20th Annual Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival Contest Winners – 2010

Individual Category

1st: Matt Hudson
2nd: Steven Rivera
3rd: Matt Hudson
Honorable Mention: – Marcus Sillers, Kristin Lobstein, Bud Spaar, John Robinson, Kala Uprety, Cheryl Sipowski, Scott Nettles, J. B. Larrimer, Patty Tomasco, Kevin Whitton, Deborah Vogt, David Bernard, Amy Zeinner, Laura Martinez, Sonya Miller, Carmen Joseph Hasse

1st: Brian Morrison
2nd: Tom Frist – Tom Frist (Florence)
3rd: Sue Sanders
Honorable Mention: – Laurie Lynch, Arty Passes, Rebecca Cooper, Eddie O'Connor, Hunt Grundy, Paul Whitman/Ozzy Tamez, Stephen Fox, Gary Peifer, Martha Samaniego Calderon

1st: Russell & Mattie Lewis
2nd: Brian Campbell – Brian Campbell (Cypress)
3rd: Kevin Lewis
Honorable Mention: – Sam Constantino, Patty Tomasco, Shane Pickett, Kim Smith/Alan Goldstein, Marcus Sillers, Vanessa Brightman, Marvin Perez, Martin DeRiso, John Cargill, Selina Guerra, Melanie Marley, Arty Passes, Tony Onzures, Scott D. McIntosh

Restaurant Category

1st: Santa Rita
2nd: Izzoz Tacos
3rd: Sazón
Honorable Mention: – Torchy's Tacos, Las Lomas Tex-Mex, La Reyna Restaurant, Texican Cafe, Aquarelle, Westfall Cafe - Westlake Medical Center, El Rincon (Pflugerville), Las Lomas Tex-Mex, El Caribe Mexican Restaurant, Aster's Ethiopian Restaurant, Hot Chix Wing Joint

1st: – Chucho's Mexican Restaurant (Pflugerville)
2nd: El Rincon – El Rincon (Pflugerville)
3rd: Las Lomas Tex-Mex Cantina
Honorable Mention: – Sazón, Casa Chapala Mexican Grill, Tacodeli, La Condesa

1st: Tacodeli
2nd: Casa Chapala Mexican Grill & Cantina
3rd: Curra's Grill
Honorable Mention: – Sazón, Iguana Grill, Torchy's Tacos

Commercial Bottlers People's Choice

1st: Don't Panic Hispanic
2nd: Tears of Joy Sauces – Tears of Joy – 6th Street Salsa Red
3rd: Austin Slow Burn – Austin Slow Burn – Salsa con Habanero
Honorable Mention: – Texas-Texas Habanero Heaven, Kala's Kuisine Curry Chipotle, Two Brothers Chipotle Salsa (Richardson, TX)

1st: Tears of Joy Sauces – Tears of Joy – 6th Street Salsa Green
2nd: Don't Panic Hispanic – Don't Panic Hispanic – Greengo Salsa
3rd: Austin Slow Burn – Austin Slow Burn – Salsa Verde
Honorable Mention: – Sgt. Pepper's El Chipotle Roasted Tomatillo

1st: Logan's – Logan's – Habanero Relish
2nd: Tears of Joy Sauces – Tears of Joy – Tequila Lime Hot Sauce
3rd: Austin Slow Burn – Austin Slow Burn – Green Chile Salsa Fresca
Honorable Mention: – Texas-Texas Fresh Roma Roasted, Winston's Mango Sauce, Granddaddy's Sweet Southern Heat (Midland, TX)

1st: Aztexan – Aztexan – Habanero Supreme
2nd: Tears of Joy Sauces – Tears of Joy – August in Austin Hot Sauce
3rd: Austin Slow Burn – Austin Slow Burn – Creamy Jalape&ntiled;o
Honorable Mention: Kala's Kuisine – Kala's Kuisine – Curry-Cayenne

Commercial Bottlers Judged by Celebrity Judges

1st: Salsa, Texas, Intl. – Salsa, Texas, Intl. (Houston)
2nd: Austin Slow Burn – Austin Slow Burn – Salsa Con Habanero
3rd: Don't Panic Hispanic
Honorable Mention: – Salsa, Texas, Intl. (Houston)

1st: Kala's Kuisine – Kala's Kuisine – Mirchi-Masala Salsa
2nd: Tears of Joy Sauces – Tears of Joy – 6th Street Green

1st: Redback Chilli Company – Redback Chilli Company – Chilli Chutney
2nd: Kala's Kuisine – Kala's Kuisine – Mango Chutney
3rd: Texas-Texas – Texas-Texas – Fresh Roma Roasted
Honorable Mention: Salsa, Texas, Intl. – Salsa, Texas, Intl. (Houston)

1st: Sgt. Pepper's – Sgt. Pepper's – Tropical Tears Mango Ginger
2nd: Big Daddy's – Big Daddy's (Houston) – Ass Burn Hot Sauce
3rd: Tony Legner's – Tony Legner's (Rockport, TX) – Cat5
Honorable Mention: – Tears of Joy – August in Austin, Sgt. Pepper's – Chipotle Del Sol Smokin Hot Sauce, Kala's Kuisine – Curry-Cayenne, Aztexan – Habanero Supreme