10th Annual Austin Chronicle
Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners – 2000


2000 Hot Sauce Supplement

Gathering 'Round the Flame
BY ROBB WALSH

The Contest

Hitting the Sauce
BY PABLEAUX JOHNSON
Scoop. Crunch. Swig. Vote. Pass.

A Possible Plan of Action for 10th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival

Festival Information

Hot Shots
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
The First-Ever Hall of Flame Inductees


Individual Category

Red Sauce
1st Place: Rosa I. Salas
2nd Place: Paula Stanley Brent
3rd Place: Brian S. Morrison
Green Sauce
1st Place: Jason Hill
2nd Place: Ronald Walters
3rd Place: Marvin Perez
Special Variety
1st Place: Dennis Willms
2nd Place: Paulino Castillo
3rd Place: Jimmy Williams

Restaurant Category

Red Sauce
1st Place: Trudy's
2nd Place: Serranos
3rd Place: Tequila Texas
Green Sauce
1st Place: Iguana Grill
2nd Place: Jardin Corona
3rd Place: Antonio's Tex-Mex
Special Variety
1st Place: Trudy's
2nd Place: Iguana Grill – Chipotle Salsa
3rd Place: Evita's Botanitas – Black Bean Chipotle Salsa

Commercial Bottlers People's Choice

Red Sauce
1st Place: Texas Lava – Simply Delicious Salsa
2nd Place: Ana's Salsa
3rd Place: Texas-Texas Salsa
Green Sauce
1st Place: Austin Spice Co. – Smoky Hill Verde Sauce
2nd Place: Sgt. Pepper's – Tomatillo Chipotle
3rd Place: Texas Heat Ranch (Odessa) – Green Chile Salsa
Special Variety
1st Place: Classy Delites (Austin) – Spicy Portobello Dip
2nd Place: Texas-Texas – Peach Pecan Salsa
3rd Place: ATA International (Belton) – Hot Paradise
Pepper Sauce
1st Place: Aztexan Pepper Co. – Habanero Supreme (Austin)
2nd Place: Winston's Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd Place: Sgt. Pepper's – Tejas Tears Habanero Sauce

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