About The Burger Beast

If the name Burger Beast didn’t speak for itself, his accolades would. Being 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 Croqueta Palooza event 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.

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

Miami New Times	“Father’s Day 2021 Gift Guide“	June 11th, 2021
Orlando Sentinel	“White Castle inspires cult-level love… and copycats“	May 10th, 2021
Deadline Detroit	“Everybody Vs. Pizza Hut: ‘Detroit Style’ Misfire Provokes A New Social Media Pile-On“	March 4th, 2021
Mashed	“Frozen Hamburgers That Are Almost As Good As Fresh“	January 19th, 2021
Mashed	“The Real Reasons These Restaurants Chains Failed“	December 22nd, 2020
TimeOut	“Burger Beast’s limited-edition Feast Box“	June 3rd, 2020
Eater	“Burger Beast, to Debut His Own Burger Restaurant“	June 17th, 2019
Miami Herald	“First he built a burger museum in Miami. Now he’s opening his first burger restaurant“	June 14th, 2019
The Wichita Eagle	“This man loves hamburgers so much he built a museum to them“	December 6th, 2019
Sun Sentinel	“Nostalgia and history served at the Burger Museum“	November 12th, 2016
Escapism Magazine	“The Burger King“	June 2015
Thrillist	“22 Miami Instagrams You Need To Follow Right Now“	April 7th, 2015
Miami Herald	“South Florida Food 50: Sef Gonzalez of Burger Beast”	February 18th, 2015
The Columbian	“For Miami food blogger, Burger Brawl is the nature of the beast“	May 19th, 2014
WLRN	“Burger Beast, His Frita Obsession And A Frita Showdown“	August 16th, 2013
Miami Herald	“Man vs. Meat: A burger fan makes it big in the blogosphere”	November 12th, 2009

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

Email	[email protected]
Mailing Address	Burger Beast P.O. Box 260664 Miami, Florida 33126
Phone Number	786-752-6656

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