A little information about Sef Gonzalez (aka Burger Beast):

Sef’s family emigrated from Cuba in the early 1960s to New York.

They would settle in Miami, Florida, in 1975.

Beast was raised in the Westchester part of Miami, which he still proudly calls his hometown to this day.

Since September 2008, Burger Beast as he now goes by has celebrated anything and everything about comfort food in South Florida and beyond.

He was awarded a Guinness Book of World Record for the largest parade of food trucks in 2013.

Sef has also partnered with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where he currently curates one event per year.

He has appeared on the Food Network, Travel Channel and has been featured on other food programs from Canada, England & Sweden.

In 2019 he became a published author with his release “All About the Burger.”

He has written for the Miami Herald, Edible South Florida, New Times, Miami.com, and Ocean Drive Magazine.

Every year on April 7th, The city of Miami Springs celebrates Burger Beast Day.

Most recently (January 20, 2020), his event “Croquetapalooza“ was named by Yelp “One of the Top 28 Food Festivals in the United States“.

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TV SIGHTINGS

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 culinary events)

WSVN’s Deco Drive: Burger Museum unwraps a tasty history

SoFlo TASTE on WPLG 10: The Burger Museum

2010 NBC 6 Burger Battle

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NOTABLE PRESS

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
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
Miami Herald	“For Miami food blogger, Burger Brawl is the nature of the beast“	May 8th, 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

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WRITING

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“

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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	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	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	White Castle Restaurant
WISE Potato Chips	Yelp

EVENTS BURGER BEAST HAS JUDGED

2019 Gay8 Festival’s Best Sandwich – Little Havana

2015 Seed Wine & Food Festival Plant-Based Burger Battle – Miami Beach, Florida

2015 John Offerdahl’s Gridiron Grill-Off – Pompano Beach, Florida

2015 Dessert Wars – Miami, Florida

2014 Cuban Sandwich Festival – Tampa, Florida

2013 Boca Burger Battle – Boca Raton, Florida

2013 Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale Burger Battle – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2013 Sunshine State Steak Cook-Off in Ave Maria, Florida

2012 Pigs in Paradise (BBQ) – Immokalee, Florida

2012 Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale Burger Battle – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2012 The Grind Burger Battle – Wynwood, Florida

2011 Seminole Hard Rock-N-Roll Beer-B-Que – Hollywood, Florida

2011 Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale Burger Battle – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2011 Taste of the Grove – Coconut Grove, Florida

2011 Johnson & Wales Burger Wars

2011 JA Uncorked – Coconut Creek, Florida

2010 NBC 6 Burger Battle – Miramar, Florida

2010 Riverwalk Ft. Lauderdale Burger Battle – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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CONTACT

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