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The Grills are heating up for this Summer’s Sizzling 6th Annual Boca Burger Battle, A Grilling Affair!

The Sixth Annual Boca Burger Battle, A Grilling Affair! returns Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Sanborn Square Park in downtown Boca Raton. Both previous 2016 1st Place winners will be present including M.E.A.T. Eatery & Taproom and Tucker Duke’s as well as Thirteen other SouthDSC_0334 Florida chefs battling for this year’s bragging rights.

Hard-core burger restaurant fans should get their discount tickets early and come hungry for a hefty Brunch Meal as this year’s Chefs are perfecting their new recipes and competing to win the trophy for the Judge’s Pick as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place “Best Grill Master”. Attendees receive a voting chip to pick their choice for “Best Battle Burger” in South Florida. Enjoy additional Bites, Craft Beers, Summer Wines, Seasonal Spirits, Retail Vendors and Live Entertainment by PUMP to entertain this year’s guests until they have tried all fifteen contenders’ creations.

Defending 2016 Champions M.E.A.T. Eatery & Taproom will be defending their 2015 & 2016 Champion for Judge’s Pick for “Best Grill Master” and Tucker Duke’s will defend their 2014, 2015 & 2016 1st Place pick for People’s Choice as the “Best Battle Burger”.

Additional 2017 Battle Contenders are Shake Shack, Deck 84, Sybarite Pig, Burger & Beer Joint, Tap 42, Metro Diner, ROK:BRGR, Yard House, Josie’s Ristorante, Black Rose Irish Pub, Flashback American Kitchen & Bar, Beer Trade Co. and Junior’s Cheesecake!

Quenching your thirst this year is an assortment of craft beer, wine and spirits; Abita Brewing Company, Barrel of Monks Brewing, Concrete Beach Brewery, Copperpoint Brewing Company, Fort Myers Brewing, Gulf Stream Brewing Company, Holy Mackerel, Khoffner Brewery, LauderAle Brewery and Tap Room, NOBO Brewing Company and plenty more, plus a wide variety of white and red wines, and Black Coral Rum and Deep Eddy Vodka. We have the non-alcoholic guests covered too with Hubert’s Lemonade and Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company.

The 2017 Grill Master Judge’s are Rey De La Osa Resident Chef at Aprons Cooking School as Chief Grill Master Team Captain for the well-regarded group of judge’s; Jason L. Smith, Executive Chef at STEAK 954 | W Fort Lauderdale; Jamie Frankel, Burgers by the Beach & Floridian Beer Society; Robert S Weinroth, City Commissioner of Boca Raton; Douglas Heizer, Publisher at The Boca Raton Tribune; Rob Calvert and Ghia, co-host of the Paul Castronovo Show on WBBG (FM 105.9). Back again this year is former judge Peter Leonard, better known as Master of Ceremonies from The Food For Thought Radio Show.
General Admission Tickets are $50 per person and VIP Tickets are $75 per person. VIP Ticket holders will enjoy one hour extra with early entry. This is a 21+ event and runs from 6 PM (VIP) 7 PM (GA) to 10 PM. The event is Rain or Shine. Please, no animals.

Guests are navigating their way across the state from Orlando to all the way south to Islamorada to attend this year’s epic A Grilling Affair! says promoter Russell Spadaccini.

A special thank you to our media partner; iHeartRadio for their continued support in getting the word out about PropelYourFuture.org, People Reaching out to Provide Education and Leadership, a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization located in Boca Raton, FL.

For more information please call 561.338.7594 or visit BocaBurgerBattle.com.

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