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Shake Shack’s SmokeShack cheeseburger was topped with applewood smoked bacon, chopped cherry peppers, and ShackSauce.Photo: Huge Galdones
Betty Crocker went out on a limb to serve Blue Moon cupcakes.Photo: Huge Galdones
Distilled served its meat with organic American cheese, poblano relish, and crispy fried onions.Photo: Huge Galdones
“The Wisco Bacon” from Franklin Becker (last year’s winner) of Cast Iron topped with Joe Widmer’s Wisco cheese whiz, jalapeño pickles, special sauce, and Nueske’s bacon.Photo: Huge Galdones
The ilili Shawarma burger: cardamom-sesame bun, special sauce, beef patty, red onion, roma tomato, Lebanese jalapeños, sumac, and Aleppo pepper.Photo: Huge Galdones
Flanked by two bodyguards, Guy Fieri manned his station and successfully hustled votes from the crowd, landing him victorious (tied with Burger & Barrel).Photo: Huge Galdones
A raw display from Smith & Wollensky’s.Photo: Huge Galdones
Turf & Surf burger from Porter House New York: dry-aged beef patty finished with Maine lobster butter; served with waffle-cut potato chips in Old Bay spice.Photo: Huge Galdones
The line to see Bobby Flay and taste the Carolina Burger (smoked cheddar, mustard barbecue sauce, and green onion slaw) didn’t end.Photo: Huge Galdones
The Uncommon Bacon Cheeseburger (Hudson Common), with miso bacon, wasabi Peppadew white cheddar, spicy kimchi slaw, fermented garlic aioli and pickles, was served with a Szechuan Poutine (duck fat fries, Kung Pao duck confit, Szechuan slaw and black-bean vinaigrette).Photo: Huge Galdones
Guy Fieri’s winning Bacon Mac ‘n’ Cheese Burger (Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar).Photo: Huge Galdones
Schnipper’s Smoky Double Bacon Cheeseburger with American cheese, caramelized onions, smoky bacon, and bacon mayo. This was photographer Huge Galdones’ personal favorite.Photo: Huge Galdones
