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Mark your calendars for the 15th Annual Austin Chronicle
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Come on out to Waterloo Park and enjoy this year’s outstanding musical performances from a local youth band, Loose Cannons, and local favorites South Austin Jug Band, Los Jazz Vatos and The Gourds. Curra’s, Dona Emilia’s, Matt’s El Rancho, Ruby’s BBQ, Santa Rita and Suun Garden Shaved Ice and will be on-hand serving up their specialty dishes!
In the fifteen years since its inception, what started out as a small contest with a few spectators has turned into one of Austin’s biggest and best-known annual parties. The event is a favorite among hot and spicy food lovers from all over the country. The Hot Sauce Festival serves as a major fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Last year’s festival raised approximately $4,500 and over 19,000 lbs. of food in a six hour period.
The outstanding musical performances and culinary exhibitions are notable attractions, but the biggest draws are the salsas. More than 100 gallons of hot sauce are consumed at the event every year. Area restaurants show off their hot and spicy foods at booths, and vendors from across the Southwest set up shop to sell hot and spicy cookbooks, fresh peppers, and chili pepper memoribilia.
To participate in the contest, download the entry form, fill it out, and check in at Waterloo Park by 11:30am on Sunday, Aug. 28, with a quart of your best sauce. We’ll take it from there. Then join the rest of the crowd for plenty of salsa, great food, music, and the results.
Send entry form & check or money order payable to The Austin Chronicle to:
If you would like more information about the Hot Sauce Festival or how to participate, please contact Elizabeth Derczo: ederczo@austinchronicle.com
Have any of the readers out there ever attended this festival? Your thoughts?
Chilehead Comments: 5 Comments
Posted by: Nick Lindauer - Categories: Uncategorized
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HELP! I’m trying to find the vendor that sells the “TWEEDS” chips.
Unfortunately, I was out of town and missed this festival in 2005. But when I was there in 2004, one of the hot sauce vendors that have several various sauce selections was also selling a tortilla chip that had flax seed baked into it. They were delicious! I bought a couple of bags and now can’t find them anywhere. They had told me that they were going to try to get Central Market to start carrying them, but I haven’t seem them there. The closest I’ve found is the HEB Central Market Brand of gourmet chips with flax seed, but they don’t have the same flavor. They’re not as good. Do you have any record of the vendor that sold the TWEED chips to help me locate them?
I’d really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Debbie Lewis
Can you tell me when the 2007 Austin Chronicle hot sauce festival will be and where can I sign up?
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