A new house, a sexy robot, and a literal Icarus Award.
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- Ava the Sexy Robot longingly stares at the trophies, hoping she’ll pass the Guacamole Turing test.
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- Me and my creation, before she destroys me, and humanity. (Spoiler!)
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- The guac was located inside her midsection. You had to navigate the wires to get to it.
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- “Ex Guacina,” Winner of Best Presentation, 2017.
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- Maurissa with her “Guinkies,” Hostess Twinkies made of cornbread, filled with guac!
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- Look at that amazing artwork, and packaging!
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- Angela’s “Guacy Cotton Candy,” made with real avocado, lime and jalapeño extracts. And tortilla cone!
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- Each one was a labor of love. She’s smiling through her frustration. But notice the custom apron!
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- Zimmer and Teira making their “Gyozamole,” Winner of Best Alternative, 2017!
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- Zimmer loves making Guac-Asian cuisine, and keeps winning for it! That smirk says “try to stop me.”
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- Each guac-stuffed gyoza came with a little dipping sauce.
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- Maggie and Ian’s “Tuscan Guac,” made with white beans, basil and cucumber, served bruschetta style.
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- Justin and Liz’s winning “Traditional Guac”… and “Pele’s Gift,” an alternative pineapple guac they made.
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- Justin and Liz with their Best Traditional 2017 winner! First timers!
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- Alex with his Quesoanne Conway dip, before it exploded. He was so innocent then.
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- Hilarious idea, even before the gods made it funnier by ruining it.
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- And here’s the mess Sean Spicer and Kellyanne Conway have made of our world.
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- “Out of Mo-league,” Brandon’s big swing for traditional, after being the Jordan of Presentation.
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- “Avocado-Kedavra,” Josh and Allison’s Harry Potter spell themed entry.
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- Notice the tombstones of fallen Potter characters. That’s what I call a Death Eater.
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- Josh and Allison with their creation. And a Trump-shaped growth coming from Alison’s head?
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- “Guactor Strange,” Julie Lofrano’s annual pop-culture inspired creation.
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- “Squawk Bowl,” our second of three Trump guacs. This one with a mysterious riddle.
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- And our third Orange One entry, “Trumped-Up Guac-onomics” by Jordan and Amanda.
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- DeconGuac’d, my mom’s deconstructed take on guacamole.
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- Jim’s “Choco-Mole Stout,” brewed with mole spices and avocado. Our third guac beer over the years, and the best.
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- Jim infused a batch with cilantro and lime, but ditched it before bottling because “it smelled weird.” Good call.
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- “Braucnies,” Robin’s second attempt at guac-brownies, after three attempts at “Guacolate.” Consistent!
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- Young Samantha made her own entry for the first time this year, “The Guackers Against the Chippers.”
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- Samantha with her football themed entry. The players were fried cut out tort
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- “Spicy Guacballs,” Nick’s first entry. Look at them glisten. No one can resist his Schweddy Balls.
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- Nick pointing to his balls. His balls are here for your pleasure.
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- Jaikar’s “A Guactacular Galaxy,” to scale (*not to scale). With the sun-pit in the middle, of course.
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- Really makes you feel insignificant in the big scheme of things, huh?
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- “Guac Stuffed Garlic Knots,” by Curtis and Desi. Exactly what they sound like: delish
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- Sean’s “Guac-O’s,” onion rings made with with avocado. With a chipotle dip, of course!
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- Sean saucily poses with his onion rings.
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- “Inguaxicated,” Edie and David’s attempt to get us all drunk… on guac!
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- David and Edie pose with their alcoholic creation.
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- “Holy Guacamole,” in a mug with Jesus holding scissors, obvs.
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- Caroline with her holy creation.
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- Previous champions Mark and Diana’s traditional guac, with a name to match.
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- Mark, Diana and Phoebe. Look at that adorable thing, taking credit for her parent’s hard work
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- Jen’s “Bowling Guac Massacre” which, as the card says, doesn’t make sense. Quesoanne strikes again!!
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- Dave and Melanie’s “GuacingJay,” a Hunger Games guac for hungry gamers.
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- I’m surprised it wasn’t served with… Peeta bread.
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- Albert & Anil’s late comer entry, “Quarter Flower Spicy Guac Toast Down.” Literally a mouthful.
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- Brandi’s entry, “Tomatillo Brady,” which after that game is now the undisputed greatest of all time, right?
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- Guac Bowl isn’t complete til Steve shows up with a super-late entry! Classic Steve, delicious and unappreciated.
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- Hazy view, happy friends.
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- Waynee making Maya super jealous.
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- Jim is so excited to try this.
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- Game watchers inside.
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- Game watchers outside. Or maybe that’s Gaga’s halftime show?
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- Trophy presentation time! Justin and Liz take Traditional
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- Zimmer and Teira defend their crown!
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- Alex and Whitney humbly accept the Icarus Award, while baby Hudson protests.
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- Sharing the win with my lover. And look, you can finally see her wires glow at night!
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- The traditional drinking of champagne in the Winner’s Lounge (now in Angela’s Secret Garden.)
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- Tastes like victory, with a hint of silver polish.
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- Winners. Red-eyed from the excitement.
