The Winners of RARE Festival 2022
For yet another rendition of the tenderest, juiciest, meatiest food competition in all of Colorado, Denver’s greatest grillmasters came together at Sculpture Park on August 18 for RARE: The Denver Steak Championships from DiningOut Events.
More than two dozen of the city’s premier chefs sliced, seasoned, and served up expert cuts of grade A prime beef all night long to hundreds of hungry Denverites in a competition to be crowned Meat Master, Grill Guru, Denver’s Steak Champion.
Meet the winners of the 2022 RARE Steak Championships:
Judges’ (Blind Tasting) Choice:
Traditional Steak:
1st place: Citizen Rail
2nd place: GQue Barbeque
3rd place: EDGE Restaurant
Creative Steak:
1st place: Guard and Grace
2nd place: Avelina
3rd place: Ultreia
Cocktail:
1st place: The Fifth String
2nd place: Forget Me Not
3rd place: STK Steakhouse
VIP Seafood Challenge:
1st place: Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
2nd place: A5 Steakhouse
3rd place: Mizu Izakaya
People’s Choice:
Traditional Steak:
1st place: 801 Chophouse
2nd place: STK Steakhouse
3rd place: EDGE Restaurant
Creative Steak:
1st place: TIE! Great Divide Brewing Co. / Urban Farmer
2nd place: Eddie Merlot’s
3rd place: Monarch Casino and Resort
Cocktail:
1st place: STK Steakhouse
2nd place: Great Divide Brewing Co.
3rd place: Kona Grille
VIP Seafood Challenge:
1st place: Denver Poke Company
2nd place: Mizu Izakaya
3rd place: Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar
