Greater Manchester burger bar lands spot in National Burger Awards finals

Salford-born dining concept That Burger Place has bagged itself a place in the finals of the National Burger Awards. It is the second time the cult burger spot has been nominated for the award after its California Dreaming creation was listed as one of the top burgers in the country in 2022.

Now chef-patron Ryan McDermott and his co-founder wife Megan will go up against 15 other finalists in a live cook-off taking place in London next month. Chefs from all the finalists eateries will head to Big Penny Social where their burgers will also be judged by an industry panel.

That Burger Place will go up against the likes of Bleecker, which was named Time Out's Best Burger in London 2023, as well as Black Bear Burger and Mollie’s Motel & Diner. The 2024 event marks the events 10th anniversary and will see chefs across the hospitality industry battle it out for the best burger crown.

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Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, founder Ryan McDermott said: "We were quite shocked, people don't usually get nominated twice so we're really pleased. It's amazing to be on the list with those place, it's mind-blowing really to be up against places in the centre of London."

Ryan founded That Burger Place restaurant in Swinton in 2017, an ambitious 60-seater restaurant specialising in California-inspired burger smashers. They subsequently opened up a unit on Bolton Road in Walkden, which is now their sole unit after rent costs and the impact of the pandemic made it untenable to carry on in Swinton, but in March, they'll open their next site in Salford.

The cult burger flippers have modelled their patties on the Californian style of extreme smashing, which means they're