BOSTON, Feb. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston's own, "The MET Restaurant Group"
headed by Kathy Sidell, President
and Founder, will be returning to Boston victorious after her and her team have
won the Red Robin's Best of the Bash Award at the 2016 Amstel Light
Burger Bash® in Miami Beach as
part of the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine
& Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE.
The award along with a $10,000.00
cash prize was awarded after Sidell and her team delighting guests
with her "The Jacques Burger," an homage to her late Father; the
very man that not only fostered Kathy's culinary creativity, but
helped jump start the restaurant scene in Boston many years ago.
"We were honored to present at the Amstel
Light Burger Bash® and
excited to represent Boston. It
means that much more that we won this award serving a burger named
after my Father who is the catalyst for me falling in love with
what I do. 'The Jacques Burger' is an ode to my Dad as it marries
all his favorite flavors from the Swiss dish of raclette. We've
Americanized it and the burger had crisp, golden hash
browns, Applewood smoked bacon, crispy shallots, Swiss cheese, our
MET special sauce and garnished with pickled onion and a cornichon
- the typical garnish for raclette. It's decadent and delicious and
we are honored to be bringing Red Robin's Best of the Bash back
with us from the 2016 Amstel Light Burger Bash in Miami Beach as part of the Food Network &
Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by
FOOD & WINE" said Kathy
Sidell, President, Founder and Culinarian of The MET
Restaurant Group.
For those unfamiliar, Jack
Sidell, a notable Boston
businessman, financed and launched the careers of many successful
chefs among whom include, Todd
English and Jasper White and
essentially helped launch what is now considered the Boston restaurant scene.
The MET's "The Jacques Burger" was served Beachside at The
Ritz-Carlton in South Beach on Friday,
February 26, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM at the
10th annual Amstel Light Burger
Bash® as part of The Food Network &
Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
The festival's iconic Amstel Light Burger
Bash® presented by Schweid & Sons was hosted by
Rachael Ray underneath signature
white tents while guests graze on carefully curated offerings from
top burger chefs and sip on refreshing Amstel Light lager beer and
wines from the Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida portfolio.
An esteemed panel of judges, including David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris, Natalie
Morales, George Motz, Marcus Samuelsson and more decided who
would receive this year's awards for Best Burger.
information on The MET Restaurant Group please
visit: http://metrestaurantgroup.com.
About MET Group
MET Group, founded by Kathy Sidell in 2004, is comprised of MET Bar
& Grill in Dedham and
Natick, MET Back Bay, MET on Main
on Nantucket and MET Bethesda.
The MET Bar & Grills, featuring the famous MET Burger Bar,
has locations at the Natick Mall and Legacy Place in Dedham. These fun restaurants serve American
fare with a touch of sophistication. For more information,
visit www.metbarandgrill.com.
MET Back Bay occupies an historic brick townhouse on the corner
of Newbury and Dartmouth Street and offers the best of Boston cooking, with a complete and varied
dining experience. If you're in the mood for a quick, casual
bite at the bar or a long, festive and elegant dinner for family
and friends or an intimate midnight snack in a romantic
corner, you'll find the perfect spot at MET Back Bay. For
more information, visit www.metbackbay.com.
MET on Main is an Island Café located in the heart of
Nantucket serving up American fare
with an Island flare. For more information,
visit www.metonmain.com
MET Bethesda a Metropolitan Kitchen and bar which offers
inspired American fare cooked over an open wood fired grill.
Inspired by Sidell's extensive travel, upbringing and lifelong
passion with food, cooking and hospitality, the concept is earthy
yet sophisticated. For more information
visit: www.metbethesdamd.com.
Kathy Sidell debuted her first
book, "WHEN I MET FOOD, Living the American Restaurant Dream," in
2012 and has been featured on the Food
Network, The CBS Morning Show and numerous
other broadcast segments. For more information on Kathy Sidell
visit www.kathysidell.com.
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