Tampa's first-couple of competitive eating will appear at Ybor City 'Burger Bash'

Chef Erik Youngs has tapped Nick Wehry and Miki Sudo to help raise money for the Voodoo Chef Foundation this weekend.

By Ray Roa on Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:23 am

Photo via mikiandnick/Instagram

Miki Sudo (L) and Nick Wehry, who'll appear at Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida on Aug. 3, 2024.

Chef Erik Youngs is always looking for a way to support the community through food education, but you need bread to make that happen. To help raise funds for Voodoo Chef Foundation, Youngs—along with a lineup of personalities including Tampa’s first-couple of competitive eating Nick Wehry and Miki Sudo (the 2024 Nathan’s Famous hot dog champ in the women's division)—are headed to Ybor City's Cuban Club in search of Florida’s best burger.

The seven-hour throwdown includes live music on two stages, a french fry bar, burger sampling, and even dessert. At least eight burger vendors have been accepted into the competition as of press time.

And if you’re looking for even more VooDoo Chef action, a five-course dinner ($200) happens on Friday night.

Tickets to the VooDoo Burger Bash happening Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Cuban Club in Ybor City are still available and start at $40.
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Ray Roa

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...

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