Michael Symon

Miami Beach, FL – February 24, 2011 – South Beach Food & Wine Festival kicked off with the fifth anniversary of Amstel Light Burger Bash presented by Allen Brothers and hosted by Rachael Ray. Guests kicked back with a cold one–a perfectly chilled Amstel Light, that is–and sunk their teeth into dozens of juicy burgers that pushed the proverbial culinary envelope. No ordinary patty on bun, tonight’s event featured burgers with the most diverse flavors and fanciful toppings dreamed up by some of the country’s most inventive chefs. Guests were invited to cast their vote on their favorite for the People’s Choice award, and found themselves in an intense judging situation because they all were too loveable to resist.

Marc Murphy

Rachael Ray & John Cusimano

Rachael Ray

Katina & Jason Taylor

Guy Fieri, Alicia Rickter, & Mike Piazza

Bobby Flay & Michael Symon

Omar Alonso & Howard Kleinberg

Geoffrey Zakarian

Jacques Van Staden

Michael White

Michael Schlow

Michael Altman

Adam Fleischman

Bobby Flay

Michael Schwartz

Carlos Barillas

Jonathon Sawyer

David Swinghamer, Zach Koff, & Danny Meyer

Laurent Tourondel

Masaharu Morimoto

Michael Symon

Mike Saperstein

John Cusimano, Rachael Ray, & Spike Mendelsohn

Ingrid Hoffman & Rachael Ray

Masaharu Morimoto & Rachael Ray

Jason Taylor, Rachael Ray, Katina Taylor, & Lee Schrager

Guy Fieri, Rachael Ray, & John Cusimano

Spike Mendelsohn & Lee Schrager

Marc Forgione

Anne Burrell & Claire Robinson

Masaharu Morimoto

Bobby Flay