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Sixteenth Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest Winners – we’re happy for all of them, but especially:

Austin, TX – August 27, 2006 – The Sixteenth Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Contest Winners were determined at the festival held at Waterloo Park today. The winners were:

Individual Category

Red Sauce
1st Place: Kim Johnson
2nd Place: Shawn Muncy
3rd Place: Steve Huskey

Green Sauce
1st Place: Mark & Margaret Harsh
2nd Place: Gene Golembiewski
3rd Place: Marti Cardenas

Special Variety

1st Place: Chuck Hell

2nd Place: Paul Peterson
3rd Place: Burt Friedman

Pico de Gallo
1st Place: Valery Dubon
2nd Place: Karla Uprety
3rd Place: Scott Willis

Commercial Bottler’s People’s Choice

Red Sauce
1st Place: Two Hot Mama’s Salsa Roja
2nd Place: Classy Delites Aztec Salsa
3rd Place: Texapenos Gourmet Red

Green Sauce
1st Place: Classy Delites Spinach Avocado
2nd Place: Two Hot Mama’s Chile Verde
3rd Place: Texapenos Gourmet Green

Special Variety
1st Place: Classy Delites Mango Salsa
2nd Place: Two Hot Mama’s Creamy Cilantro
3rd Place: Texapenos Orange Flame

Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Tears of Joy – August in Austin
2nd Place TIE: Texapenos Red Flame/Aztexan Habanero Supreme (review here)
3rd Place: Winston’s Hot Sauce

Restaurant Category

Red Sauce
1st Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
2nd Place: El Chilito
3rd Place: El Rincon Mexican Restaurant

Green Sauce
1st Place: Cantina Laredo
2nd Place: El Rincon Mexican Restaurant
3rd Place: Torchy’s Tacos

Special Variety
1st Place: Rio Grande

Pico de Gallo
1st Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
2nd Place: El Caribe Mexican Restaurant
3rd Place: Serranos Café & Cantina – Symphony Square

WAY TO GO, CHUK! YOU ROCK!!