It’s official. Ohio trumps Louisiana
From the Columbus Dispatch:
Beating them at their gameWhen he first entered the Cajun Hot Sauce Festival in Louisiana several years ago, John Hard, a Columbus maker of hot sauces, wasn’t feeling any Southern hospitality.
“They didn’t even think we grew peppers up here,” he recalled.
Then a funny thing happened: The owner of CaJohns won first place in three of the five categories, and a Buckeye was named grand champion in Cajun country.
“Nobody could believe (that) this guy they were making fun of (won),” said Hard, who sells his sauces at the North Market and online (www.cajohns.com).
Two years later, in 2006, he took three more first-place prizes, and again became the grand champion.
“We went down there and kind of smoked ’em twice,” he mused.
The OSU fan hopes that his team will do the same.
His advice for bayou beatings: “Just believe in yourself, and stay with your game plan.”
