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Local News, Salsa
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Salsa Winners
Here are the 2011 Salsa Winners for The fajita Cookoff this year.
1st Place – Rivera Funeral Home
2nd Place – Smoking Guns – McAllen
3rd Place – Cooking Cowboys
4th Place – Up In Smoke
5th Place – Budweiser “Lizards” Cooking Team
6th place – Natural Born Grillers
7th Place – Touch of Gray
8th Place – BMP Radio
9th Place – Pura Vida
10th Place – The Monitor
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Local News, Pan De Campo
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Pan De Campo Winners
The resultas are in for the 2011 Pan De Campo division of the The Fajita Cookoff in Mcallen, Tx.
1st Place – The Monitor
2nd Place – Budweiser “Lizards” Cooking Team
3rd Place – Roman Garza
4th place – Pura Vida
5th Place – Big Daddy’s BBQ
6th Place – Rivera Funeral Home
7th Place – Good Ole Boys
8th Place – BMP Radio
9th Place – Touch of Gray
10th Place – RC Truck Brokerage
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Frijoles A La Charra, Local News
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Frijoles A La Charra Winners
The results are in, and here is the list of the 2011 Frijoles A La Charra Winners. This year we had a VERY close competition with many near ties. Congratulations to all the teams who enetered.
1st Place – Smoking Guns – McAllen
2nd Place – Budweiser “Lizards” cooking Team
3rd Place – Pura Vida
4th Place – RC Truck Brokers
5th Place – A Man And His Grill
6th Place – Big [...]
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Local News, Mollejas
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Mollejas Winners
Here are the 2011 Winners for the Mollejas Division. Congratulations to all the winners in this new division that we have added for 2011.
1st Place – A Man And His Grill
2nd Place – Rivera Funeral Home
3rd Place – Big Daddy’s BBQ
4th Place – Natural Born Grillers
5th Place – Smoking Guns – Brownsville
6th Place – Good Ole Boys
7th Place – Ramon Garza
8th Place – Burns Motors
9th Place – The Monitor
10th Place [...]
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Fajita Traditional, Local News
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Traditional Fajita Winners
The resultas are in for the 2011 Fajita Cookoff. Here is the list of Winners for the Traditional Fajita Division.
1st Place – Budweiser “Lizards” Cooking Team
2nd Place – Big Daddy’s BBQ
3rd Place – Smoking Guns – Brownsville
4th Place – Smoking Guns – McAllen
5th Place - A Man And His Grill
6th Place – H. E. B.
7th Place – Cooking Cowboys
8th Place – Natural Born Grillers
9th Place – RC Truck Brokerage
10th Place [...]
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Fajita Gourmet, Local News
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

2011 Gourmet Fajita Winners
The results are in and what a great Cookoff we had this year. Here is the list of the Winners in our 2011 Fajita Cookoff for the Gourmet Fajita Division.
1st Place – RC Truck Brokerage
2nd Place – HEB
3rd Place – BMP Radio
4th Place – Smoking Guns – Brownsville, Tx
5th Place – Touch of Gray
6th Place – Cooking Cowboys
7th Place – Big Daddy’s BBQ
8th Place – Natural Born Grillers
9th Place – Smoking Guns – McAllen
10th Place [...]
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Local News
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Springhill Suites
McAllen, TX
McAllen’s new Springhill Suites
will be the host hotel this year for
The BBQ Cookoff and The Fajita Cookoff
scheduled for October 1 and 2, 2011
in McAllen, Texas as part of PalmFest.
The new all-suite hotel is right across the
Expressway 83 from the McAllen Convention Center, the site of the Cookoff.
You can get a suite for only $89, regular price is $149. Be sure and mention you are with the Cookoff Events at PalmFest. [...]
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Cookoff News
Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Time to fire up your Pits.
The Fajita Cookoff at PalmFest is scheduled for Oct. 1-2 at the McAllen Convention Center on the Expressway & Ware Rd. in McAllen.
This year’s competition will continue to celebrate the vibrant history of South Texas. All cooking categories are truly indigenous of this community and culture. Research proves the birthplace of the Fajita is The Rio Grande Valley.
We’ve added one additional cooking category this year, Mollejas, on Saturday.
And Sunday will be dedicated to the true [...]
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Local News, Photos
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
McAllen, Texas
March 5, 2011
It was a great time at the Municipal pool park on N Bicentennial.
On Saturday March 5 of this year, thousands of people came to Municipal Park to celebrate the City of McAllen’s first “Employee Appreciation Day”. Along with games & activities, live entertainment and food & beverage, there was a cooking competition with 5 categories. Nineteen City Department Cooking teams competed for the best in fajitas, salsa, charro beans, pan de campo and mollejas.
The City [...]
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Cookoff News
Thursday, April 28th, 2011

McAllen, TX
On Saturday March 5 of this year, thousands of people came to Municipal Park to celebrate the City of McAllen’s first “Employee Appreciation Day”. Along with games & activities, live entertainment and food & beverage, there was a cooking competition with 5 categories. Nineteen City Department Cooking teams competed for the best in fajitas, salsa, charro beans, pan de campo and mollejas.
The City organizers asked The producer of the original Fajita Cook-off, Christopher Julian and The Fajita [...]