Barbecue kings compete to make the perfect burger. In the opener, Seattle food truck rivals compete with a Caribbean burger and a Resume burger. Also: a Baja Rock burger.
Two chefs trained at Le Cordon Bleu battle a home cook. Burgers: Chicago's "Working Man's Burger"; St. Louis' "Put You Out of Your Missouri Burger"; New York's "Lex Classic Burger."
It's complex flavors vs. simple and classic when St. Louis chef A.J. Benga's "Pacific Pork Belly Burger" takes on Washington, D.C., line cook Marvin Anthony's "Enemy Burger" and Brooklyn food truck chef Andrew Zurica's "Hard Times Burger."
A sirloin chuck blend burger from Cleveland; a crab leg and duck fat hollandaise "Surf and Turf Burger" from Phoenix; an Italian-inspired "Ciao Bella Burger" from St. Louis.
A Denver chef makes a fois gras-topped "Shroom Luvas Burger"; a chef draws inspiration from Tennessee barbecue to create a short rib-brisket "Music City Bangin' Burger"; a Philadelphia chef cooks up a campari tomato "Burger 2.0."