Old Towne Burger Fest crowns its first champion, draws big crowds

Old Towne Burger Fest crowns its first champion, draws big crowds

Five Orange County burger makers vied for top honors at the inaugural Old Towne Burger Fest on Saturday, Sept. 13. Mike Obedoza’s Filipino pop-up, Banger Lumpia, wan named the festival’s first champion. For Obedoza, the win was meaningful. “It was very emotional for me in that I was just grateful to be considered” to participate, he said, and “to be rewarded for something that represents purely who I am, and then for my community, I’m just so th…