2013 Xmas Burger Roundup

'Tis the season to be jolly.

And what's more jolly that a shed load of Christmas specials from our favourite burger purveyors across the capital.

2013 London Christmas Burger Roundup

Here's the Hamburger Me! 2013 Xmas Burger Roundup...

[Review] Dirty Burger, Under the Arches, Vauxhall

Dirty Burger's second London location is, suitably, under an arch, just outside Vauxhall mainline train station. This restaurant feels more permanent than the pop-up shed 'round the back' in Kentish Town, but it still feels transitory.

However the makeshift wooden bar, the fixed barstool seating, and exposed brickwork belie some serious kitchen kit - a flat top griddle to make Fred Smith sweat, rack of industrial fryers, and warming pad for fries - suggest it's another slick operation from Soho House.

[Review] The Grizzly Bear from Burger Bear, Red Market, London

It was a over a year ago when I ventured across London to first meet up with Burger Bear's Tom Reaney, and shortly afterwards posted London's first review of his burger street food offering.

Burger Bear Grizzly Bear Burger

Since then Tom's star has been in the ascendency, to the point where he was crowned Heat 4 winner of the London Burger Bash - a competition that pits purveyors of burgers against each other in a battle for the Golden Patty. So I had a Friday lunchtime free and decided to pop down to Red Market for a winners lunch.

[Review] Wenlock and Essex Triple Steak Burger

I've been a big fan of the Wenlock & Essex in Angel for a while. The original Wenlock burger debuted straight into my Top 10 Burgers in London list back in March 2012. The head chef James Morgan (the driving force behind the Wenlock's burger renaissance) has since left for pastures new and the pub dropped off my radar...

Wenlock & Essex Triple Steak burger

...until last week, when I spotted they'd launched a new 'triple steak' burger on the menu. Time for another visit.

Hamburger Gourmet competition winners

As you know those lovely folks at Murdoch Books, publishers of the English translation of Hamburger Gourmet, have sent me three copies of the book to give away. This fantastic prize coincides with the UK release of the book, the contents of which I wrote about here:

Here are the entries:

@burgerawayday's study in felt tip

Chris Stott's triple patty outline 

@Chrislm86's burger collage, modelled by his long suffering girlfriend

@Fevis's line burger

@PovoasCraig's  'two slow' 

@Joelgherkin's study of a Breddo's Slider

@Michaeljosem's 'wear it' burger tee

@steampie's lifecycle of a burger

@willyumscouk mashup in pencil and paint

And the winners are:

Joelgherkin

Chrislm86

Steampie

I'll be in touch with you all shortly.

Congratulations!

Of course you're all winners as you can get your own copy of Hamburger Gourmet for just £10.34 on Amazon.

[WIN] Three copies of burger recipe book Hamburger Gourmet to give away

Competition now closed.

Those lovely folks at Murdoch Books, publishers of the English translation of Hamburger Gourmet, have sent me three copies of the book to give away. This fantastic prize coincides with the UK release of the book, the contents of which I wrote about here:

To be in with a chance of winning a copy of this most excellent cult burger book, you can enter this competition by drawing me a picture of your hamburger gourmet (you can use whatever medium you like, pen-and-ink, ketchup on a napkin, paint shop pro etc) and sharing it with me.

Once you've drawn it, enter your picture in the following two ways:

ON TWITTER:

Upload your picture, and include the following message:

"I want to win a copy of Hamburger Gourmet (http://amzn.to/1fgJcvn) - here's my illustrated burger @hamburgerme"

ON FACEBOOK:

Head over to my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/burgerme, and if you haven't already liked it (hello, where have you been?!), like it, then upload your burger illustration to the page with the following message:

"I want to win a copy of Hamburger Gourmet (http://amzn.to/1fgJcvn) - here's my illustrated burger"

Terms:

1. I have three copies of Hamburger Gourmet to give away
2. All entries on Twitter or Facebook will be added to a prize draw
3. Prize draw will take place on Friday 8 November and my favourite three burger illustrations will each win a copy of Hamburger Gourmet.
4. Winners will be notified via Twitter or Facebook, and if prize isn't claimed within 48 hours I will draw another winner.
5. I may use your pictures in a future post (credited, of course, I'm not an animal)...
6. My decision is final.