Six of Leaside’s burger builders gathered at the Amsterdam Brewery to count the votes and the dollars raised for the Hospital for Sick Children’s Foundation. The foundation will receive a minimum of $2,000 in the memory of Georgia Walsh who was killed by a minvan at McRae and Millwood in July. Patrons of local restaurants participating in the Leaside Burger Battle contributed a dollar of the price of the burgers to the foundation. Left to right are Carlos from McSorleys Saloon, Andrew from South Street Burger, Sue from Leaside Pub, Joanne from Against The Grain, Andy from Grilltime and Simon from McSorleys. Not present: Nada from Originals and Kwan from Shoeless Joe’s. The burger with the highest sales and the most number of votes was The Leaside Pub. A key organizer, Andy Elder, said today’s gathering gave owners a chance to meet, many for the first time. Andy adds: “Amsterdam is a gem in this neighbourhood. I wish more people would support them by shopping for their beer there”. Sounds good.
