GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.,
Feb. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- It
was sensory overload for the judges, but in the end a new champion
was crowned! The burger aficionados at Tucker Duke's Lunchbox
bested the competition with their Marmaduke burger to emerge
victorious in Red Robin's fifth annual Best of the Bash Award at
the Heineken Light Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons
hosted by Rachael Ray at the Food
Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
The Gourmet Burger Authority™, along with television
host Marc Summers, awarded
Tucker Duke's Lunchbox with a check
for $10,000 and chance for the
award-winning burger to appear on Red Robin's menu.
All chefs participating in the Heineken Light Burger Bash were
invited to enter their burger into Red Robin's Best of the Bash
competition. Summers, alongside a panel of judges from Red Robin,
sampled and scored 11 burgers using their five senses: hearing,
sight, smell, taste and touch. The Marmaduke burger, featuring a
chuck and brisket blend patty topped with bacon and fig chutney,
melted brie fondue, shaved red onions and arugula took home top
prize.
"The Marmaduke burger had our taste buds tingling with
excitement," said Jonathan Muhtar,
senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Red Robin. "We
sampled a variety of delicious burgers and the competition gets
tougher each year, but collectively we knew we had a winner the
moment the judges' panel picked up the burger and heard and saw
each other's reactions."
"There was some great competition, but one burger really stood
out," said Marc Summers. "It
represents the quality and the kind of food that Red Robin should
be serving, and deserves to serve, and I'm excited to see it on the
menu."
In addition to the Best of the Bash Award competition, Red Robin
showcased its commitment to a burgers and brews culture by serving
the winning burger and beer from its Golden
Robin Award and Golden
Brew-Off Award contests with Florida
International University at the Heineken Light Burger Bash.
Given Suman was on hand to treat attendees to The 305 Burger, a
cross between a classic American hamburger and the legendary
flavors of a Cuban sandwich, and the duo of Adam Yudorich and
Mauricio Fischer poured samples of
their IPArin, an India Pale
Ale-style beer infused with mandarin peels, throughout the
event.
All proceeds from the Festival benefit the Chaplin School of
Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University. For more
information about Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews and to find a
restaurant near you, visit www.redrobin.com.
About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NASDAQ:
RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), a
casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1969 that operates
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Robin International,
Inc., and under the trade name, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and
Brews, is the Gourmet Burger Authority™, famous for
serving more than two dozen craveable, high-quality burgers with
Bottomless Steak Fries® in a fun environment
welcoming to guests of all ages. At Red Robin, burgers are more
than just something guests eat; they're a bonding experience that
brings together friends and families, kids and adults. In addition
to its many burger offerings, Red Robin serves a wide variety of
salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts and signature
beverages. Red Robin offers a variety of options behind the
bar, including its extensive selection of local and regional beers,
and innovative adult beer shakes and cocktails, earning the
restaurant a VIBE Vista Award for Best Beer Program in a
Multi-Unit Chain Restaurant. There are more than 550 Red
Robin restaurants across the United
States and Canada,
including Red Robin Express® locations and
those operating under franchise agreements. Red Robin…
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