MEDIA UPDATE FOR: BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET 2015 chicagogourmet.org facebook.com/ChicagoGourmet @Chicago_Gourmet #HamHop CONTACT: IMR Janet Isabelli | Lisa Taylor
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[email protected] (312) 878-1222 ________________________________________________________________________________ BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET ANNOUNCES TICKET SALES FOR HAMBURGER HOP AND LATE NIGHT GOURMET AUGUST 6 AT 10:00AM Ready, set…fire! WHAT: Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet invites guests to a late summer celebration showcasing the city’s most popular burger competition and late night fête – the Hamburger Hop and the official after party, Late Night Gourmet – on Friday, September 25. *Tickets for both events go on sale Thursday, August 6 at 10 a.m. CST at chicagogourmet.org. HAMBURGER HOP The competition will be fierce and the skyline aglow as juicy hamburgers are cooked to perfection at the annual rooftop party. Attendees will enjoy tantalizing creations made with Buckhead Beef by 15 top Chicago chefs, sip on brews by Lagunitas Brewing Company and rub elbows with Bon Appétit magazine's Adam Rapoport and Andrew Knowlton, the evening’s hosts. They will also meet celebrity judges like 93XRT’s Lin Brehmer, Mike Gebert of the Chicago Sun-Times and Spike Mendelsohn from Good Stuff Eatery (2014 Judge's Choice Winner). Together, the judges will name the Buckhead Beef Hamburger Hop Champion. Guests will also have a say in determining a second winner by sampling the same mouth-watering burgers and casting their vote to determine the People’s Choice victor. LINEUP: The 2015 Hamburger Hop lineup is brimming with a star-studded lineup, including: Emcees Adam Rapoport, Editor in Chief, Bon Appétit Andrew Knowlton, Restaurant & Drinks Editor, Bon Appétit Chefs Chris Curren, Seven Lions Chris Federowicz, Four Corners Tavern Group Chris Gawronski, The Gage Tim Graham, Travelle Cory Grupe, Timothy O'Toole's Daniel Grynevich, Kuma's Too Ryan McCaskey, Acadia Paul Morrison, Miller's Pub Hisanobu Osaka, Japonais Doug Psaltis, RPM Steak Cardel D.