Individual Category

Red Sauce

1st Place: Chris Cooper
2nd Place: Sam Attaguile
3rd Place: Valery Caselli-Dubov

Green Sauce

1st Place: Victor Hernandez
2nd Place: Rishi Bajekal
3rd Place: Gene Golembiewski

Special Variety

1st Place: Salomon Hernandez
2nd Place: Victor Hernandez
3rd Place: ManDee Mason

Restaurant Category

Red Sauce

1st Place: Trudy’s
2nd Place: Trudy’s
3rd Place: Trudy’s

Green Sauce

1st Place: El Caribe
2nd Place: Curra’s Grill
3rd Place: Trudy’s

Special Variety

1st Place: Trudy’s
2nd Place: Berryhill Baja Grill
3rd Place: Trudy’s

Commercial Bottlers People’s Choice

Red Sauce

1st Place: Ana’s Salsa
2nd Place: Classy Delites – Jamaican Salsa
3rd Place: Austin Slow Burn – Salsa con Habanero

Green Sauce

1st Place: Texapenos – Gourmet Green
2nd Place: Austin Slow Burn – Salsa Verde
3rd Place: Pepper Creek Farm – Grandmas Jalapeno Relish

Special Variety

1st Place: TIE: Jalapeno Ketchup, Inc. – Bloody Jalapeno Bloody Mary Mix; Texas-Texas – Mango Almond Salsa
2nd Place: Classy Delites – Artichoke Roasted Red Spread
3rd Place: Austin Slow Burn – Jamaican Jerk Marinade

Pepper Sauce

1st Place: Aztexan – Habanero Supreme
2nd Place: Winston’s Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd Place: Hot Paradise

This article appears in August 29 • 2003.

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