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.

The SoBe Burger Bash is usually hosted by Rachael Ray, 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

2023 

People’s Choice: Motek Café
Judge’s ChoiceBurgerFi

2022

Session 1 People’s ChoiceLa Birra Bar
Session 2 People’s Choice: Motek Café
Session 1 Judge’s Choice: R Catering & Events
Session 2 Judge’s Choice: Vice Burger

2021 

Session 1 People’s ChoiceKUSH
Session 2 People’s Choice: Gotham Burger Social Club & Pig Beach (New York, New York)
Session 1 Judge’s Choice: American Social
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 at Burger Bash 2019

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) at Burger Bash 2014

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

2013

Jeff Mauro at Burger Bash 2013
Jeff Mauro at Burger Bash 2013

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

2012

Burger Bash 2012 Entryway
Burger Bash 2012 Entryway

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

2011

Ingrid Hoffman at SoBe Burger Bash
Ingrid Hoffman at Burger Bash 2011

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

2010

Chef Michael Schwartz at Burger Bash 2010
Chef Michael Schwartz at Burger Bash 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 at Burger Bash 2009

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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