Cribb’s Burger Cook Off to be held Saturday in downtown Spartanburg

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By From staff reports  Apr 28, 2016 at 4:39 PM
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Representatives from The Children’s Security Blanket and Cribb’s Kitchen, Miss South Carolina Leah Lawson, Miss South Carolina Teen Marley Stokes and former Seattle Seahawks player Landon Cohen promote the third annual Cribb’s Kitchen Burger Cook Off Thursday in downtown Spartanburg. The event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. photo: JOHN BYRUM/[email protected]

Cribb’s Kitchen on Main will host its third annual Burger Cook Off from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday beside the clock tower in downtown Spartanburg.

Proceeds will benefit the Children’s Security Blanket, a local nonprofit that provides support for the families of children with cancer.

Taylor Correll-Greer, event coordinator and the front of house manager for Cribb’s, said he hopes the cook-off will raise more than $15,000 for the group.

Correll-Greer said 13 teams will compete this year. The winning burger will be featured on Cribb’s menu.

Want to go?

What: Cribb’s Kitchen third annual Burger Cook Off.

When: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; judging will be held from noon-3:30 p.m. and a winner will be announced between 4-4:30 p.m.

Where: Liberty Park next to the clock tower in downtown Spartanburg.

Cost: Event is free. Tickets will be sold for $1. Beer is three tickets, sliders of the burgers are two tickets and nonalcoholic beverages are two tickets. Cash and debit cards will be accepted.

Info: Call 864-699-9669 or go online at cribbsonmain.com

The event will feature live music, activities for kids, dancing and performances courtesy of the Spartanburg Little Theatre.

Cook-off hosts will be Miss South Carolina Leah Lawson, Miss South Carolina Teen Marley Stokes and former Seattle Seahawks player Landon Cohen of Spartanburg.

The event and activities are free.

Food and beverage tickets will be sold for $1 each. Teams will prepare sliders of their burgers. Sliders will cost two tickets, beer will be three tickets and nonalcoholic beverages will be two tickets.

Cash and debit cards will be accepted.

For every $10 spent, participants receive a “golden ticket” that will allow them to vote for their favorite burger.