June 15, 2015
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Burger Brawl, located at Xfinity Live! in South Philadelphia, was attended by 4,200 people this year, up from 3,000 last year.
Fifty-four contenders duked it out yesterday at Xfinity Live!'s Burger Brawl, with Village Whiskey emerging as the judges' pick for best burger.
Village Whiskey's "Frenchy" slider burger consisted of a beef patty with Gruyere cheese, black truffle aioli and a Cabernet grilled onion on a toasted bun. The burger is typically served as a February burger-of-the-month staple for the restaurant. Voting was conducted by 30 panelists (disclosure: one from PhillyVoice) who selected their favorite burgers in a three-round blind tasting.
Village Whiskey's "The Frenchy," ordinarily served in the winter as a limited-appearance burger at the restaurant, delivered the knockout punch at this year's Burger Brawl. Kristi McIver / From Foursquare
Blue Duck, a year-old Northeast Philadelphia new American restaurant, won the event's popular vote with a beef-duck hybrid burger containing red onion, jalapeno bacon jam and smoked Gouda on a brioche roll. The BYO restaurant also won the popular choice award last year.
The judges voted @VillageWhiskey as Philly's best burger! #PhillyBurgerBrawl pic.twitter.com/pWaD5PuhFb
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This year's Burger Brawl hosted 4,200 people and raised $208,000 for children's literacy and computer-lab funding in Philadelphia. Sunday's competition was the event's fifth since 2011; it was founded by Rouge owners Rob and Maggie Wasserman.
