Results: 2009 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Posted by chappy | Aug 31, 2009 · Filed under Events, Random Ramble

We entered the fest for our 4th year in a row.. put in 2 salsas – The Chappy’s green tomatillo sauce and an expirimental Peach/Habanero/Red Pepper salsa for the Special Variety class… no prize this year, but we had a blast anyway.. The music was good, the lines were manageable, the beer was cold..and the salsas were a-plenty.. I kinda wish they would have the fest late-afternoon into the evening so that the heat would be more managable.. something tells me eating hot sauce in the mid-day sun could lead to cardiac arrest.

Fest judging results after the jump..
(Pace got 3rd place for People’s Choice Red Sauce? WTF?? )

Restaurant Category

Red Sauce

• 1st Place: Torchy’s Tacos
• 2nd Place: La Condesa
• 3rd Place: El Caribe

Green Sauce

• 1st Place: Los Lomas
• 2nd Place: El Sazon
• 3rd Place: Cuatro’s Restaurant

Special Variety

• 1st Place: Curra’s Grill
• 2nd Place: La Condesa
• 3rd Place: El Sazon

Individual Category

Red Sauce

• 1st Place: Twyla Wick
• 2nd Place: Michael Hutchinson
• 3rd Place: Robert Heady

Green Sauce

• 1st Place: Karen Kessel
• 2nd Place: Gary Peifer
• 3rd Place: Brett Appolito

Special Variety

• 1st Place: Burt Friedman
• 2nd Place: Jim Hoppers
• 3rd Place: Carol Castillo

Commercial Bottlers People’s Choice

Red Sauce

• 1st Place: Kala’s Kuisine – Curry Chipotle Sauce
• 2nd Place: Austin Slow Burn – Salsa Con Habanero
• 3rd Place: Pace – Pico de Gallo

Green Sauce

• 1st Place: Kala’s Kuisine – Mirchi Masala Salsa
• 2nd Place: Big Dawg’s Fire Rescue Jalapeno Hot Sauce
• 3rd Place: Tears of Joy 6th Street Green

Special Variety

• 1st Place: Tears of Joy – Tequila Lime Hot Sauce
• 2nd Place: Pepper Creek Farm – Island Flame
• 3rd Place: Kala’s Kuisine – Mango Chutney

Pepper Sauce

• 1st Place: Big Daddy’s Ass Burn Hot Sauce
• 2nd Place: Sgt. Pepper’s Tropical Tears Mango Hot Sauce
• 3rd Place: Big Dawg’s DNR

Commercial Bottlers – Judged by Celebrity Judges

Red Sauce

• 1st Place: Don’t Panic Hispanic
• 2nd Place: Tears of Joy 6th Red Salsa
• 3rd Place: Kala’s Kuisine Curry Chipotle Salsa

Green Sauce

• 1st Place: Tears of Joy 6th St. Green Sauce
• 2nd Place: Austin Slow Burn Salsa Verde
• 3rd Place: Kala’s Kuisine Mirchi Masala Salsa

Special Variety

• 1st Place: Aztexan Habenero Supreme
• 2nd Place: Tears of Joy August in Austin Hot Sauce
• 3rd Place: Austin Slow Burn Jerk Marinade

Pepper Sauce

• 1st Place: Aztexan Habenero Supreme
• 2nd Place: Tears of Joy August in Austin Hot Sauce
• 3rd Place: Austin Slow Burn Jerk Marinade