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2025 Owensboro Burger Week winners announced
2025 Owensboro Burger Week winners announced

Yahoo

time19-03-2025

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2025 Owensboro Burger Week winners announced

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — After a 9-day competition, the winners of the 2025 Owensboro Burger Week have been announced. What started in 2021 as a way to bring support back to local restaurants following the COVID-19 pandemic, has become an annual tradition with more participants each year. Behind-the-scenes look at select restaurants during Burger Week Throughout the week, a panel of burger experts taste test each entry to determine the overall champion. Previous winners include J's Good Grub, Basil's Food Truck and Windy Hollow Biscuit House. The 2025 Burger Week winner is the 'Smoked Pimento Cretzel Burger' from Niko's Bakery and Café. This burger is served on a house-made combination of a croissant and a pretzel, with smoked pimento cheese, sweet picked peppers and fresh lettuce. In 2024, a people's choice award was introduced which allowed local foodies a chance to award their favorite burger in the competition. The first people's choice winner was Kim's Diner. Holding the crown for another year, the 2025 German American People's Choice winner is the 'Sweet and Spicy Bacon Jammy Burger' from Kim's Diner. The burger is described as a double-bacon burger with pepper jack cheese, topped with a sweet and spicy bacon jam. City officials made a surprise appearance to the restaurants on Wednesday morning to present the awards to its staff. Eyewitness News. Everywhere you are. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Burger week begins in Owensboro
Burger week begins in Owensboro

Yahoo

time08-03-2025

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  • Yahoo

Burger week begins in Owensboro

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The annual Burger Week tradition kicked off in Owensboro on Friday. Each participating restaurant has created their own custom burger specifically for the competition. While this annual competition is normally set for 7 days, hungry customers can enjoy these burger creations for 9 days this year. Last day to get a taste of the burgers is on March 15. While a panel of 'burger experts' blind taste the entries to determine a winner, customers can also vote for their favorite burger to win the people's choice prize. The 2024 German American Bank People's Choice Winner was Kim's Diner. Previous Burger Week champions include J's Good Grub, Basil's Food Truck, Windy Hollow Biscuit House, Dee's Diner and O'Bryan's Bar & Grill. For the full list of participating restaurants in Owensboro's Burger Week, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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