapolis – Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Blend Bar Woodlands – The Woodlands, Texas |
| Boyce General Store – Alvaton, Kentucky |
| Carolina Jax – Jacksonville, Florida |
| Charm City Burger Company – Deerfield Beach, Florida |
| Cigars International – Lutz, Florida |
| Dog ‘n Suds – Muskegon, Michigan |
| Gilbert’s 17th Street Grill – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| Halo Burger – Flint, Michigan |
| Hamburger House Party – Miami, Florida |
| Henry’s Hamburgers – Benton Harbor, Michigan |
| Ivanhoe Park Brewing with A Lo Cubano Kitchen – Orlando, Florida |
| Kewpee Hamburgers – Lima, Ohio |
| PINCHO – Hialeah, Florida |
| Pinegrove Market & Deli – Jacksonville, Florida |
| Regency Cigar Emporium – East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| Robusto’s Cigar & Bistro – Sterling Heights, Michigan |
| Sabor Havana Cigars – Doral, Florida |
| Shake Shack – Coral Gables, Florida |
| Smoke Inn Cigars – Boynton Beach, Florida |
| TinderBox Memphis – Memphis, Tennessee |
| Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery – Raymond, New Hampshire |
| White Castle – Columbus, Ohio |
Contact the Burger Beast
| burgerbeast@burgerbeast.com | |
| Mailing Address | Burger Beast P.O. Box 260664 Miami, Florida 33126 |
| Phone Number | 786-752-6656 |
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