16th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest Winners
Austin, TX – August 27, 2006 – The Sixteenth Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest Winners were determined at the festival held at Waterloo Park today. The winners were:
Individual Category
- Red Sauce
- 1st Place: Kim Johnson
- 2nd Place: Shawn Muncy
- 3rd Place: Steve Huskey
- Green Sauce
- 1st Place: Mark & Margaret Harsh
- 2nd Place: Gene Golembiewski
- 3rd Place: Marti Cardenas
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Special Variety
- 1st Place: Chuck Hell
- 2nd Place: Paul Peterson
- 3rd Place: Burt Friedman
- Pico de Gallo
- 1st Place: Valery Dubon
- 2nd Place: Karla Uprety
- 3rd Place: Scott Willis
Commercial Bottler’s People’s Choice
- Red Sauce
- 1st Place: Two Hot Mama’s Salsa Roja
- 2nd Place: Classy Delites Aztec Salsa
- 3rd Place: Texapenos Gourmet Red
- Green Sauce
- 1st Place: Classy Delites Spinach Avocado
- 2nd Place: Two Hot Mama’s Chile Verde
- 3rd Place: Texapenos Gourmet Green
- Special Variety
- 1st Place: Classy Delites Mango Salsa
- 2nd Place: Two Hot Mama’s Creamy Cilantro
- 3rd Place: Texapenos Orange Flame
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Pepper Sauce
- 1st Place: Tears of Joy – August in Austin
- 2nd Place TIE: Texapenos Red Flame/Aztexan Habanero Supreme (review here)
- 3rd Place: Winston’s Hot Sauce
Restaurant Category
- Red Sauce
- 1st Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
- 2nd Place: El Chilito
- 3rd Place: El Rincon Mexican Restaurant
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Green Sauce
- 1st Place: Cantina Laredo
- 2nd Place: El Rincon Mexican Restaurant
- 3rd Place: Torchy’s Tacos
- Special Variety
- 1st Place: Rio Grande
- Pico de Gallo
- 1st Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
- 2nd Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
- 3rd Place: Serranos Caf̩ & Cantina РSymphony Square
Congrats again Mr Hell!!
Cap’n 😉
Congrats to everyone! Hey Chuck, which one of your sauces won in the Special Variety category?
Woot! Rock on Chuck!
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I think it was a habanero/peach.
Congrats to all the winners!
Roasted Habanero/Peach salsa …with a dash of whisky 😉
Thanks for posting that Nick. I didn’t know how “on the radar” our little hotsauce party was with you guys….
Looking forward to meeting you guys in person at Zest Fest!!!!
If you have never tried Winston’s Hot Sauce (3rd place in commercial pepper sauce), pick up a couple of bottles. I go through several bottles every year…the stuff is like liquid heaven with just enough hell mixed in to keep you coming back for more.
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Dave – Thanks for the link, couldn’t find their site earlier.
Oh, and reviewers, we’ve got samples of all the winners (cept the individuals) coming in
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Sweet! I can’t wait to give some of these a try.
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Winston’s is awesome. I tried that last year. A unique flavor combination!
Winston’s is distributing a new sauce ( not sure if it’s the same folks making it or if it’s a co-packer deal) called manGogh ( mango-get it?) Sizzle Sauce that is really tasty. I picked up a bottle and will review it elsewhere at some point. Good stuff if you like sweet heat!
Nice to see Tears of Joy (August in Austin) there- way to go Mr Rush!
Winston’s Hot Sauce Samples are in!
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Im not sure anyone heard you Nick, its a ghost town here
Everyone must be packing 😉
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I here him 🙁
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I’m not packing, I’m working 👿 I packed last night 😀
ryan first beers on you man
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Sure thing, I’ll order a round of non-alcholic beers for ya’ll 😈
your not getting away that easy
FREE BEER????? Did some one say FREE BEER?
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You should have never told them your Goin to NM, think of all the bribes you could have got…. But maybe your playing that card at ZF.
Just ordered the sauce
Thanks in advance.
Also I Just got off the phone with thebigshow he just made it threw Tenn.
yea but its non alcholic what the @#$ is up with this
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Thanx for the order…. Will have throw in some freebies with the signed stuff (can’t have you opening the signed stuff!)
Good to hear that the bigshow is OK, and making some good time.
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Thanks Huv.
Where any of your bottles numbered at ZF?
Anyone heard from DK
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No – I just sent regular plain bottles (no #’s no sigs). I’ll get your order out this week.
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He’s working on the bus….. 😀
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Have to get my revenge somehow 😀
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I hope we get some new pics tonight.:)
Hey gang, here for a few, wassup? I’ll be right back in 15 min, beer run and pick up labels of the new Alien !!!!!!!
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Whats up AJ… Good talking with you last night.
Right on Blane, same here. With any luck I’ll get your order shipped tonight, but can’t promise. You can imagine the last minute details are killin me. I will treat you right tho, I really appriciate the fantastic response thru HSB.
[Comment ID #56063 Quote] It’s wed at wally world Buy 2 hot dog s and a bag of chip and a large soft drink for $1.99 he took the hole family
Back to packin, tonight is Illegal Alien night, I’ll check back later.
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Take care of ZF first, I can wait till next week if needed.
Thanks and enjoy ZF
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WOW, he’s livin’ large…. Was DK home schooled?
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Bret, Can I ship samples back with CaJohn, or should I ship?
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If John don’t care thats find Have a good time wish I was going to be there Thanks. Peace Bret……. Please take care of Betty Lou.
I’m going to go cry myself asleep tonight because I can’t go to ZF.
Can you say GHOST TOWN
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Boo!
[Comment ID #56088 Quote]
no….thats boo hoo…he can’t go 🙁
We were looking forward to meeting you Bret.
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With the size of your Hed that has to be one huge pillow.
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well this ghost is drifting through….
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Whats up big
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just tired, not sure how long i will be on before passing out.
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Man get some rest, I gotta go anyway. and you need to crash . I would be in a Coma after 24 hrs driving
TTYL
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well the first 10 hours were only 6 on the road. had to get about 4 hours sleep, since i didn’t get to before leaving. but then 14 straight driving! (other than gas and pee of course…lol) have a good one
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I hear ya Bret,only thing is I don’t think that thay would like that here at work. Ya’ll have fun now ya hear…………….
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Glad to here shut downs over. I hope