2010 Hamptons Burger Bloodbath

Yesterday was the fourth annual Hampton's Burger Bloodbath.  Always a great event.  Yesterday might have been my favorite of the four.  Beautiful day.  Nice crowd.  Everything seemed to go smoothly.  The hardest part is personally scoring a burger to eat after the judges have announced the winner.  When some of the chef's choose to use a skillet or frying pan over their coals, it makes it tough to cook up 50 burgers at once.  But that is part of the fun and after all, chef's choice.

Game
There were games.  Can't remember the name of the game but a golf balls are attached to both ends of a rope.  You hurl the rope towards the stand and get points for where the ball lands.  Keeps you entertained.

The grills
The grills are set up and every chef is on their own.

Lawn
Guests mulling in the yard, having a drink and watching the festivities.


Cobi
Cobi Levy and Andew Pressler went for an Asian twist on their burger.  Pickled ramps, crispy Japanese cucumbers, a hint of cilantro, ginger and asian spices.  Very nice.  Keep an eye out for Cobi's next restaurant, Niko, opening in Soho this fall.

Bayburger joe tremblay
Joe and Mike Tremblay of Bay Burger went with a classic with many twists.  A slice of yellow tomato, crispy bacon, blue cheese, and a zippy ketchup.

Whitmans
Larry Kramer and Dan Hartwick from Whitmans.  A recently opened American restaurant located at 406 E. 9th Street.  They made their juicy lucy.  Beef short rib blend stuffed with pimento cheese, caramelized onions, tomatoes, lettuce, spicy pickles and a mayo sauce.


Mo
Mo Koyfman and his sidekick this year, Sophie McNally with the classic.  Lettuce, tomatoes, crunchy bread and butter pickles, ketchup, mayo and the burger on a potato bun.  He has been the longest running chef in the event and was the winner of the first Burger Bash.  

Bobo
Patrick Connolly and Carlos Suarez from Bobo with the summer corn burger.  A relish of fresh corn on top of the burger.  

Judges
The judges took the event very seriously.  We had Kate Krader of Food and Wine who definitely knows her burgers. Anyone who loves food should follow Kate on twitterPat of Pat LaFrieda who provided all the meat for the event.  Each chef had Pat provide their own special mix.  Lee Schrager of all Food and Wine festivals and the last judge was Josh Capon, last year's winner, from Lure Fishbar on Prince and Mercer.

Judges otherside
Mo attempts to explain the nuances of his burger to the judges as Ben Leventhal of Feast ( who puts the festival on ) watched. 

Moprpe
And the winner was…..drum roll please….Mo Koyfman with the classic burger that he has brought back year after year. The fans gathered around his table waiting for their own burger.

Cheesey
Personally, I really liked the Juicy Lucy. 


Bayb
Fred loved the Bay Burger because he loves blue cheese.

Although at the end of the day, regardless of loving one burger one day and a different one the next, it is all about the classic.  It always works, it is always good and you can't go wrong.  Congratulations to Mo.  A very nice showing by all.

Evening
The night ended back at the Crow's Nest for a Curbed after party.  The sun set was magnificent.  People were letting off white air balloons filled with fire.  They are for making a wish.  Really pretty watching them launch individually into the dark sky. 

Makewish
A very long day.  One of my favorites of the summer.  Next year, maybe Josh and I will enter ourselves in the competition and see how we do.  I am sure Josh would love to!

Comments (Archived):

  1. Lock

    Ladder golf!!!!

    1. Gotham Gal

      Ah. Great game.

  2. daryn

    Was watching the tweets yesterday and salivating! How do I get here one of these years? 🙂

    1. Gotham Gal

      You should come. It is also so beautiful out here this time of year.

      1. daryn

        Believe it or not, I’ve never been to the Hamptons! Summer vacations were always south of the Mason-Dixon line when I was a kid, and now it’s a long weekend trip from Washington State :)We need to spend more time relaxing on the east coast – it is always short work trips or family visits. Thinking about a spending a few days with the leaves in New England this fall.

        1. Gotham Gal

          All the places you have been are beautiful too. the hamptons are amazing. some of the best beaches in the world, imho. the only issue is that the hotel availability is lacking. there are a few places in napeque but basically homes. renting a home for the week out here would be key

  3. RichardF

    we know these as chinese lanterns over here, they account for an increase in UFO sightings and forest fires in the UK over the past couple of years as everyone who has a wedding or special birthday seems to be launching them!

    1. Gotham Gal

      I am not surprised to hear that.