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De La Rue aux Etoiles – The Burgers

Howdy!

Last night I participated in the Dans La Rue fundraiser, De La Rue aux Etoiles as a judge because they were serving burgers. Or so I was told. In fact it was a phenomenal event, basically a cocktail dinatoire (doesn’t it sound much better in French?) where they served a bunch of appetizers (or as is the current style, tapas) that just so happened to be on a bun.

Thankfully, no one called them sliders. After 10 of them, I was just a tad stuffed.

We (Ryk ‘E Coli’ Edelstein, Jean-Philippe Tastet, Lesley Chesterman and Peter Iliopoulos) were served our burgers without knowing which restaurant made them. Although in certain cases it was fairly easy to identify a certain chef’s handiwork, however in other cases we were completely and utterly wrong.

From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Le Boucan: A Jalapeño smoked burger. Stuffed smoked jalapeño wrapped in bacon and served in a bun with homemade condiments
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Barroco; a pork and truffle burger. Braised pork served on a homemade bun, topped with peppercorn pecorino cheese and a truffle and cauliflower remoulade
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le St-Urbain: An Osso bucco burger. Braised veal shank burger on a smoked duck fat and pecorino bun
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Le grain de sel: A boudin mini-hamburger with banana chutney, aioli, chocolate and ancho chiles
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Pintxo: Foie gras burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger
From Bice. Angus beef and mozzarella burger

This was the first ‘real’ burger…

From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Chez l'Épicier: A double burger of seasoned duck and foie gras with figs
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger
From Kitchenette: Fried chicken chili cheeseburger

The roasted peppers with cheese were delicious.

Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
Fom Café Ferreira: A spicy three meat burger with Serra cheese on a Portuguese bun
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce
From Le Jolifou: Smoked apple wood salmon with sweet cherry bomb pepper crystals and an aioli chipotle sauce

Ryk ‘E Coli’ Edelstein ended up in knots as his vote was the tie-breaker between Barroco and Ferreira. Le St-Urbain, Kitchenette and Barroco were the top vote getters by the public.