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

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

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 [...]]]> 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 Daddy’s BBQ
 7th Place – Cooking Cowboys
 8th Place – Rivera Funeral Home
 9th Place – Burns Motors
10th Place – Lone Star Motley Q

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 [...]]]> 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 – BMP Radio

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 [...]]]> 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 – Pura Vida

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 [...]]]> 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 – Lone Star Motley Q

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. [...]]]>

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 [...]]]> 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 Fajita, traditional & gourmet.

$3,800 will be awarded to the top teams along with the most coveted prize of the Cookoff, custom hard-made miniature BBQ Pit Trophies from Camco Wheel & Axle.

The two day entry fee of all 6 cooking categories, Salsa, Pan de Campo, Frijoles, Mollejas, Traditional & Gourmet fajita is only $175. As a bonus, we are including the Showmanship award of $500 & a custom hand-made trophy to the winner. Who will be the next Fajita aficionado.

 Reminder, The Fajita Cookoff is part of PalmFest International Folk life Celebration with games & carnival attractions, cowboys & Indians, car show & cultural displays, as well as an Outdoor Mercado.

Come join all the family fun & earn the bragging rights of The Fajita Cookoff at PalmFest.

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 [...]]]>

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 organizers asked The producer of the original Fajita Cook-off, Christopher Julian and The Fajita Marshall and general manager, Richard Womeldorf, to conduct the judging of the contest.

They immediately jumped into action, along with the Cook-off’s official score keeper Christine Tucker, by contacting several judges, printing out the score cards & official tally sheets.

        All was going well when the first category, salsa, was turned in. Then all hell broke loose. A Cold Front blew in & boy did it blow! For the next hour, chilling rain & 50 mph winds blew and people scattered for shelter. The judging tent was completely drenched along with all the judges & judging forms. Right when we thought the day was done, here came cooking teams with their second category entry, pan de campo. When we told them we may not be able to continue, the event organizers Adrian Olguin and crew from Traffic Dept. came to our rescue with dry paper, pencils and dry judges. We continued judging the rest of the categories, the sun came out & so did all the people.

         All in all it turned out to be a beautiful day and some great tasting entries.
“This was the most challenging cook-off we’ve ever been in, said Richard Womeldorf.
“All of the City Cooking Teams endured some of the roughest weather ever and all of them hung in there & performed.

The winner of the Fajita category not only got 1st place, but a free entry into The Fajita Cook-off at PalmFest this year on Oct. 1-2 at the McAllen Convention Center. “We were so impressed with their performance, we are even adding mollejas to our Cook-off at PalmFest, said Christopher Julian.

       The City organizers asked The producer of the original Fajita Cook-off, Christopher Julian and The Fajita [...]]]> 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 Marshall and general manager, Richard Womeldorf, to conduct the judging of the contest.

They immediately jumped into action, along with the Cook-off’s official score keeper Christine Tucker, by contacting several judges, printing out the score cards & official tally sheets.

        All was going well when the first category, salsa, was turned in. Then all hell broke loose. A Cold Front blew in & boy did it blow! For the next hour, chilling rain & 50 mph winds blew and people scattered for shelter. The judging tent was completely drenched along with all the judges & judging forms. Right when we thought the day was done, here came cooking teams with their second category entry, pan de campo. When we told them we may not be able to continue, the event organizers Adrian Olguin and crew from Traffic Dept. came to our rescue with dry paper, pencils and dry judges. We continued judging the rest of the categories, the sun came out & so did all the people.

         All in all it turned out to be a beautiful day and some great tasting entries.
“This was the most challenging cook-off we’ve ever been in, said Richard Womeldorf.
“All of the City Cooking Teams endured some of the roughest weather ever and all of them hung in there & performed.

The winner of the Fajita category not only got 1st place, but a free entry into The Fajita Cook-off at PalmFest this year on Oct. 1-2 at the McAllen Convention Center. “We were so impressed with their performance, we are even adding mollejas to our Cook-off at PalmFest, said Christopher Julian.