Three veteran winners, and one new loser. And everything in-between!
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- “Ghost,” by Jordan Boeder. So so so spicy, just like that scene with the pottery wheel.
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- Jordan taking joy in the fact that he’s about to burn everyone’s mouth up with ghost pepper.
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- “Guacket Jets,” my classic Disneyland tribute, second place in Best Presentation.
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- It had a motor that made the jets fly round and round, making it a challenge to dip your chip.
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- Thumbs up to rotating entries!
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- Angela Pava’s “Guac-kimchi-mole,” tied for second in Icarus. With three banchan chips!
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- How can you hate a guac when it comes with a smile like that?! (When it’s filled with kimchi, that’s when.)
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- Krupa Desai’s “Guammus,” an unholy concoction of guac and hummus. Which tasted exactly as it sounds.
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- Krupa and her hummus. It’s a pita she didn’t get more votes.
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- “Sockamole,” Andy Bean’s Icarus Award “winner.” With pieces of sock to use as chips. Yum!
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- Andy feeding his daughter Uma a sock-chip. Uma refusing to play along. Smart kid.
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- Maggie and Ian’s “Guacamole Jam,” winner of Best Alternative Guac.
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- Along with the guac jam, there were cornbread muffins and honey butter to help it go down.
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- Maggie and Ian “guacing” out to their “jam.”
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- “My Guac With The Lord,” by Chris Carter. Inspiring. Spiritual. Delicious.
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- Chris looking super religious with his entry.
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- The Desowitz’s guac brownies, with a confusing name. But they were good!
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- Dave Miller’s ode to hating and being allergic to guacamole.
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- Dave showing how guac makes him feel.
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- Brandon Oropallo’s “Funnel Guac,” winner of Best Presentation.
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- Brandon poses with his circus/state fair-inspired entry.
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- Steve prepping his rolls.
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- Jim Sutherland’s second entry, a traditional with no pun, intended or achieved.
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- Alie Lee’s “Alie Is Awesome Guac,” Winner of Best Traditional. No sign, no pun. Just winning guac.
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- Jim, so happy, so naive, before knowing he was about to take second place in the Icarus Award.
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- Jim Sutherland’s “CoffeeMole,” made with Trystero cold brew. Two great tastes, finally together.
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- Alie Lee’s second entry, an alternative with oranges. It was really good! But not crazy(eyes) enough to win.
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- A non-guac non-entry from the delightful Brenda Vaccaro. She’s a legend, people!
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- Michael Zimmer’s “Savory Guacamole Shortcake.” A terrible Saturday morning cartoon.
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- “Hector Sala-Mango” by Blake Lemons & Vy Trinh. Made with salmon and mango. Obvs.
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- Matt & Maurissa O’Connell’s “I Am Guac,” third place in Best Presentation.
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- Sean Cole’s “Art’ in Spin’ Guac” which had ARTichoke and SPINach” — clever and cool looking!
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- “Star Guac” Matt with his baby Groot creation.
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- A Steven Guacing entry by Julie Lofrano. So many sciencey details…
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- …From the Photoshopped books with guacternative names…
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- …to the mini Steven Guacing in a wheelchair, next to a science experiment.
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- Julie Halton’s “Hans ‘Mole’ Man,” a play on old man character on The Simpsons. He always dies, as does guac.
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- Steve Tavernia’s “Guac N Roll” with bacon and gorgonzola. They did rock.
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- “Guac. It. Out.” Teira Gunlock’s Full House inspired traditional, tying 2nd place with Julie’s.
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- Kwala Mandel’s second try on “Guactails,” this time with more guac! As long as there’s booze, I’m happy.
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- Greg with his hot date.
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- Shawn and Farrah Gauthier’s “Guac Wonderful,” a pom-tastic second place in Best Alternative Guac.
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- The party, partying.
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- This is what we do it all for. Trophies. Fame. A waterfront view. All thanks to Guac.
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- Alie taking the Traditional prize.
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- Maggie and Ian accepting their Alternative trophy. Look at the pride! Look at that shirt!
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- Me awkwardly accepting Andy Bean’s award on his behalf, since he had to leave…
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- Brandon hoisting the Presentation trophy, which I just got back from him for the party.
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- But in the Winner’s Lounge champagne toast, we Facetimed with him. It was probably very loud for him.
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- Drinkin’ from trophies.
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- Tastes like success. And silver polish.
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- The timid sip of victory.
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- This year’s winners!!
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- “Bracamole” by Greg Little. I’ve seen guac with melons before, but not like this.
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- The Winner’s Lounge, for winners only. With an unbreakable velvet rope to keep out the riffraff.
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- Guac Bowl after dark.
