2014 SOBEWFF Burger Bash Winners

Rachael's Favorites of the Evening

Though she was quick to say that there is no "best," Rachael did give away this much:

"Some of my favorites were the richer burgers like the Lillie's Q burger with pimento cheese and a Kool-Aid pickle. That was amazing. Shake Shack with the fried pickled shallots — so creative.

"Then you have a classic like Josh Capon [of Lure Fishbar], who is a four-time winner in New York. He always makes a classic burger. Bacon jam is like his secret ingredient, but basically it's like a straight-up soft bun. It's friendly and looks like a hamburger.

"Mike Symon has won three or four times here. He always does something with double meats, like tonight's Fat Doug burger with pastrami. Double meats are very popular. I don't think there's any one science to a burger."

1 / 4

The Burger Bash Champion: Shake Shake

Fried pickled shallots and shark sauce adorned this American cheeseburger from Shake Shack. Celebrity judges voted this as the 2014 SOBEWFF Burger Bash Champion.

2 / 4

People's Choice Award: B Spot

Michael Symon of B Spot in Cleveland won People's Choice Award for his Fat Doug burger topped with coleslaw, pastrami, Castello aged havarti cheese, and stadium mustard.

3 / 4

Best of the Bash: The Burger Dive

The Burger Dive in Billings, MT, served up The Blackened Sabbath: blackened spice with bacon, beer-battered onion ring, garlic basil mayo, goat cheese, arugula, and sriracha. The literal mouthful of ingredients earned them Best of Bash and the biggest cash prize of all — $10,000.

4 / 4