Chef Michael Schwartz took top honors at the
2010 Amstel Light Burger Bash last night, earning the Allen Brothers Golden Grill Award - the judge's choice for best burger. Twenty-seven patties were battling for this and three other awards inside a smoky tent on the beach outside the Ritz-Carlton.
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| Paula Niño |
| Chef Michael Schwartz shows off his trophy |
Schwartz prepared his Michael's Genuine Bacon Cheeseburger, served on a brioche bun and topped with house-smoked bacon, white cheddar, heirloom tomato and lettuce. It was definitely one of the best burgers of the night, and it was recognized by a group of judges that included
Art Smith, Top Chef contestant
Carla Hall,
Food & Wine restaurant editor
Kate Krader, Divya Gugnani of website
Behind the Burner and
Esquire's Ryan D'Agostino.
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| Paula Niño |
| Michael's Genuine Bacon Cheeseburger |
Iron Chef Michael Symon of
B Spot and
Lola and Lolita in
Cleveland took the People's Choice Award with his Fat Doug burger,
topped with pastrami, Swiss cheese, and coleslaw.
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| Paula Niño |
| Chef Symon in the king of burgers throne |
That pastrami
definitely won us over, and so did the Baconater - a vanilla, apple
pie, bacon and bourbon milkshake served on the side.
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| Paula Niño |
| The winning burger: The Fat Doug won the people's vote |
Iron Chef
Masaharu Morimoto's Pork "Kakuni" Burger, won the Best Dressed Award. The burger was topped with glazed pork
belly and judging by the long line, it must've been good.
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