243 avocados. 4 trophies. 1 blown-out toilet.
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- Jordan showing off his bloody creation.
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- Hot Guacety telling you what to do.
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- Ms. Guacman, by Adam Pava. Winner, Best Presentation of Guac.
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- The maze had habenero energizers, home-made ghost tortilla chips, and all the food prizes at the bottom.
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- I built the entire thing from scratch (except the stools). Note the instructions telling you how to “play.”
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- Each chip was cut to look like Ms. Pacman, complete with bow (made with sucky food-coloring pen).
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- The big logo.
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- Notice the “guaca guaca” on the trim. I also had a speaker repeating this over and over, with game sound effects.
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- Detail shot of ghost chips, dyed with food coloring before frying.
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- Black Guac Down, by my 14 year old cousin Jordan.
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- With a microwave to heat your Hot Guacet, to give ‘em the authentic experience.
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- Individually wrapped in beautiful/funny boxes.
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- Angela’s “Hot Guacets,” with real guacamole and cheese inside flaky pastries!
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- Slumguac Millionaire, the first of two Slumdog guacs this year. This one was made with curry.
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- Someone unboxing their Hot Guacket.
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- An appropriate sign for the movie scene it recreated.
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- Gueer, the first ever beer brewed with guacamole, by Michael Zimmer. Winner of The Icarus Award.
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- It tasted… well, let’s just say it deserved its Icarus Award.
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- …and had these bacon-wrapped avocado slices on the side.
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- “I Don’t Like Guacamole… Guacamole.” There’s always at least one protest entry ever year, and one was delicious.
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- “*Now With Bacon,” a bacon guac. It started out with bacon mixed in…
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- Guacka, Guacka, Guacka! A Fozzie Bear-inspired guac.
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- Avocado Pudding Pie, Waynee’s big comeback after trying a less-successful sweet guac (cookies) last year.
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- The “caviar” itself was actually tomatoes and serrano chili turned into little dots using molecular gastronomy.
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- Signage.
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- Southwestern Caviar Service, an intricate guac with many parts: blini, mousse, and caviar.
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- The Guac Market Crash of 2009 — a topical guac.
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- A sober reminder to all of us that we’re celebrating with excess while others are suffering. Thanks, Alex.
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- Willy Wonka and the Guacolate Factory, with chocolate, marshmallows and lots of other sweets.
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- These cinnamon chips were “like candy,” as Mike put it.
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- Until Sean got wise and combined it all into one.
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- Getting him through the door…
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- “He’s No Guac To Me Dead,” inspired by Han Solo stuck in carbinate.
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- The Three Little AvoHOGdos, an adorable fairy tale guac.
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- Notice the fine pig-face detail on the avocado pits! And the three pig’s houses.
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- The face was molded from the original prop, and body/arms made with mannequin parts and papier mache.
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- Mwaa!
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- Rob next to his masterpiece.
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- Guac Dogs, with Taco Sauce and Salsa Con Queso in the ketchup and mustard containers.
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- With rice paper to keep the guac in wiener shape.
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- Guacastoli, a vodka infused with all the ingredients of guac.
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- It was tasty, and got us that much closer to getting drunk and voting for it!
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- Fraggle Guac, an awesome pun that I was shocked hadn’t been done before.
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- Signage.
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- The Fraggle cave from the opening of the show.
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- Guacxic Waste, a suuuper-spicy guac made with more types of chilis than I can remember.
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- Notice the rubber gloves used to handle the guac with care.
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- Guac-Paper-Scissors, winner of Best Tasting Guacamole, Traditional Category.
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- Guac-tuplets of Whittier, a guac ripped from today’s headlines. Why only seven babies in her guac-stomach?
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- … Because the eighth one is buried in the guac, of course! (Still doesn’t explain why Curious George is a baby.)
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- Great Photoshop work — I especially like the guac stains on their scrubs.
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- Guappie Pies, a salute to Whoopie Pies.
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- OMFG! Oh My F***ing Guac, another great traditional guac.
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- Our second Slumdog entry, this one made with Masala.
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- “Guac Bowl” — get it? Despite the store-bought guac and price tag still on the ball, this was pretty funny.
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- Avocado Pie, with Frito crust. Delicious!
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- An unnamed traditional guac from past-winner Audrey, who refused to play the “guac name game.”
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- It started dripping halfway through the party. Gross.
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- The reason we all enter — the perpetual trophies.
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- Fried Guac with Habanero Aioli, winner of Best Tasting Guac, Alternative Category, by Craig Anderson.
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- Girls and donuts.
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- Gnocchi-Mole, a delicious hot entry.
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- Nice signage explaining the ingredients.
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- Clever signage.
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- Marta is a master of beautiful displays.
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- Great signage and lobster claws made from wontons for dippin’.
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- Guac Lobster, a gorgeous lobster made from red bell peppers and other veggies.
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- Award announcements!
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- We were video conferencing with Guac Bowl East, so Mike aimed the computer at the award announcements.
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- Christine accepting her trophy for Best Traditional Guac.
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- Heavy!
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- The happy winner.
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- Kara flashin’ some thumbs.
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- Zimmer accepting his trophy for The Icarus Award.
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- Zimmer: a tall man with a tiny trophy.
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- Adam accepting his award for Best Presentation.
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- Craig drinking from his trophy, in classic Guac Bowl tradition.
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- Shahan and Emily were disappointed. That’s what happens when you don’t enter.
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- Christine Landry next to her award-winner. (She added lettering after some people didn’t get the pun. Idiots.)
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- Fozzie would be proud of the pun, but Julie was clearly sad that she lost.
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- Charlie showing off his masterpiece.
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- Kara, chowin’ down on her adorable creation.
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- The Han Solo cleanup.
