{"id":9006,"date":"2015-09-15T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/letsnomnomblog.com\/?p=9006"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:11:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:11:48","slug":"the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Burger Supremacy, Vegan Burger Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9038\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Vegan Burger Competition\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/burger-supremacy-r2-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp.<em><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Veg Corp has been going all out this year! In addition to their plant-based <a href=\"http:\/\/wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/16\/2015-better-booze-festival-webster-hall\/\">festivals<\/a> and monthly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usvegcorp.com\/2015-vegan-drinks-brooklyn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Vegan Drinks<\/a> events, they&#8217;ve launched a series of vegan food competitions starting with the Burger Supremacy. I had lots of fun tasting all these amazing vegan burgers, as well as creating the event graphic for them!<\/p>\n<p>Vegans, vegetarians, veg-curious omnivores and food lovers came together at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vspot.nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">V-Spot&#8217;s<\/a> new East Village location for an evening of plant-based goodness. At my table, there was a couple that traveled over an hour from Jersey for this. The things one will do for yummy burgers&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9006 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5866\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Burger Supremacy - V-Spot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5866.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5869\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Vegan Burger Competition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5869.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5868\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Marty&#039;s Fast Food\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5868.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5882\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Marty&#039;s Fast Food\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5882.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We started with V-Spot&#8217;s California Burger (above, top left). A very solid start to the competition, and it convinced me that I should come back to V-Spot soon. Maybe for comedy night. Next up was the Original World Famous Burger (above, bottom right) from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veganfastfoodny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marty&#8217;s Vegan Fast Food<\/a>. Marty wanted to create a vegan version of McDonald&#8217;s, and he nailed it with this burger.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9006 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5885\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Barry&#039;s Tempeh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5885.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5884\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Brooklyn Fork &amp; Spoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5884.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5875\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Nu Burger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5875.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5879\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - The Organic Grill\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5879.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In the top left, we have the one and only tempeh burger in the competition! <a href=\"http:\/\/growninbrooklyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Barry&#8217;s Tempeh<\/a> did a great job with this meaty patty. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynforkandspoon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brooklyn Fork &amp; Spoon<\/a> (top right) served up a tasty mushroom slider with lots of onions, but I found it a bit too greasy. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nu-burger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nu Burger&#8217;s<\/a> (bottom left) delivered a bright pomegranate flavor, while <a href=\"http:\/\/theorganicgrill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Organic Grill&#8217;s<\/a> Green Machine Burger (bottom right) had a nice blend of mushrooms and pesto.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9006 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5878\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Chef Olivia West, Chef Sophie Slaydon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5878.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - The Pickle Shack\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5876.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5871\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Cake Thieves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5871.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/15\/the-burger-supremacy-vegan-burger-tasting\/img_5880\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Cake Thieves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5880.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Recent culinary school grads, Chef Olivia West and Chef Sophie Slaydon, presented a messy, but delicious pulled mushroom and cabbage slaw slider (top left). Loved the vibrant kick of heat! <a href=\"http:\/\/pickleshacknyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Pickle Shack&#8217;s<\/a> burger (top right) was heavy on the pickles, of course. By the time we got to the final burger from the Cake Thieves (bottom), I was stuffed! Their chickpea burger had a sweetness that almost made it a dessert&#8230; or maybe I was suffering from palate fatigue?<\/p>\n<p>My favorite? The Pickle Shack&#8217;s extra meaty, wheat gluten burger with a heavy dose of pickles. Looked like a true gourmet burger and was definitely the meatiest of the bunch. I&#8217;m not sure if this is on their menu as it may have been crafted just for this event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9049\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - The Pickle Shack\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5877-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A big congratulations to <a href=\"http:\/\/iampositivitea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Positivitea<\/a> for winning both the judges&#8217; choice and people&#8217;s choice! I had a tough time choosing between this one and the Pickle Shack when it was time to vote. Positivitea&#8217;s burger was a bit messy to eat, but there was a great balance of bun and bean black patty. The creamy sauce with a touch of heat brought it all together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The Burger Supremacy - Positivitea\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/img_5883-520x520.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp. I was invited as a guest and member of the U.S. Veg Corp team to this event and received a complimentary meal. This was not in exchange for a positive review and all opinions expressed here are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is in collaboration with U.S. Veg Corp. U.S. Veg Corp has been going all out this year! In addition to their plant-based festivals and monthly Vegan Drinks events, they&#8217;ve launched a series of vegan food competitions starting with the Burger Supremacy. I had lots of fun tasting all these amazing vegan burgers, as well as creating the event graphic for them! Vegans, vegetarians, veg-curious omnivores and food lovers came together at V-Spot&#8217;s new East Village location for an evening of plant-based goodness. At my table, there was a couple that traveled over an hour from Jersey for this. The things one will do for yummy burgers&#8230; We started with V-Spot&#8217;s California Burger (above, top left). A very solid start to the competition, and it convinced me that I should come back to V-Spot soon. Maybe for comedy night. Next up was the Original World Famous Burger (above, bottom right) from Marty&#8217;s Vegan Fast Food. Marty wanted to create a vegan version of McDonald&#8217;s, and he nailed it with this burger. In the top left, we have the one and only tempeh burger in the competition! Barry&#8217;s Tempeh did a great job with this meaty patty. 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