RGV Cookoff - Fajita Cookoff - BBQ Cookoff

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

RGV Cookoff Host Hotel

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. [...]

2011 Fajita Cookoff Contest Is Coming

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 [...]

2011 City of McAllen Cookoff Team Pics

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 [...]

Fajita Cookoff Officials Judge City Event

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 [...]