The chef accountable for South Florida’s greatest burger (ask Solar Sentinel readers) has a secret: His favourite meals is definitely rooster wings.
“Man, they’re simply satisfying. I like ’em,” says Jeffrey Lemmerman, a Lake Price Seashore resident greatest recognized for his in style Cheffrey Eats meals truck.
Lengthy a fixture at Barrel of Monks Brewing in Boca Raton, at any given time Lemmerman’s Cheffrey Eats menu features a half-dozen ingenious burgers and an analogous number of uniquely sauced rooster wings.
He places beef and hen collectively for the Barnyard Burger — a patty stacked with a fried rooster breast and bacon — which drew a mouthful of reward when Man Fieri introduced his “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives” cameras to Cheffrey Eats in 2022.
So whereas the annual Boca Burger Battle takes place throughout city on the identical day, Lemmerman will attempt to earn his wings as a contestant on the South Florida Wing Bash on Saturday, July 12, at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton.
After serving as a decide for 2 years at South Florida Wing Bash, this would be the first wings competitors for Lemmerman, a previous winner of the Individuals’s Selection Award at Boca Burger Battle.
“The objective is to win. If I’m going to be a great chef and make my favourite meal, it’s going to be actually good,” he says, estimating that he’ll serve greater than 2,000 wings on the all-you-can-eat occasion.
The third annual South Florida Wing Bash will characteristic greater than 20 cooks vying for supremacy for a panel of judges, in addition to for the coveted Individuals’s Selection Award. Members embody Windy Metropolis Pizza, Indulge BBQ, Earl’s Sluggish and Low BBQ, Atomic Biscuit, Brass Rooster Wing Manufacturing unit, Joe’s Yard Smokehouse and TJ’s Southern Kitchen.
Company on the 21-and-older occasion will discover limitless wings, beers, seltzers and spirits, in addition to dwell music, ax throwing and a golf simulator. Tickets begin at $59.99+ for admission from 7 to 10 p.m. VIP tickets value $79.99+ for six p.m. entry. (Ticket costs are set to extend by $5 after Saturday, July 5, in line with the official occasion web site.)
Cheffrey Eats' rooster wings will likely be competing within the annual South Florida Wing Bash on July 12 in Boca Raton. (Cheffrey Eats/Courtesy)
The key to a fantastic rooster wing is simplicity, Lemmerman says. He believes that par-cooking — many eating places partially cook dinner wings upfront and end them in a fryer later, to avoid wasting time — robs the wing of invaluable moisture. He “hates” breaded wings for comparable causes.
“I imagine one of the best ways to make a wing is to begin bare, uncooked and I simply throw it on the fireplace proper there,” says Lemmerman, who will coat his entries at South Florida Wing Bash with a “secret sauce” made particularly for the occasion.
The place does Lemmerman discover his favourite wings when he’s out and about? He has two go-to stops: 40 Flavors Wings & Extra in Lake Price and Thirsty Turtle Seagrill in Juno Seashore.
Thirsty Turtle gained South Florida Wing Bash in 2023 with a wing adorned solely with Buffalo sauce and a facet of house-made blue cheese. Lemmerman was a decide and gave it his vote.
“It was the right wing. It was precisely what I’d need if I used to be sitting in entrance of a sport with pals and simply needed to eat a platter of wings,” he says. “There have been lots of different fancy wings, artistic wings, however for me, selecting a winner, it got here right down to: What do I desire a huge plate of? It was Thirsty Turtle, arms down.”
That communal ritual surrounding a platter of rooster wings — be it on sport day or on a date — is one other interesting characteristic.
“I really feel like they break down lots of social obstacles, too,” Lemmerman says. “I’d advocate a date with somebody consuming rooster wings. You’re lined in sauce, throughout the desk from somebody. It’s probably the most intimate meal you’ll be able to have. If a lady is snug sufficient round you to get messy with some rooster wings, that’s a reasonably good signal.”
IF YOU GO
WHAT: South Florida Wing Bash
When: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, July 12
WHERE: Close to Sundown Cove Amphitheater at Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park, 20405 Amphitheater Circle, Boca Raton
COST: $59.99+ for all-you-can-eat-and-drink entry from 7 to 10 p.m.; VIP admission is $79.99+ for entry at 6 p.m. Group packages additionally accessible, and ticket costs are set to extend by $5 after July 5
INFORMATION: BattleBrosEvents.com
Workers author Ben Crandell might be reached at bcrandell@sunsentinel.com. Comply with on Instagram @BenCrandell and X @BenCrandell.
