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Girl, 11, goes up against burger titans in L.A. Times recipe contest

Cast your vote for your favorite entry in our third annual Los Angeles Times Battle of the Burgers. Your precious democracy is at stake!

Well, that might be a little overstated. But Pasadena media are abuzz about a local kid who has entered the contest, and you know that’s going to get out a lot of those Queen City votes.

Gabriella Pontrelli, a fifth-grader at Holy Family School in South Pasadena, as part of a homework assignment wrote up her idea for a burger dedicated to her favorite restaurant – the Dog Haus (it’s a mutual love thing: The restaurant already has a cheeseburger on its menu named after her – The Gabster, introduced on March 21 -- national Absolutely Incredible Kid Day).

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-- Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times

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