And the winner is… Seamus Mullen! The chef from Tertulia flipped his burger into first place at the Montauk Superburger event over the weekend. Many New York City culinary insiders and chefs joined vacationing tourists at the Montaulk Yacht Club for Saturday’s burger competition. Other competing chefs included Empellon’s Alex Stupak, 2nd place winner Harold Moore from Commerce, Zak Pelaccio of Fatty Crab, and Mehdi Brunet-Benkritly from Fedora. The victorious Mullen has now earned himself a spot to compete in the high-profile Burger Bash during NYC’s Food & Wine Festival in October.
Mark Pastore of Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, 2012 SUPERBURGER winner, Seamus Mullen of Tertulia, and Paul Denamiel, chef at Le Rivage
Competing chef, Harold Moore of Commerce, with Mark Pastore and Paul Denamiel
Spike Mendelsohn, SUPERBURGER judge and the 2009 South Beach Burger Bash winner, with Underground Eats' Harris Damashek soaking up the sun at the Montauk Yacht Club
SUPERBURGER judges included Spike Mendelsohn, Kate Krader (Food & Wine Magazine), Lee "THE RING" Schrager, Josh Capon (2009 and 2011 NYC Burger Bash People's Choice Champion), and Pat LaFrieda (LaFrieda Meat Purveyors)
Pat LaFrieda, the magician of meat, at the judge's table. Tough job taste testing delicious burgers
The judges had a very difficult decision to make
Judge Pat LaFrieda with the mic (nice photo bomb, Harris!)