Battle of the Burgers: The big winner? L.A. Times readers (Video)

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Stop what you are doing and watch this video. It perfectly captures the Los Angeles Times’ first ever Battle of the Burgers. In all, nearly 90 recipes were submitted. Readers voted online, and we tested the top vote getters to find our favorites. You can read all about it in today’s L.A. Times Food section. (And get the recipes for your 4th of July grilling menu.) Congratulations to the top burgermeisters:

The red, white and blueberry burger by Brooks Walker of Folsom and the food blog Cakewalker. (He’s on Twitter @cakewalkr.)

The Italian Caprese sliders by Susan Salerno of Henderson, Nev., and the food blog Simply Cooking 101. (She’s on Twitter @simplycook101.)

The German Cuban burger by Robert Burmeister of Staten Island, N.Y. (For you social media types, he’s on Twitter @sichefrob.)

The Southwest turkey burger by George Levinthal of Goleta.

And the Mexican cemita burger by Harold Cohen of Hollywood, Fla.

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-- Rene Lynch
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