In one month, more than fifty thousand
votes were cast at santafe.org in The Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown. The
contest is sponsored by the Santa Fe Convention
& Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market
and the Santa Fe Restaurant Association.
Of the eighteen restaurants competing, the
six finalists as determined by an online vote are as follows:
·
Terra Restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort
Rancho Encantado
·
Luminaria Restaurant and Patio at Inn &
Spa at Loretto
·
Bert’s Burger Bowl
·
Cowgirl BBQ
·
Agave Lounge at Eldorado Hotel & Spa
·
Realburger
As the finalists start honing their burgers
for the final, there is a twist to the competition. In August KOB FM Morning
Mayhem show host Carlos Duran will lead two live, green chile cheeseburger
crawls to taste the 12 burgers that did not get nominated and choose a “Lucky
#7” finalist to compete in the September 7th Green Chile Cheeseburger cook
off. The crawl will be carried live on KOB 93.3 on Tuesday, August 13 from
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and Friday, August 16th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The
Lucky #7 winner will be announced on Carlos’ morning show on Monday, August
26th.
The 7 finalists will be judged at the Santa
Fe Railyard during the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Green Chile Harvest Festival.
The esteemed judges are:
·
Cheryl Jamison, Tesuque resident, James Beard
Award winner, well-known cookbook author and one of the country's foremost
authorities on barbecue, grilling, and smoke cooking.
·
Michael Bauer, long-time food critic for the San
Francisco Chronicle.
·
Cathy Barber, food, travel and lifestyle
editor for the Dallas Morning News.
·
Kate Krader, Restaurant Editor for Food
& Wine Magazine.
·
Ellise Pierce, investigative journalist, new
Santa Fe resident, Cowgirlchef blogger and life-long cook.
·
Ginny Sohn, Publisher of the Santa Fe New
Mexican newspaper.
In addition to an Overall Winner as chosen by
the judge’s panel, a People’s Choice Award will be determined by popular vote
with all 7 finalists providing burger bites to those buying a ticket and
attending the Smackdown.
The cook-off will take place on the North end of the
Railyard along Market Street at Manhattan Avenue starting at 10:30 AM on
September 7th. All green chile aficionados are encouraged to get
involved by taking part in the People’s Choice Award voting. Tickets to
sample and vote for the People’s Choice Award burgers are $15 and can be
purchased the day of the event.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Six finalists chosen in Santa Fe's Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown
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I won't be in Sante Fe for the event but that Green Chili burger looks absolutely amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks terrific and zesty, just like Santa Fe!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a “Lucky #7” finalist -- cool idea. I can't even put into words how awesome that cheeseburger looks. Well, I guess that's the word -- awesome! :)
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