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2009 BUILD A BETTER BURGER COOK-OFF
Sutter Home Winery´s Build a Better Burger hosted its annual cook-off in Napa Valley, California, on Saturday, September 26, 2009. 
 

Beef Burger
Winner - Suzanne Banfield
2nd place - Julie Hession
3rd place - Rick Rohr
Peoples Choice - Patrice Hurd

Alternative Burger
Winner - Naylet LaRochelle
2nd place - Amy Green
3rd Place - Patterson Watkins
People’s Choice - Anthony Czech

Pictures courtesy of  Patrice Hurd and Julie Hession


 
   
CCC members at their first morning
breakfast at the Victorian Inn.
L to R: Naylet, Julie, Patrice, Teri, Suzanne
Chef Starr gives us a grill demo (swoon)
   
The 2009 BBB gang
1st row:  Patrice, Teri, Amy
2nd row:  Patterson, Julie, Jana
3rd row:  Anthony, Suzanne, Naylet, Rick
Patrice with James McNair
   
Suzanne's warm up for her big day! The only time Patrice was cool at her station :)
   
CCC members with their awards
and Burger Boys
L to R: Julie, Patrice, Suzanne, Naylet
The setting for our Friday night dinner--
Sutter Home's beautiful new culinary center
   
Grilling stations before the big event James McNair has a new
cookbook coming out soon!
   
Julie at her station with
the wonderful Chef Starr
Teri presenting her pork
burgers to the judges
   
Julie bringing her burgers to the judge's
table (heart is really pounding here!!)
Naylet with her winning check!
   
Suzanne reacting after the big
announcement.
  I think that she
was surprised!
All of the finalists on stage