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I recently had the chance to cover the 2011 Hamburger Hop - a burger showdown hosted by Bon Appetit in Chicago - for St. Louis Magazine. True, there were 17 burgers to try that night, but I also made time for lunch at Blackbird, a really early dinner at Avec and several coffees from Intelligentsia. Anyway, enough about my gluttonous day in Chicago, check out my take on the event and pictures from this massive burger event that took place on the roof of the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. Chicago Skyline Surrounding Millennium Park, Judges Table, Tent Brisket Burger by Ryan Kikkert, Benny's "Double Double" Burger by Benny's Chop House, Prep at the Rosebud Steakhouse booth.

Andrew Veety <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I recently had the chance to cover the <a href="http://www.illinoisrestaurants.org/associations/2039/chicagogourmet/?page=484" target="_blank">2011 Hamburger Hop</a> - a burger showdown hosted by <a href="http://www.bonappetit.com/" target="_self">Bon Appetit</a> in Chicago - for <a href="http://stlmag.com/Blogs/Relish/September-2011/Prime-Time-In-Chicago-The-2011-Hamburger-Hop-Goes-WholeHog/" target="_blank">St. Louis Magazine</a>. True, there were 17 burgers to try that night, but I also made time for lunch at <a href="http://blackbirdrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Blackbird</a>, a really early dinner at <a href="http://avecrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Avec</a> and several coffees from <a href="http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/" target="_blank">Intelligentsia</a>.</p> <p>Anyway, enough about my gluttonous day in Chicago, <a href="http://stlmag.com/Blogs/Relish/September-2011/Prime-Time-In-Chicago-The-2011-Hamburger-Hop-Goes-WholeHog/" target="_blank">check out my take</a> on the event and pictures from this massive burger event that took place on the roof of the Harris Theater in Millennium Park. </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 490px; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="undefined"><img alt="DSC_0147" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea7b05970d" src="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea7b05970d-250wi" style="width: 240px; 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display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DSC_0133"></img></a> <br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">Chicago Skyline Surrounding Millennium Park, Judges Table, Tent</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width: 490px; text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center" valign="undefined"><br><a href="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8a7c970d-pi"><img alt="DSC_0119" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8a7c970d" src="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8a7c970d-500wi" style="width: 490px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DSC_0119"></img></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="undefined"><br><a href="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8b48970d-pi"><img alt="DSC_0145" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8b48970d" src="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834014e8bea8b48970d-500wi" style="width: 490px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DSC_0145"></img></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="undefined" valign="undefined"><br><a href="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834015391f6ab17970b-pi"><img alt="DSC_0160" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55364ed188834015391f6ab17970b" src="http://andrewmarkveety.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55364ed188834015391f6ab17970b-500wi" style="width: 490px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="DSC_0160"></img></a> <br></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">Brisket Burger by Ryan Kikkert, Benny's "Double Double" Burger by Benny's Chop House, Prep at the Rosebud Steakhouse booth.</p></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?i=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?i=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?a=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ?i=A0qLUSNXkJU:S5SJR7W1IGA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/andrewmarkveety/XEIZ/~4/A0qLUSNXkJU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.andrewmarkveety.com/2011/09/2011-hamburger-hop.html