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The Next Great Burger Season 1 Episodes

  • 2015-2015
  • 1 Season
  • Esquire Network
  • Reality
  • Watchlist
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There's no food more quintessentially American than the burger. This summer, Esquire Network is hungrily on a mission to find the next best iconic classic. A new generation of backyard BBQ kings are looking to take burgers to a whole new level, and that means a bigger, better, more adventurous experience that dares the taste buds. In this 6-part competition series, ingenuity is on full display as up-and-coming culinary hopefuls have a shot to showcase their perfected version of one of the nation's greatest obsessions: the burger.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

6 Episodes 2015 - 2015

Episode 1

A Burger Democracy

Tue, Jul 21, 201522 mins

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.

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Episode 2

Experience vs. Instincts

Tue, Jul 28, 201522 mins

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."

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Episode 3

Enormous Amounts of Energy

Tue, Aug 4, 201522 mins

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 "Energy Burger" and Brooklyn food truck chef Andrew Zurica's "Hard Times Burger."

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Episode 4

Beauty and the Beards

Wed, Aug 12, 201522 mins

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.

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Episode 5

Like Bacon for French People

Wed, Aug 19, 201522 mins

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."

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Episode 6

Finale

Wed, Aug 26, 201522 mins

Season 1 ends with six burger flippers returning for a chance to win the $25,000 top prize.

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