ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL & COLORADO STATE - AUGUST 21-22, 2010
Two great cookoffs were held again at the base of the Winter Park Ski Resort (9100 ft.) in Winter Park, Colorado. The weather was perfect both days, and all of the cooks enjoyed the beautiful mountains that surrounded them. We had several new cooks and cooking teams this year, that enjoyed themselves so much, that they said they’d start coming out to more cookoffs. Cooks were mostly from Colorado, but we had Florida and Texas represented as well. Over $2200 was raised selling 2 for $1 tasting cups, for the country’s premier National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD), based there at the Winter Park Resort.
The new Cookoff Chairman, Aaron Davidson, along with his assistant, Brian Bishop, did a bang up job of putting the cookoffs together, and kept the judging area stocked with plenty of great judges, condiments for judging and lots of drinks. The scorekeeping crew this year, which consisted of Kathy Plager, Chief Scorekeeper, Kay and Mike Rook, Aaron Davidson, and Kristi Audette and Heather Cracraft from the Town of Superior Cookoff (Saturday only), kept the judging area running very smoothly both days.
The Fraser Valley Guacamole Off had 6 entries this year, and it was amazing how different they all looked and tasted.
Fun times were had by all the cooks, judges, and lots of public, who gobbled up plenty of People’s Choice chili that the cooks provided.
Now on to the winners:
(Saturday)
Best Booth
Fresh Mates Chili Team - CO
Fraser Valley Guac-Off
3rd Place - Bonnie Tomasek - CO
2nd Place - Chris Heilbrun - CO
1st Place - Lemonte Gregory - CO
Salsa
3rd Place - Mary Parker - CO
2nd Place - Chris Heilbrun - CO
1st Place - Edward Huffman - CO
Chili Verde
3rd Place - Edward Huffman - CO
2nd Place - Sean Richardson - CO
1st Place - Nick Knutson - CO
Red Chili
HM 5th Place - Mary Parker - CO
HM 4th Place - Jim Webster - CO
3rd Place - Sean Richardson - CO
2nd Place - Priscilla Licon - CO
1st Place - Erika Knutson - CO (Completes Hat Trick)
(Sunday)
Best Booth
Red Scot Chile Peppers - CO
Salsa
3rd Place - Sue Schools - TX
2nd Place - Lemonte Gregory - CO
1st Place - Chris Heilbrun - CO
Chili Verde
3rd Place - Sean Richardson - CO
2nd Place - Edward Huffman - CO
1st Place - Chris Everhart - FL (Completes Hat Trick)
Red Chili
HM 5th Place - Sean Richardson - CO
HM 4th Place - Nick Knutson - CO
3rd Place - Mary Parker - CO
2nd Place - Jim Webster - CO
1st Place - Al Henry - CO (Completes Hat Trick)
Bob Plager
Chief Judge
