2007 Fiery Food Challenge Winners @ 2006 Zest Fest

Well, this list has been available since Friday night, but not available anywhere online. It’s complete! Enjoy!

Best New Product – Overall
Mary of Puddin Hill – Habanero Peanut Brittle

Best New Product – Consumer Ready
1st Place: Mary of Puddin Hill – Habanero Peanut Brittle
2nd Place: Mount Horeb Mustard Museum – Hit & Run Horseradish
3rd Place: Jake’s BBQ Sauce and Seasoning – Jake’s Southwestern Hickory Dry Rub Seasoning

Best New Product – Cook-Off
1st Place: Texas Red Hot Rooster – Sweet Hot Pineapple
2nd Place: Mixes from Scratch – Carmel Apple Dip
3rd Place: Richie’s Tropical Kitchen – Richie’s Tropical Kitchen Spicy Marinade

Barbeque Sauce – Alcohol Infused
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaJohn’s Apple Smoked Spiced Rum Ancho BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaJohn’s Apple Smoked Chipotle Bourbon BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Porky’s Gourmet Foods – Historic Lynchburg Tennessee Whiskey Brand Swineapple Rib Glaze

Barbeque Sauce – Chile Specific
1st Place: Big Rick’s Bar-B-Que Sauce – Big Rick’s Hot B-B-Q Sauce
2nd Place: Tasty-Time Caterers, Inc – Tasty-Time Hot BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Co. – Fiery Hot Habanero

Barbeque Sauce – Chipotle Base
1st Place: Big Rick’s Bar-B-Que Sauce – Big Rick’s Chipotle B-B-Q Sauce
2nd Place: Ultimate Seasoning, LLC – Smoked Garlic & Chipotle BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Big Dawg Salsa – Slobber Sauce

Barbeque Sauce – Fruit Base
1st Place: Waazuu! Bar B Q Sauce – Boys N Berry
2nd Place: Waazuu! Bar B Q Sauce – Blackberry
3rd Place: Richie’s Tropical Kitchen – Zesty Original BBQ Sauce

Barbeque Sauce – Mustard Base
1st Place: Ole Ray’s Sauces – Kentucky Gold Bourbon
2nd Place: Deep South BBQ Hog Wash BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Ole Ray’s Sauces – Classic Gold

Barbeque Sauce – Smoked
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Food Co. – CaJohn’s Mesquite Smoked Tequila Chile Lime BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Uncle Pete’s BBQ, LLC – Uncle Pete’s Hickory BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Smokin’ Willies – Classic BBQ & Grilling Sauce

Barbeque Sauce – Soy Base
1st Place: Smokin’ Willies – Shanghai Style BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Rocky Mountain Products – Korean Kalbi Sauce
3rd Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Hot teriyaki Pepper Grilling Sauce

Barbeque Sauce – Specialty
1st Place: Glen Hobbs, LLC – Heads & Tails Bar-B-Que Sauce
2nd Place: Pepper Palace – Mountain Chipotle Medium
3rd Place: El Gringo Loco – Mexican Barbeque Fusion

Barbeque Sauce – Sweet Base
1st Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Signature Barbeque Sauce
2nd Place: Tasty-Time Caterers, Inc – Tasty-Time Cajun BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Waazuu! Bar B Q Sauce – Boys N Berry

Barbeque Sauce – Tomato Base
1st Place: Eight Flags Sauce Co. – Jolly Roger Red
2nd Place: Jake’s Barbeque Sauce and Seasoning – Jake’s Medium Hot Bar-B-Que Sauce
3rd Place: Rib Rangers Products of Texas, Inc. – Texas Rib Rangers Hot BBQ Sauce

Barbeque Sauce – Vinegar Base
1st Place: Rib Rangers Products of Texas, Inc. – Texas Rib Rangers Spicey BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Woody’s Bar-B-Que Sauce Company – Woody’s Original Mild Bar-B-Q Sauce
3rd Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Hot Signature Barbeque Sauce

Condiment – Asian/Stir Fry Sauce
1st Place: Rocky Mountain Products – General Tsao’s Sauce
2nd Place: Rocky Mountain Products – Mandarin Sweet N Spicy Sauce
3rd Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Hot teriyaki Pepper Grilling Sauce

Condiment – Cocktail Sauce
1st Place: Glen Hobbs, LLC – Heads & Tails Cocktail Sauce
2nd Place: Porky’s Gourmet Foods – Historic Lynchburg Tennessee Whiskey Brand Jalapeno Seafood Cocktail Sauce
3rd Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods – Gulf of New Mexico Spicy Seafood Salsa

Condiment – Dessert Sauce
1st Place: Glen Hobbs, LLC – Heads & Tails Cocktail Sauce
2nd Place: Porky’s Gourmet Foods – Historic Lynchburg Tennessee Whiskey Brand Jalapeno Seafood Cocktail Sauce
3rd Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods – Gulf of New Mexico Spicy Seafood Salsa

Condiment – Horseradish Product
1st Place: Mount Horeb Mustard Museum – Hit & Run Excruciatingly Painful Brown Horseradish Mustard
2nd Place: Mount Horeb Mustard Museum – Sinus Searing Horseradish
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Nasal Napalm

Condiment – Jam/Jelly
1st Place: MeMe’s Jam’s N’ Jelli – Champagne N’ Strawberries
2nd Place: Three Angel Farm – Green Chile Jelly
3rd Place: Three Angel Farm – Habanero Suicide

Condiment – Mustard
1st Place: Mount Horeb Mustard Museum – Hit & Run Excruciatingly Painful Brown Horseradish Mustard
2nd Place: Big Rick’s Bar-B-Q Sauce – Big Rick’s Jalapeno Honey Mustard
3rd Place: Fanta Sea Sauce – Fiery Hot

Condiment – Prepared Sauce
1st Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Ammoghio
2nd Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods – Green Chile Sauce
3rd Place: C & G Salsa Company – Crazy Charlie’s Medium Salsa

Condiment – Relish
1st Place: Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments – Professional Grade Habanero Mash
2nd Place: Alberto’s Food Product, Inc – Granny’s Cycle Hot Eaten Peppers
3rd Place: Hot Mama’s Foods – Hot Mama’s Sweet Pepper Sauce

Condiment – Specialty
1st Place: Augusto’s Green Sauce – Augusto’s Green Sauce
2nd Place: Alberto’s Food Product, Inc – Granny’s Cycle Hot Eaten Peppers
3rd Place: Hot Mama’s Foods – Hot Mama’s Sweet Pepper Sauce

Condiment – Table Sauce
1st Place: Jardine Foods, Inc. – Buckin’ Berry Raspberry Chipotle
2nd Place: Innuendo Enterprises, LLC – Bucky Goldstien’s Whiskey Pepper Steak Sauce
3rd Place: Buzzard’s Breath LTD. – Hot Spicy Ketchup

Condiment – Table Seasoning
1st Place: Rocky Mountain Products – Southwest Dry Marinade Seasoning
2nd Place: Ultimate Seasoning, LLC – Cajun
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Gourmet Garlic Herb Seasoning

Fresh Salsa – Hot
1st Place: Cheryl’s Fresh Salsa – Inferno
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Jamaican Scotch Bonnet
3rd Place: Blackwell’s Texas Lava – Smoke

Fresh Salsa – Medium
1st Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Fire Roasted
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Jack’s Special Medium
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Jack’s Special Five Pepper

Fresh Salsa – Mild
1st Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Jack’s Special Mild
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Sweet Onion
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Artichoke Garlic

Fresh Salsa – Specialty
1st Place: Blackwell’s Texas Lava – Verde
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Black Bean & Corn
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Fire Roasted Vegetable

Hot Sauce – Asian Style
1st Place: Quaker Steak & Lube – Asian Seasame
2nd Place: Birch Grove Enterprises – Nuoc Cham
3rd Place: Palmetto Pepper Potions – Larynx Lava

Hot Sauce – Caribbean Style
1st Place: My Last Dime Gourmet, Inc. – GG’s Sweet Heat – Mango Lavender Hot Sauce
2nd Place: Miss Anna’s Hot Sauce – Miss Anna’s Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd Place: Capitol Punishment Foods – Must Have Mango

Hot Sauce – Chile Specific
1st Place: Scotty B’s Gourmet Specialty Foods – Berries in Heat
2nd Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaJohns Serrano Select Puree
3rd Place: Capitol Punishment Foods – Serra-tillo – 100% Serrano

Hot Sauce – Chipotle
1st Place: Capitol Punishment Foods – Smokey Sear-Acha
2nd Place: Gecko Gary’s – OUCHipotle
3rd Place: Chuck Evan’s Montezuma Brand – Chipotle Sauce

Hot Sauce – Fruit
1st Place: Tasty-Time Caterers, Inc. – Chesapeake Baybe Hot Sauce
2nd Place: Captain Thom’s Chili Pepper Company – White Zombie
3rd Place: Susie’s Hot Sauce – Susie’s Pineapple Pleasure

Hot Sauce – Habanero
1st Place: Pittsburgh’s Original Sports Sauce – Pittsburgh’s Original Sports Sauce
2nd Place: Three Hot Tamales – Cry Baby Hot Sauce
3rd Place: My Last Dime Gourmet, Inc. – GG’s Sweet Heat – Mango Lavender Habanero Hot Sauce

Hot Sauce – International
1st Place: Palmetto Pepper Potions – Molten Golden
2nd Place: Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauces – Hot Sweet Peri Peri Sauce
3rd Place: Ambrose Landscapes, Ltd. – Al’s 64 Pepper Sauce

Hot Sauce – Jalapeno
1st Place: The Pepper Source, Inc. – Mean & Green
2nd Place: Bodine Etc. Specialty Foods, LLC – Memphis Mojo Howlin’ Jalapeno
3rd Place: Chooch & Pootan – Vespara

Hot Sauce – Louisiana Style
1st Place: Quaker Steak & Lube – Lousiana Lickers
2nd Place: Chili’s Fire Pit – Hairy Canary
3rd Place: Porky’s Gourmet Foods – Hank Williams Jr.’s Family Tradition Jalapeno Hot Sauce

Hot Sauce – Medium
1st Place: Scotty B’s Gourmet Specialty Foods – Berries in Heat
2nd Place: Scotty B’s Gourmet Specialty Foods – Sweet Jalapeno Heat
3rd Place: Richard’s Hot Sauce Co. – Hot

Hot Sauce – Mild
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaJohn’s Gourmet Chipotle Hot Sauce
2nd Place: Pepper Palace – Southern Peach and Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Mild to Wild Pepper & Herb Co. – Rookie Orientation

Hot Sauce – Pepper Blend
1st Place: Porky’s Gourmet Foods – Hank William’s Jr.’s Family Tradition Jalapeno Hot Sauce
2nd Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – Talon Hot Sauce
3rd Place: Lizard’s on the Bayou – Gila Venom Hotter

Hot Sauce – Specialty
1st Place: Quaker Steak & Lube – Pennsylvania Premium Garlic
2nd Place: Three Hot Tamales – Garlic Lovers Steak Sauce
3rd Place: Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauces – Hot Sweet Peri Peri Sauce

Hot Sauce – XXX Hot No Extract
1st Place: Sizzlin’ Sauces – Spittin’ Fire XXX
2nd Place: TorchBearer Sauces – #7 Sultry Sauce
3rd Place: TorchBearer Sauces – #37 Tarnation Sauce

Hot Sauce – XXX Hot with Extract
1st Place: Hillside Orchard Farms – Deer In The Headlights Hot Sauce
2nd Place: Gecko Gary’s – Geck-Zilla
3rd Place: Captain Thom’s Chili Pepper Company

Salsa – Bean
1st Place: MyHotSauces.com – Monty’s Party Picante – Black Beans & Corn Chipotle
2nd Place: Pepper Palace – Gourmet Black Bean and Corn Salsa Hot
3rd Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods – CaBoom! Black Bean & Corn Salsa Chipotle

Salsa – Chipotle
1st Place: Chuck Evan’s Montezuma Brand – Smokey Chipotle Lime & Garlic Salsa
2nd Place: MyHotSauces.com – Monty’s Party Picante – Black Beans & Corn Chipotle
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Smokey Salsa Gourmet

Salsa – Fruit
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaBoom! Mango Burst Salsa
2nd Place: Two Hot Chili Peppers – Mango Peach
3rd Place: MyHotSauces.com – Monty’s Party Picante – Cranberry

Salsa – Habanero
1st Place: Big Dawg Salsa – Burn Ur Face Off!
2nd Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods – CaJohns Roasted Salsa Habanero
3rd Place: Redd-Eye Brand – Eye Poppin’ Salsa

Salsa – Hot
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods – CaJohns Fire Roasted Salsa Hot
2nd Place: Tim Willhite Foods – Salsa Timoteo Hot
3rd Place: Cowboy Poet’s Salsa – Breakaway Hot

Salsa – Medium
1st Place: Tim Willhite Foods – Salsa Timoteo Kinda Hot
2nd Place: Pepper Palace – Not Sweet Salsa Hot
3rd Place: Cowboy Poet’s Salsa – Rusty Feathers Medium

Salsa – Mild
1st Place: Gecko Gary’s – Howdy Licious
2nd Place: Cowboy Poet’s Salsa – Original Mild
3rd Place: C & G Salsa Company – Crazy Charlie’s Mild Salsa

Salsa – Specialty
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – Macioce’s Italian Salsa Hot
2nd Place: Jardine Foods, Inc. – Roasted Garlic Salsa
3rd Place: RoBear’s Gourmet Foods – RoBear’s Smokey Texas Salsa

Salsa – Verde/Tomatillo
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co. – CaBoom! Salsa Verde Con Habanero
2nd Place: Cookwell & Company – Tomatillo
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Salsa Verde Hot

Snack – Candy
1st Place: Mary of Puddin Hill – Habanero Peanut Brittle
2nd Place: Heaters – Hot Jalapeno Peanut Brittle
3rd Place: Heaters – Habanero Peanut Brittle

Snack – Cheese
1st Place: Pepper Palace – Queso Amarillo Hot
2nd Place: Pepper Palace – Queso Blanco
3rd Place: Alberto’s Food Product, Inc. – Chili Con Queso

Snack – Chips
1st Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Baked Pita Chips BBQ
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Seasame Seed Tortilla Chips

Snack – Jerky
1st Place: Black Forest Bison Company – Caliente Canyon Bison Jerky
2nd Place: Black Forest Bison Company – Double Black Diamond Bison Jerky
3rd Place: Caribbean Specialty Foods – Shark Hot Jerky

Snack – Nuts
1st Place: Heaters – Hot Jalapeno Peanuts
2nd Place: Heaters – Habanero Peanuts
3rd Place: Heaters – Medium Jalapeno Peanuts

Snack – Pickeled Peppers
1st Place: Looker’s Unique Foods – Pat’s Party Peppers
2nd Place: Texas Red Hot Rooster – Sweet Hot Pepper – Medium Hot
3rd Place: Alberto’s Food Product, Inc. – Slices Sweet

Snack – Pickles (Cucumber)
1st Place: Dellarelli’s Perfect Pickle Company – Hot, Sweet Spiced Pickled Chunks
2nd Place: Whitson Chile Products – Teringua Sweet Hots
3rd Place: Sandstone Farms – Baby Tequila Dills

Snack – Pickles (Other)
1st Place: Sandstone Farms – Hot Tequila Garlic
2nd Place: Sandstone Farms – Hot Tequila Beans
3rd Place: Sandstone Farms – Hot Tequila Tips

Snack – Prepared Dip
1st Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Cream Cheese & Salsa
2nd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Spicy Guacamole
3rd Place: Garden Fresh Salsa, Inc. – Chipotle Dip

Snack – Specialty
1st Place: Kaurina’s – Kulfi – Pistachip Almond
2nd Place: Meme’s Jam’s N’ Jelli – Boursin Cheese Mix
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Jalapeno Cheddar Sticks

Beverage – Bloody Mary Mix
1st Place: Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings – Classic Recipe
2nd Place: Demitri’s Bloody Mary Seasonings – Chiles & Peppers
3rd Place: Specialty Foods, LLC – Cocktail Dancers Spicy Bloody Mary Mixer

Beverage – Fruit Based Cocktail
1st Place: Lt. Blender’s Frozen Concoctions – Hurricane in a Bag
2nd Place: Jardine Foods, Inc. – Pomegranate Margarita Mix
3rd Place: Lt. Blender’s Frozen Concoctions – Hurricane in a Bag

Beverage – Specialty
1st Place: Sandstone Farms – Sangrita
2nd Place: Lt. Blender’s Frozen Concoctions – Mudslide in a Bag
3rd Place: Lt. Blender’s Frozen Concoctions – Slush Rush Yogurt Smoothie

Cook-Off ““ Chili Con Carne
1st Place: Choice – Texas Choice Chili
2nd Place: Chugwater Chili Corp. – Chugwater Chili Gourmet Spice
3rd Place: Pecos Red Products – Pecos Red Chili Mix

Cook-Off ““ Dip/Salsa Mix
1st Place: Dysart Family Foods, LLC – Billy D’s Blow-Out Chili & Cheese Spice Mix
2nd Place: Mixes From Scratch – Mesquite Smoked Onion Dip
3rd Place: J Bar B Company, LLC – Mild Mix

Cook-Off ““ Dry Seasoning/Rub
1st Place: The Bar B Q Shop, LLC – Dancing Pigs Dry Seasoning
2nd Place: Redneck Shake, Inc – Mississippi Dry Rub
3rd Place: Smokin’ Willie’s – New Mexico Style Meat & Seafood Rub

Cook-Off ““ Grilling/Finishing Sauce
1st Place: Richie’s Tropical Kitchen – Original BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Ultimate Seasoning, LLC – Sweet Applewood BBQ Sauce
3rd Place: Smokin’ Willie’s – Shanghai Style BBQ & Grilling Sauce

Cook-Off ““ Jerk Seasoning
1st Place: Hot Wachulas – Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
2nd Place: BBQ’N Fools, LLC – Burn Ya Twice Mon Jamaican Jerk Rub
3rd Place: Caribbean Specialty Foods – One Good Thing Jerk Seasoning

Cook-Off – Marinade
1st Place: Richie’s Tropical Kitchen – Spicy Marinade
2nd Place: Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauces – Hot Peri Peri Marinade
3rd Place: Gonzales Chile Co – Fajita Mexicana

Cook-Off ““ Soup/Stew
1st Place: Two Hot Chili Peppers – Green Chili Stew
2nd Place: Chef Jac’s Cajun Cuisine – Shrimp & Crawfish Gumbo
3rd Place: Mixes From Scratch – Texas Sausage N Bean Soup

Cook-Off – Specialty
1st Place: Mixes From Scratch – Key Lime Dip
2nd Place: Doc Tim Foods – Doc Tim’s Amazing Maple Chipotle Sauce
3rd Place: Kaurina’s – Masala Tarka

Cook-Off ““ Wing Sauce Hot
1st Place: Defcon Sauces – Defense Condition 1
2nd Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Foolishly Hot Barbecue & Wing Sauce
3rd Place: Big Bens BBQ – Big Bens Spicy Wing Sauce

Cook-Off ““ Wing Sauce Medium/Mild
1st Place: BBQ’N Fools LLC – Foolishly Hot Barbecue & Wing Sauce
2nd Place: Defcon Sauces – Defense Condition 2
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Asian Wing Sauce

Marketing – Label
1st Place: Bodine Etc. Specialty Foods, LLC – Memphis Style BBQ Sauce
2nd Place: Capitol Punishment Foods – Capitol Punishment
3rd Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods – Taco and Dipping Sauce

Marketing – Logo
1st Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods Logo
2nd Place: Q-2-U Logo
3rd Place: Pepper Dog Salsa Logo –

Marketing – Packaging
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co – CaJohn’s Select Puree Simply Chile Gift Pack
2nd Place: Franz Wald Bacharel – Hotty Hot
3rd Place: Caribbean Specialty Foods – Hot Olive Oil

Marketing – Print
1st Place: Bodine Etc. Specialty Foods, LLC – Fancy Food Magazine Ad
2nd Place: My Favorite New Mexico Foods Ad
3rd Place: Pepper Palace – Don’t Be Afraid to Spill the Relish

Merchandise – Apparel
1st Place: CaJohn’s Fiery Foods Co – Hot Sauce Camp Shirt
2nd Place: Capitol Punishment Foods – Take It To The Next Step T-Shirt
3rd Place: Walker & Sons, Inc – Slap Ya Mama T-Shirt

Merchandise – Cookbook
1st Place: Z’s Creative Cuisine – Ordinary Made Extraordinary
2nd Place: Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauces – Nando’s Indoor Outdoor Recipes for Everyone
3rd Place: Torch Bearer Sauces – Put Some Fire In Your Pantry: 70 Recipes from Breakfast to the Bar

Merchandise – General
1st Place: Melanie’s Fine Foods, Inc – Big Acres Blaster
2nd Place: ABQ Pet Toy – Chile Pepper Pet Toy
3rd Place: Walker & Sons, Inc – Slap Ya Mama Chopping Board