Results: 2009 Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival
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
