Last weekend, Lake Highlands area chefs and businesses teamed up to raise money for multiple sclerosis at an annual fundraising event centered around the beef.
Courtesy of Meat Fight Inc.
The third annual Burger Fight took place on May 25 at Dallas Youth Sports in Oak Cliff. Organized by nonprofit Meat Fight Inc, the ticketed fundraiser drew spectators to look on as Dallas chefs competed for the honor of best burger. A total of $25,000 was raised, a post from Meat Fight’s Facebook announced Tuesday.
With drinks provided by Vector Brewing and Oak Highlands Brewery, and a build-it-yourself sundae bar stocked by Haute Sweets Patisserie, there was plenty of neighborhood flavor on offer. Andrew Savoie’s Resident Taqueria team participated, as did Lake Highlands neighbor Jeff Bekavac, who brought his crew from Goodwins on Lower Greenville.Â
Bekavac and Goodwins took home the prize for Judge’s Choice Best Burger, while Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House won the People’s Choice Award.
Meat Fight Inc is a Dallas-based nonprofit that has raised funds for MS-related causes with protein-forward fundraisers since 2010. To date, Meat Fight has raised over $3 million for the National MS Society. The funds raised Monday will go towards a pediatric MS research program with UTSouthwestern. Surplus donations will be used to equip five individuals with MS with ‘Meat Bikes,’ which are used to participate in Bike MS, a fundraising series of bicycle courses spanning 100+ miles.
