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Bacon-Wrapped Guava & Cream Cheese Burger Wins People's Choice Award At SOBEWFF

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – JR's Gourmet Burgers is now a hometown hero after winning the People's Choice Award at the 11th annual Heineken Light Burger Bash.

Heineken Light Burger Bash Presented By Schweid & Sons At The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival
JR's Gourmet Burgers, winner of the coveted Heineken Light People's Choice Award at the Heineken Light Burger Bash Presented By Schweid & Sons hosted by Rachael Ray At The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival on February 24, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Heineken)

Chef Jesus de la Torre Jr. was awarded the trophy for his "That Guy's Burger."

It was a guava-infused, cream cheese-stuffed, bacon-wrapped burger.

Yeah, it's only a concoction a team from Miami Springs could ever envision and execute.

The event was hosted by cooking icon Rachael Ray at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.

The all-star judging panel included Ayesha Curry, Emilio Estefan, Jill Martin, Rev Run and Adam Richman.

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