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If you're a female competitive eater, your chances of winning the Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest just got slightly easier. CNN reports that this year, Major League Eating, the event sponsor, has decided to separate the contest by gender, allowing the likes of Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas (personal record: 36 hot dogs and buns) and 100-pound hair salon-owner Juliet Lee (personal record: 34) to compete against other females, rather than four-time winner Joey Chestnut (personal record: 54).

CNN explains, "The women's competition will abide by the same rules, with at least 10 female contestants required to eat as many hot dogs and buns as they can in 10 minutes." However, the men's grand prize is $20,000 while the women's grand prize is only $5,000.

Major League Eating chairman George Shea explains that the instant celebrity for the first female hot dog-eating champion will make up for the dollar disparity, and that the overall prize money will be more than in previous years.

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]]>nathans hot dog eating contestSlashfood EditorThu, 21 Apr 2011 14:00:00 ESTFood Cart Hero Prompts Vendy Award Categoryhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/food-cart-hero-prompts-vendy-award-category/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/food-cart-hero-prompts-vendy-award-category/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/food-cart-hero-prompts-vendy-award-category/#commentsFiled under: ,

Demonstrators hold a portrait of Tunisian protest hero Mohammed Bouazizi on January 20, 2011. Photo: Fred Dufour, AFP / Getty Images


Street vendors in New York do a lot more than sell falafel and knishes. They're heroes -- from uncomommon acts such as spotting a car bomber in Times Square, to everyday gestures of kindness such as helping an elderly person cross the street. So the Vendy Awards, the annual prizes given to Big Apple vendors, is getting a new "Most Heroic Vendor" category, reports the New York Daily News.

The award, says the Vendys website, was inspired by Tunisian fruit vendor Mohammed Bouazizi, whose dramatic act of protest against the Tunisian officials that confiscated his produce and harassed him set the stage for the Tunisian Revolution. (On December 17, 2010, Bouazizi set himself on fire, leading to protests that shook the Tunisian government.)

While the Vendy Award winner is chosen by judges, the heroes among us are chosen by the people themselves.

Want to nominate a New York City street-vendor hero? Cast your vote here.

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]]>food vendorsmohammed bouazizistreet foodVendy awardsSlashfood EditorWed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:00 ESTRoyal Wedding Menu Heavy on the Appetizers, Light on Everything Elsehttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/royal-wedding-menu-heavy-on-the-appetizers-light-on-everything/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/royal-wedding-menu-heavy-on-the-appetizers-light-on-everything/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/20/royal-wedding-menu-heavy-on-the-appetizers-light-on-everything/#commentsFiled under: ,

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With 650 guests invited to celebrate Kate and Wills' big day, and the Buckingham Palace kitchens only equipped for formal dinner service for around 150, the menu for the Royal Wedding will not exactly be a five-course affair. In fact, it will consist of nothing more than a "modest spread of Champagne, wedding cake and two-bite appetizers, or canapes," reports the New York Times.

The 21-chef kitchen plans to make 10,000 appetizers, which comes to about 15 canapes per guest. Among them, mini Yorkshire puddings with roast beef and horseradish cream (above left, being prepared by sous chef Mark Stewart), and bubble-and-squeak confit with lamb shoulder (above right, being arranged by Royal Chef Mark Flanagan, Head of Kitchens at Buckingham Palace). Other house specialties include smoked salmon, herbed crèpes and Cornish pasties. The two-bite factor is aimed at convenience, "should a guest need to put one away in order to greet a passing dignitary."

In the evening after the wedding, Prince Charles is hosting a three-course dinner for 300 guests in Buckingham Palace catered by London restaurateur Anton Mosimann.

Join in on the party -- the Los Angeles Times recommends these 22 canapes to make at home. Or to be made by your own Royal Chef.

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]]>canapesKate Middletonmenu+for+royal+weddingmenuforroyalweddingPrince Williamroyal wedding menuSlashfood EditorWed, 20 Apr 2011 14:00:00 ESTCelebrate Earth Day at a National Earth Dinner Near Youhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/earth-dinners-celebrate-earth-day/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/earth-dinners-celebrate-earth-day/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/19/earth-dinners-celebrate-earth-day/#commentsFiled under: ,

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We're all for putting things into the ground on Earth Day (April 22), but we also really love eating what comes out of it. For the third consecutive year, non-profit Chefs Collaborative is hosting fundraising Earth Dinners on dates surrounding Earth Day, where chefs from 65 restaurants (and counting) across the country will serve up the best that our early spring harvest has to offer -- think ramps, fiddleheads, and all your regional in-season produce.

Proceeds will benefit the national chefs' network Chefs Collaborative, which works to build education around sustainable practices through events like this. What's more, dairy conglomerate Organic Valley is sponsoring the events and will be matching donations up to $10,000.

"Chefs in cities and towns across the country have really stepped up to the plate to hold delicious dinners in celebration of Earth Day -- and in particular, to put a spotlight on sustainable and organic choices," said Melissa Kogut, executive director of Chefs Collaborative, in a statement.

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]]>Chefs Collaborativeearth day 2011Earth DinnerJessie CacciolaTue, 19 Apr 2011 15:00:00 ESTApril Food Festivalshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/april-food-festivals/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/april-food-festivals/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/04/01/april-food-festivals/#commentsFiled under:

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Spring has sprung and with it a slew of festivals that even April showers can't hinder. Among the best this month are an Appalachian mushroom festival, a firey eating contest, and a celebration of beer and cheese.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ, Cary, NC, April 5-6: Pig pickings are a culinary rite of passage in the Carolinas, and this traveling festival is bringing one to the Triangle area. Admission gets attendees a souvenir glass, unlimited tastings of the more than 60 beers and 40 bourbons as well as BBQ not restricted to pulled pork. There will be briskets, ribs, sausages and more. For those interested in a 'cue education, there will be seminars and lectures. The only thing missing to perfect the fete would be bluegrass acts and eating contests. Oh, wait! There's will be those, too!

Pear Blossom Festival, Medford, Ore., April 8-9: This festival, now in its 58th year, includes Pear-A-Fare, the opening event that pairs food and beverages from local artisans. Also part of the celebration is Dare-To-Pear, for which the public may visit downtown business to sample pear recipes paired with local wines. Square dancers, a race, a ballroom dancing competition, and a stamp show round out the weekend.

Prairie Dog Chili Cookoff, Grand Prairie, Tex., April 9: While this 36th annual competition is ostensibly centered around the Lone Star State's official dish, the real draw is the jalapeño-soaked pickled quail egg eating contest. This insanity involves consuming as many fireballs as one can in 60 seconds. It's a must-see if you're in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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]]>chili cookoffsfeaturedfood festivalsJose Ralat MaldonadoFri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 ESTA National Bakesale for Japanhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/21/a-national-bakesale-for-japan/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/21/a-national-bakesale-for-japan/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/21/a-national-bakesale-for-japan/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Call it a cross-country sugar train for charity and get on it. On April 2nd, Bakesale for Japan hits California, New York, Seattle, Boston, D.C., Portland, Austin, Philadelphia and everywhere else on this list -- and more if you're up for it. The organizer? A chef with a talent for corralling community philanthropy.

Eleven days after Haiti's massive earthquake last January, Bay Area chef Samin Nosrat raised $23,000 by holding bake sales in the Bay Area to benefit the victims. For all those glass-half-empty folks who deemed playing with cake batter post-quake frivolous, Nosrat says the money speaks for itself: "There's something to be said for a bake sale." Since she earned more than quadruple her donation goal for Haiti, when the quake hit Japan, she thought, 'why not take it national?'

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]]>featuredJapan aidNational Bake Sale for JapanPeace Winds JapanJessie CacciolaMon, 21 Mar 2011 11:00:00 ESTWhole Foods Launches a Film Festivalhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/17/whole-foods-launches-a-film-festival/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/17/whole-foods-launches-a-film-festival/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/17/whole-foods-launches-a-film-festival/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Starting April 1, you can catch Juno's Ellen Page trading in her Hard Candy routine to narrate Vanishing of the Bees. No, it's not a sequel to horror flick Black Swarm; it's an intriguing documentary about the disappearance of the insects that pollinate most of our crops. And it's one of six films collected and being shown as part of the Whole Foods Do Something Reel Film Festival, presented in 70 cities across the country to celebrate Earth Month. (Did we even know that April was Earth Month, in addition to Earth Day, on the 22nd?)

"Through our [ ...] Do Something Reel Film Festival we want to raise awareness of environmental and food issues, and support filmmakers who are creating films that inspire people to question the impact our choices have on our health, body and environment," said Walter Robb, co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, in a company press release. Ticket proceeds from the fest are going towards a grant program for filmmakers who want to go green in their art.

Among the "Do Something" films is Mark MacInnis's Urban Roots, a close-up of Motor City residents trying to grow it for themselves in the concrete jungle. Suzan Beraza's Bag It! follows an anti-plastics crusader, and Shelley Lee Davis and Or Shlomi's PLANEAT takes a hard look at our love affair with meat and dairy, through the eyes of scientists, farmers, and chefs.

See what's playing and where to catch the Do Something Reel Film Festival.


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]]>Do Something Reel Film Festivalwhole foodsNanette MaximThu, 17 Mar 2011 15:00:00 ESTSustainable Seafood for Lenthttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/sustainable-seafood-for-lent/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/sustainable-seafood-for-lent/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/09/sustainable-seafood-for-lent/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Time to tuck away those shiny Mardi Gras beads. Lent is officially underway, and for many observant eaters, that means several fish-focused Fridays. Lucky for you, we found some folks offering tasty specials where the spotlight shines only on sustainable seafood. That makes it easy to leave your guilty conscience at home.

While Wisconsin throws a mighty tasty fish-fry, they're not the only ones. At Jackson 20 in Alexandria, Va., chef Dennis Marron says they're adding U.S. farmed channel catfish to their traditional fried chicken offering during Lent, making it "Fryday". (He said it, not us!) "We try and stay true to our Southern-influenced concept, and we like to get our fish from as close to home as possible. We track our carbon "fish-print"," he says. The catfish he serves is raised in closed containment systems and fed a mostly vegetarian diet which garners it a Seafood Watch best choice rating. Pass the tarter sauce, would ya?

While Louisville is deep in the heart of the fried-food South, chef Edward Lee of 610 Magnolia steers clear of a fryolator. His Fruits de Maine is a play on the traditional French dish, fruits de mer. "We try and embody the entire North Atlantic in one dish by incorporating four or five different seafood items from the coast of Maine." Depending on what Maine fishermen bring in each week, that could mean line-caught cod, Maine lobster or fresh clams.

Other chefs are making thoughtful choices too.

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]]>CSFfishLentmeatless fridaysMeatlessFridaysSustainable SeafoodClare Leschin-HoarWed, 09 Mar 2011 13:00:00 ESTGiant Citrus Sculptures Featured at French Lemon Festivalhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/giant-citrus-sculptures-featured-at-french-lemon-festival/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/giant-citrus-sculptures-featured-at-french-lemon-festival/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/08/giant-citrus-sculptures-featured-at-french-lemon-festival/#commentsFiled under:

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A Sphinx made of oranges? An Egyptian pyramid of lemons? Yep, these enormous citrus creations exist, but you'll have to visit the 2011 Lemon Festival in Menton, France, to see them. Artists at the annual celebration are using local orange and lemon crops to design impressive sculptures for this year's theme: "The Great Civilizations." The festival, which ends tomorrow, attracts more than 300,000 visitors and also features a moonlight parade and a "Garden of Light." Sounds pretty sweet to us.



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]]>Slashfood EditorTue, 08 Mar 2011 13:00:00 ESTBest Mardi Gras Foodhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/07/best-mardi-gras-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/07/best-mardi-gras-food/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/07/best-mardi-gras-food/#commentsFiled under: ,

Mardi Gras Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya recipePhoto: Brown Eyed Baker, Flickr


"Fat Tuesday" may be tomorrow, but Mardi Gras celebrations are already in full swing, from Rio to New Orleans to New York. On this Fat Monday the Hurricanes are flowing, the King Cakes are being baked and frosted, and gumbo is simmering in more than a few pots. (For more on the history of the day, see "Mardi Gras 2011: Fat Tuesday and Carnival Explained," at AOL News.) Take some ideas from these cooks, and get your own Cajun-Creole party started.

Louisiana native (and KitchenDaily contributor) Alexis Touchet lays out all the essentials for Mardi Gras, including quintessentially southern recipes for Creole Chicken Fricassee, Crawfish Pie, Chicken-and-Shrimp File Gumbo, Shrimp Remoulade Garlic Toasts, and Coconut Rum Cream Tarts. No New Orleans Mardi Gras feast would be complete without a big old dish of red beans and rice. Alexis adds spicy andouille sausage to her recipe to amp up the flavor.

In New Orleans, so popular are red beans and rice that now there's a Redbeans Parade (held today), with 60 members of a krewe that has honored the dish by spending months creating their costumes using the legumes (uncooked, natch).

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]]>mardi gras 2011mardi gras recipesNew orleansNanette MaximMon, 07 Mar 2011 15:00:00 ESTMarch Food Festivalshttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/march-food-festivals/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/march-food-festivals/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/02/march-food-festivals/#commentsFiled under:

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St. Patrick's Day festivities might be at the forefront of everyone's mind, but March's edible extravaganzas have much more to offer than green beer.

National Truffle Fest, Asheville, NC, March 3-6: The truffle is a prized ingredient that comes with a hefty price tag -- a plate garnished with a few shavings can fetch sums in the triple digits. So perhaps it's not surprising that an all-access ticket to this weekend event celebrating the U.S. truffle industry is $500. The festival, which will include seminars, lectures and a blow-out gala, will benefit the Frankie Lemmon School for preschool children with special needs.

Florida Strawberry Festival, Plant City, Fla., March 3-13: The Sunshine State produces more than holiday citrus baskets, tourist traps and sunburns -- Florida's strawberry crop is one of late winter's greatest pleasures. At this Central Florida fair, you'll find thousands of baskets of strawberries in addition to fruit-themed arts and crafts. A midway and carnival rides round out the berry merrymaking.

Parke County Maple Syrup Fair, Parke County, Ind., March 5-6: It might have the best marketing, but Vermont isn't the only state in the union that produces maple syrup. In an area of Indiana known for its covered bridges, visitors can tour maple syrup camps, learn how the topping goes from tree to table and sample the sweet stuff.

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]]>food festivalsJose Ralat MaldonadoWed, 02 Mar 2011 16:30:00 ESTAmerica's Largest Cookbook Collectionhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/01/americas-largest-cookbook-collection/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/01/americas-largest-cookbook-collection/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/03/01/americas-largest-cookbook-collection/#commentsFiled under:

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With more than 3,500 cookbooks from the late Gourmet Magazine library just added to its collection, New York University's Fales Library Food Studies Collection has something major to cheer about. Slashfood attended the a recent celebration honoring award-winning cookbook author Rozanne Gold for her generous donation that made the acquisition possible. We caught up with Marvin J. Taylor, Director, The Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University to get the scoop on what's really on the shelves.

Slashfood: What makes The Fales Library Food Studies Collection the largest and most important in the country?
Marvin J. Taylor: First, sheer size. We hold more volumes than any of the other collections. It's most important because our collection looks at food from a cultural standpoint, not just from nutrition, science, women's studies, etcetera, but from all these viewpoints at once.

How many cookbooks are in the collection?
MJT: I'm not sure, but we estimate that there are 55,000 volumes and counting.

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]]>cookbook collectionsfales librarygourmet magazineKaren DanickTue, 01 Mar 2011 13:30:00 ESTThe Real Burger Bash: SoBe 2011http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/the-real-burger-bash/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/the-real-burger-bash/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/28/the-real-burger-bash/#commentsFiled under:

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There's a lot on offer at the annual SoBe Food and Wine Festival, but Food Network's South Beach Burger Bash is always the must-see event. Food writers, bloggers and burger enthusiasts travel from around the globe to be among the thousands of spectators who get to watch their favorite chefs vie for the title of Best Burger. (And sample the burgers, of course.)

However, not many people understand what it takes to pull off an event of this size. After flying into town from New York City on Thursday afternoon, I headed over to the Burger Bash's 35,000-square-foot tent to meet with Jackie Sayet, Chef Michael Schwartz's (Michael's Genuine Food & Drink) brand manager. One the way inside, I was stopped by several people asking me if I had a ticket for sale. Others were scalping tickets -- the bash really is the Super Bowl of food events.

At last year's Burger Bash, Michael took home the Judge's Award. This year, he was determined to capture the People's Choice Award with his Bacon, Quail Egg and Cheeseburger with Fried Cheese Grits. Before arriving in Miami, I asked Jackie if I could follow Michael's journey through the night as he prepped and served 2,600 burgers to a very hungry crowd.

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]]>burger bashBurgerBashfeaturedsobesobe 2011Sobe2011Sarah De HeerMon, 28 Feb 2011 14:00:00 ESTJamie Oliver Calls Sarah Palin A 'Froot Loop'http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/jamie-oliver-calls-sarah-palin-a-froot-loop/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/jamie-oliver-calls-sarah-palin-a-froot-loop/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/jamie-oliver-calls-sarah-palin-a-froot-loop/#commentsFiled under: ,

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British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver called Sarah Palin a "Froot Loop" during a panel at Food Network's South Beach Wine and Food Festival this weekend for criticizing the Obama administration's healthy eating initiatives, and said getting healthy foods to kids is a civil rights issue.

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]]>featuredjamie oliverJamieOlivermichelle obamaMichelleObamasarah palinSarahPalinSlashfood EditorSun, 27 Feb 2011 15:45:00 ESTPaula Deen Donates Ham Without Getting Hithttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/paula-deen-donates-ham-without-getting-hit/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/paula-deen-donates-ham-without-getting-hit/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/27/paula-deen-donates-ham-without-getting-hit/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Celebrity chef and Smithfield Hams spokesperson Paula Deen, in town for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, donated 30,000 pounds of hams and other goods at a food bank in Pembroke Park on Friday.

People lined up in the "Ham Brigade" at Feeding South Florida to help pass the hams down to shopping carts that began to quickly fill up

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]]>sobesouth beach food and wine festivalSarah De HeerFri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:00 ESTPepsi Skinny Can Back, This Time at Burger Bash 2011http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/pepsi-skinny-can-burger-bash-2011/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/pepsi-skinny-can-burger-bash-2011/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/pepsi-skinny-can-burger-bash-2011/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Diet Pepsi "Skinny" -- is the marketing around the new product smart or just plain old annoying?

During Fashion Week, a time when New York City is surrounded by beautiful and slender women, Pepsi debuted its pint-size can dubbed the "Skinny Can." Everyone had something to say about it. In fact, it might have been more controversial than J. Woww walking down the runway is almost nothing.

Fine, we get it Pepsi, go big or go home.

However, as I walked inside the Burger Bash tent yesterday afternoon, I found myself face-to-face with these cans once again. Are you serious? Out of all places to show up during Food Network's Wine and Food Festival, they chose the Burger Bash?

The Burger Bash tent is lined up with more than 25 different burger creations. Lets be real here -- drinking Diet Pepsi from their Skinny can isn't going to help you in the calorie department.

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]]>burger bashpepsipepsi skinny cansobe 2011Sarah De HeerFri, 25 Feb 2011 14:30:00 ESTBehind the Scenes at Burger Bash 2011 [PHOTOS]http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/behind-the-scenes-at-burger-bash-2011-photos/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/behind-the-scenes-at-burger-bash-2011-photos/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/25/behind-the-scenes-at-burger-bash-2011-photos/#commentsFiled under: ,

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Rachael Ray, Lee Schrager and Michael Schwartz at Food Network's 5th Annual Burger Bash.

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Inside the tent at Food Network's 5th Annual Burger Bash.

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A "Thank You' poster presented to Rachael Ray for five successful years at Burger Bash and 110 Burgers.

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Allen Brothers provided the beef for numerous contenders.

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Michael Symon preparing his burgers at Food Network's 5th Annual Burger Bash.

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Good Stuff Eatery aka Spike Mendelsohn at Food Network's 5th Annual Burger Bash

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]]>burger bashmichael schwartzmichael symonrachael raysobesobe 2011Sarah De HeerFri, 25 Feb 2011 01:00:00 ESTBurger Bash 2011 Winner: Michael Symonhttp://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/burger-bash-2011-winner-michael-symon/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/burger-bash-2011-winner-michael-symon/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/burger-bash-2011-winner-michael-symon/#commentsFiled under: ,

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So who won the Food Network's 5th Annual SoBe Burger Bash 2011? Well, that depends on the category:

The People's Choice Award: Michael Symon (B Spot)
Burger with fried salami, provolone, shasha sauce and pickled onion.

Judges Favorite: Marc Murphy (Landmarc Restaurants)
All beef hamburger on a homemade black pepper and cheddar bun with spike ketchup and house made pickles.
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Heinz Best Dressed Burger Award: Michael Symon
Burger with fried salami, provolone, shasha sauce and pickled onion.

Best Side Dish: Burger & Beer Joint
Beer tempura battered fried pickles served with homemade buttermilk ranch & truffle baked potato salad.

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]]>burger bashmichael symonrachael raysobesobe 2011South Beach Wine Food FestivalSarah De HeerThu, 24 Feb 2011 22:30:00 ESTLive from the SoBe Wine & Food Festival 2011http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/live-from-the-sobe-wine-and-food-festival-2011/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/live-from-the-sobe-wine-and-food-festival-2011/http://www.slashfood.com/2011/02/24/live-from-the-sobe-wine-and-food-festival-2011/#commentsFiled under:

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Starting today, Slashfood will be on the ground at Food Network's South Beach Wine & Food Festival, now in its 10th year. For four days, we will be attending events showcasing the talents of the world's most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities.

The star of the festival this year (and every year) is Amstel Light's Burger Bash, hosted by Rachael Ray. This competition draws the best of the best in the burger industry -- all fighting for the title of "Judge's Best" and "People's Choice." This year's competitors include Michael White, Michael Symon, Bobby Flay, Shake Shack, Spike Mendelsohn and last year's "Judge's Best" winner, Michael Schwartz.

Tonight, we'll be live tweeting from Burger Bash. Find out who's talking smack, who comes with the biggest entourage and more importantly, who can claim that their burger is the best.

Check back here throughout the next four days for interviews with celebrity chefs like Fabio Viviani and Spike Mendelsohn of Top Chef and Michael Schwartz of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink.

Also check our Facebook and Tumblr pages for behind-the-scenes photos!

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