National burger champion of champions competition takes place today
The National Burger Awards Champion of Champions takes place today at the Big Penny Social in London
Thirty previous winners and chefs of the National Burger Awards will gather in London today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the event and compete in the Champion of Champions to see which signature burger will establish its place in history.
Among the 30 finalists are two-time winners Bleecker and El Perro Negro, as well as popular outfits such as Danny’s Burgers, The Beefy Boys and Whole Beast. The Champion of Champions will even see businesses that are no longer operating relaunch for one day only, including Cut + Grind, Bun Club and the team behind Mac & Wild.
What’s more, a Wild Card round has also been added, featuring four former chefs who scored highly at a previous final. This round features MEATliquor, Lagom, Nanny Bill’s and Cubitt House. The full list of finalists can be found below.
Organisers of the awards have also revealed which industry names will be sat around the prestigious judging table. Taking on a day of burger tasting will be:
- Sally Abé, star of Great British Menu and consultant chef at The Pem
- Candice Brown, landlady at The Green Man Eversolt and GBBO winner
- Jesse Burgess, co-founder of Topjaw
- Xanthe Clay, food writer for The Telegraph
- Leonie Cooper, food and drink editor at Time Out
- Tamsyn Halm, editor of OOH Magazine
- Tristan O’Hana, editorial director of H2O Publishing
- Olivia Reid, head of food at Market Halls
The winners of the event will be announced at 7.45pm.
The Champion of Champions finalists are:
Beefboxx / Big Table Group / Black Bear Burger / Bleecker / Bun & Sum / Bun Club / Burgervore / Cubitt House / Cut and Grind Burgers / Danny's Burgers / El Perro Negro / Fattso / Filthy Buns / HILLS / Hub Box / Lagom / Libertine Burger / MEATliquor / Mollie's / Nanny Bill's / Revolution Bars Group / Sixes / Strripclub Streetfood / The Beefy Boys / The Botanist / The Flavour Trailer / The Food Workshop / The Garden Room / Whole Beast / Young's & Co Brewery PLC