The Beefy Boys going for gold in America
By David Wood | 8th November 2024
Local burger heroes The Beefy Boys are on a mission to claim first place at the World Food Championships in Indianapolis this week, exactly 10 years after their sensational debut at the competition in 2014.
The four lifelong friends turned award-winning restaurateurs will represent the UK as they battle it out for the title of World's Best Burger.
The Beefy Boys have three restaurants, including the one they opened in Cheltenham's Regent Street in February 2023.
Their latest journey began yesterday (Thursday), exactly 10 years after their competition debut, when they flew to the United States to immerse themselves in the vibrant culinary culture of Indianapolis before the contest begins.
The boys will be keeping followers up to date with their journey through a series of daily video diaries, which will be shared with their social media followers.
These videos will give fans an exclusive look at their meticulous preparations and their search for the perfect premium ingredients for their burgers.
The competition heats up on Sunday, November 10, when The Beefy Boys face 20 other elite burger experts in the first round of the championships. In this stage,they will be required to craft an 'extreme burger', compiling a selection of luxurious ingredients. For this, they have crafted The Boujee Boy: two dry-aged grassed beef patties, layered with American cheese, black truffle infused dirty mayo, bone marrow, miso onions, and champagne pickled gherkins.What's not to love?
Should The Beefy Boys successfully advance, the final will take place on Tuesday, November 12. Then they will be required to prepare their 'signature burger' for which they will present their famed Oklahoma Onion Boy.
The Beefy Boys - childhood best friends Anthony 'Murf' Murphy, Daniel Mayo Evans, Christian Williams, and Lee Symonds - first entered the World Food Championships in 2014 as enthusiastic underdogs. They scooped second place in the Las Vegas competition despite competing against professional chefs.
With the prize money from that success, they opened their first restaurant in their home town of Hereford, creating a space where fans could enjoy their award-winning creations.
Over the past decade, the team has expanded to three restaurant locations, alongside their popular travelling food trucks, released a Sunday Times bestselling recipe book, and appeared on Saturday Kitchen numerous times, becoming one of the UK's most celebrated burger brands along the way.
Now, as they return to the World Food Championships with years of burger smashing experience behind them, they're more determined than ever to bring home the title of World's Best Burger.
Their preparation, skill, and signature high quality ingredients make them strong contenders in this year's competition.
Murf, co-founder of The Beefy Boys, said: "The World Food Championships is such a huge part of The Beefy Boys' story, and coming second at the2014 competition gave us the push to open our first restaurant.
"Heading back in 2024, 10 years later, feels like a homecoming. Winning a gold medal this time would be the ultimate full-circle moment for us."
Fans can keep up with The Beefy Boys' World Food Championships adventures by tuning into their daily video diaries available on Facebook or Instagram.
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