Burger Wars!!
May 18th, 2011. Posted by Dave
Last Thursday saw the first ever Sydney Burger Wars, held at our own Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney. Organised by Myffy Rigby from Time Out Magazine, the event pitted six of Sydney’s best Chefs and their burgers in a Battle Royale (with cheese…). The competeting chefs were:
Justin North, Becasse and Charlie & Co. Burgers
Colin Fassnidge, Four in Hand
Joe Pavlovich, Glass Brasserie
Dan Hong, Ms. G’s
RJ Lines, Neutral Bay Bar & Dining
Colin Fassnidge assembling his burger – his secret ingredient: pickled turnips
Dan Hong, opting for the pan over the grill
Justin North’s Charlie & Co. burger
Joe Pavlovich - pickle on the side
Justin North manning the grill
Neil getting in on the action
RJ Lines, getting ready for judging
It was interesting to see each chef’s version of the burger – what kind of pickle they went for, the kind of lettuce (if any – iceberg being the day’s controversial choice), cooked on the wood-fire grill or in the pan…
After cooking up their best burger they were sent to the judges – possibly the best burger judging panel ever assembled - Myffy Rigby (Time Out), Pat Nourse (Gourmet Traveller), Terry Durack and Jill Dupliex (SMH), Franz Scheurer (Australian Gourmet Pages) and Anthony Puharich (Vic’s Meats).
The results were as follows:
3rd Place: Colin Fassnidge, Four in Hand
2nd Place: RJ Lines, Neutral Bay Bar & Dining
…drumroll…
1st Place: Neil Perry, RB&G Sydney!
Colin wins 3rd place
Congrats to Neil, RJ and Colin… and well done to Dan, Joe and Justin for putting up a solid fight. Hopefully this can be an annual event, with Dan Hong suggesting a Taco-Off for the next competition! It was fun to see all the Chefs in the kitchen and the banter between them… And most of all well done to Myffy for organising a great event! Bring on the Tacos!!!
Check out the June Time Out Magazine for all the professional photos!
Tags: Burger Wars, Colin Fassnidge, Dan Hong, Joe Pavlovich, justin north, Neil Perry, RJ Lines, Rockpool, Rockpool Bar & Grill Sydney, time out magazine
