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The burger at the University of Montana is two parts Yellowstone Grassfed Beef and one part mushroom.

It's all parts delicious, although the taster admits to liking probably all burgers. (Burgers from home, Five Guys, The Depot, all winners.)

Now, the campus burger also is up for a James Beard award, and UM Dining's Sam Belanger is asking for votes to ensure the blended burger wins The Oscars of cooking.

"We make the best burger around, no matter what you do to it," said Belanger, director of marketing.

Recently, he saw one student at the Food Zoo pour Alfredo sauce over the patty. With 460 pounds of meat consumed weekly, chances are the combinations are nearly limitless.

UM Dining has been cooking up the 6-ounce burger, some 500 patties a day, for almost two years. But this year is the first that the James Beard Foundation brings the competition to college campuses, according to UM.