
2008 THE BBQ COOKOFF WINNERS LIST
GRAND CHAMPION
DANNY LUERA – BIG "D"’s BBQ – 22 points
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARY CONTREAS – FAST LANE BBQ – 21 points
CHICKEN DIVISION
Brenda Gozalez – Jolly Rogers
Danny Luera – Big "D"’s BBQ
Joel Contreas – Los Tios Y Los Primos
Elijio Garcia – Budweiser LIZARDS Cooking Team
Erica Ponce – TA-CO-MADRE
Mary Contreas – FastLand BBQ
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April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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2008 THE BBQ COOKOFF WINNERS LIST
GRAND CHAMPION
DANNY LUERA – BIG "D"’s BBQ – 22 points
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARY CONTREAS – FAST LANE BBQ – 21 points
RIBS
Danny Luera – Big "D"’s BBQ
Mary Contreas – FastLane BBQ
Brenda Gonzalez – Jolly Rogers
Alex Lopez – Los Charros Locos BBQ
Kevin Collier – Smashed Potatoes
Frank Cadena – Texas Pit Stoppers
Erica Ponce – [...]
April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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2008 THE BBQ COOKOFF WINNERS LIST
GRAND CHAMPION
DANNY LUERA – BIG "D"’s BBQ – 22 points
RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
MARY CONTREAS – FAST LANE BBQ – 21 points
BRISKET
Edward Vasquez – The Smokepranos
Elias Quiroz – Natural Born Grillers
Tim Obst – Debbie’s Flower Shop
Mary Contreas – Fast Lane BBQ
Hector Padilla/Blake Hall – Lack’s Valley Stores
La Zario Young
Elisio Garcia – Budweiser [...]
April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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2008 THE FAJITA COOKOFF WINNERS LIST
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
R.C. Truckers Brokerage
TRADITIONAL DIVISION
Juan Arce – Puro Rancho Cooking Team
Elijio Garcia – Budweiser LIZARDS Cooking Team
Britt Massie – RE/MAX 1st Choice
? ? ? – Clark Chevolet Cooking Team
Juan Gonzalez – Individual
Hector Padilla/Blake Hall – Lack’s Valley Stores
Frank Cadena – Texas PitStoppers
Roel Castro – R.C. Trukers Brokerage
Jay & Myra Falcon – [...]
April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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2008 THE FAJITA COOKOFF WINNERS LIST
SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
R.C. Truckers Brokerage
GOURMET DIVISION
Juan Gonzalez – Individual
Frank Cadena – Texas Pit Stoppers
Britt Massie – RE/MAX 1st Choice
Tim Obst – Debbie’s Flowers
H.E.B. Cooking Team
Congratulations to all the teams that competed this year.
April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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“The Boggus Super Duties” Cooking Team
1st Cookoff Entry
McAllen
Boggus Ford in McAllen is the first official paid entry in this year’s Fajita Cookoff scheduled for October 4-5 at the new McAllen Convention Center on Expressway 83 [...]
April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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The Most Coveted Award at
The RGV Cookoff
McAllen, TX – James Cameron, owner of Camco Wheel and Axle is committed! Not to a mental hospital, although some think he should, but to making the most unique and “tricked out” trophy he has ever made for The Fajita Cook Off this year.
The trophies are being sponsored by [...]
09/04/2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
McAllen – HEB Food Stores will be one of the primary food concessionaires at this year’s PalmFest International Folklife Celebration, scheduled for October 4-5 at the new McAllen Convention Center.
HEB will be serving up gorditas, chicharrón, ice cream pops, fruit cups, and other delicious items. Hey! Sport Concession and Catering will be [...]
April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Coalition Against False Fajitas
JOIN THE COALITION at
THE FAJITA COOKOFF
PALMFEST 2008 at New Convention Center
McAllen, TX – The Coalition Against False Fajitas – aka C.A.F.F., whose members are referred to as Mad CAFFs. Because of the profilaration of false fajitas, (i.e.: chicken fajitas, pork, shrimp, and others) the coalition was formed to help stamp out [...]
April 19, 2009 | Posted in
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2009 Official RULES and REGS and ENTRY Forms
REVISED 08/27/2009
NEW LOWER ENTRY FEE
RGV COOKOFF STIMULUS PLAN
JOIN IN AND HAVE SOME FUN
WIN TROPHIES, AND WIN $$$$$
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RGV COOKOFF 2009
"An Official Texas State BBQ Championship Competition"
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Saturday 10/03 IBCA Sanctioned Cookoff (*)
PRIZES – Sanctioned event – Saturday:
$10,000 guaranteed
$ 2,000 per category
$ 1,000 – 1st
$ 600 – 2nd
$ 400 – 3rd
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JUDGING 5 CATEGORIES
ON SATURDAY
Brisket
Pork Spare Ribs
½Chicken
Fajitas
Fajitas – [...]
April 19, 2009 | Posted in
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