Rachael Ray's Burger Bash Competitors Revealed

Posted by Erin Zimmer, August 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM

Burgers from two of the restaurants competing in this year's Burger Bash. From left: The Shake Shack and BLT Burger.

Two months shy of the Food and Wine Festival's second annual Burger Bash hosted by Rachael Ray, the competitors have been revealed:

David Burke (David Burke Prime at Grand Pequot Tower, Foxwoods Resort Casino)
Emile Castillo ("the burger joint" at Le Parker Meridien)
E. Chewy Cereceres (Kobe Club)
Ronny Cohen (White Manna)
Tom Colicchio (Craftsteak at MGM Grand at Foxwoods)
Katie Lee Joel (author, The Comfort Table)
Adam Perry Lang (Daisy May's BBQ)
Michael Lomonaco (Porter House New York)
Duane Owen (Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods)
Mike Price (Market Table)
Al Roker (Today Show and Al Roker Entertainment, Inc.)
John Schenk (Strip House)
Shake Shack
Art Smith (Table Fifty-Two)
Laurent Tourondel (BLT Burger)

[via Grub Street]

11 Comments

Tags: Burger Bash, competitions, Rachael Ray, Shake Shack

11 Comments:

those onion rings look amazing.

simon at 1:38PM on 08/13/08

I'm putting my money on Al Roker.

Oh, this isn't competitive eating? Never mind.

worldcupfever at 2:02PM on 08/13/08

While I love the Burger Joint (especially, since it's a few doors down from me), I may have to check out as many of the others that I can--those in the city, or with city outposts.

alden at 2:21PM on 08/13/08

How do I sign up to be a judge?

mepm231 at 3:10PM on 08/13/08

umm I dont understand does foxwoods make that great a burger ??? Ill have to go and find out I guess... Though I was there last year and my burger wasnt spectacular.... pretty good though

s0m3f00l at 4:16PM on 08/13/08

Yay! Go SHAKE SHACK!!

Jenn8 at 5:11PM on 08/13/08

To make it more interesting the contest should consist of ---

Your best burger plus your best fries or onion rings plus your special ketchup or dip for the fries or rings

gaffer at 10:14PM on 08/13/08

Why is Foxwoods so heavily represented? Are they sponsoring it?? And why nothing from the west coast at all?? We do some great burgers over here too!!!

Seems like you could narrow it down to one Foxwoods participant and leave room to invite a broader spectrum of burger-masters....

hmneilson at 11:18PM on 08/13/08

wonder why last years winner Radius in Boston isn't defending it's title...

BurgerSeeker at 9:30AM on 08/14/08

I was wondering the same thing..being a south Floridian. I just figured it out. The deal is that this is for the New York Food & Wine Festival (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1200644.htm). The South Beach Food & Wine Festival (http://www.sobewineandfoodfest.com/2008/tickets.php) is in February, where Radius won last year. I wasn't aware that Rachel Ray hosts both...now I know. (...and knowing is half the battle.)

mmakis at 9:40AM on 08/14/08

Aha... so i guess it makes sense that the chefs are more regional....got it...

Now I'm just bummed that we dont have a festival and bash out here on the left coast....

hmneilson at 3:20PM on 08/14/08

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