11st Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners – 2001

Individual Category

1st: Larry Blanton (Houston)
2nd: Brent Kirby
3rd: Debbie Tucker (Cedar Creek)

1st: Benita Trevino
2nd: John Randall
3rd: Mark Kobdish

1st: Larry Blanton (Houston)
2nd: Susan McCartney
3rd: Ben Petko

Restaurant Category

1st: The Yellow Rose
2nd: Trudy's
3rd: Elva's (Corpus Christi)

1st: Trudy's
2nd: Antonio's Tex-Mex
3rd: Evita's Botanitas

1st: Iguana Grill
2nd: Southern Food Service Mgmt. (3M Cafeteria)
3rd: Trudy's

Commercial Bottlers People's Choice

1st: Ana's Salsa
2nd: Texas Lava – Texas Lava – Simply Delicious Salsa
3rd: Rose's – Rose's – Just Right Salsa

1st: Rose's – Rose's – Salsa Fresca Verde
2nd: Austin Spice Co. – Austin Spice Co. – Smoky Hill Verde Sauce
3rd: Hombres Foods – Hombres Foods – Texas Smoked Verde

1st: ATA International – ATA International (Belton) – Hot Paradise Hot Salsa
2nd: Jump Up & Kick Yo Butt – Jump Up & Kick Yo Butt (La Grange) – Peach Mango Habanero Salsa
3rd: Sgt. Pepper's – Sgt. Pepper's – Smoky Chipotle Pesto

1st: Aztexan – Aztexan Pepper Co. – Habanero Supreme
2nd: Winston's Hot Pepper Sauce
3rd: Sgt. Pepper's – Sgt. Pepper's – Tejas Tears Habanero