Best Presentation of Guac:
2021: Kara Oropallo,
“Guacing From Home: Perception vs Reality”
2020: Adam Pava,
“Schoolhouse Guac”
2019: Brandon Oropallo,
“The Guac Thickens”
2018: Angela Pava,
“Jack and the Beanguac”
2017: Adam Pava,
“Ex Guacina”
2016: Brandon Oropallo,
“Guacbuster Video”
2015: Brandon Oropallo,
“Funnel Guac”
2014: Brandon Oropallo,
“Holy ’Mole Mary”
2013: Caitie Anderson,
“Guacton Abbey”
2012: Brandon Oropallo,
“Guack”
2011: Adam Pava,
“Howard the Guac”
2010: Tim McKeon,
“The Guacapellas”
2009: Adam Pava,
“Ms. Guac Man”
2008: Robert Saccenti,
“GuacAlien”
2007: Kevin Seccia,
“Guaczilla”
2006: Melissa Yancy,
“Guactanamo Bay”
2005: Tim McKeon,
“Guac Like an Egyptian”
2004: Christine Landry,
“Bacon Guacamole”
2003: Adam Pava,
“Guac Bless America”
Best Tasting Traditional Guac:
2021*: Kara Oropallo,
“Guacing From Home: Perception vs Reality”
(*virtual year, no taste category, Best Title instead)
2020: Michael Zimmer,
“Chicavocado Guac”
2019: Levy/Friedman family, executive chef Rhonie Friedman,
“State of Guac”
2018: Josh Lee, Leithan Lee & Allison Meredith,
“Ya Basic”
2017: Justin Byrne & Liz Nico,
“Traditional Guac in a Bowl That Kind of Looks Like An Avocado”
2016: Josh & Leithen Lee,
“Bloody Good Guac”
2015: Alie & Rowan Lee,
“Alie is Awesome Guac”
2014: Mark Heyman & Diana Fithian,
“Take a Guac On The Wild Side”
2013: Steve Tavernia,
“Guacin’ On The Sun”
2012: Dave Allen & Lauren Edson,
“Chi-guac-tle”
2011: Alie & Leithen Lee,
Untitled traditional guac
2010: Julie Halton,
“Thug Life” (aka TuGuac Shakur)
2009: Christine Landry,
“Guac, Paper, Scissors”
2008: Martina Papinchak & Nathaniel Bozen,
“Guac ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots”
2007: Shahan Sonassian,
“Untitled”
2006: Lisa Gibson & Jason VanBorssum,
“Guac Cousteau”
2005: Tie: Sara Kate Levy & Dave Friedman,
“Mortar and Pestle”;
Audrey Diehl, “Untitled”
2004: Shahan Sonassian,
“Untitled”
2003: Shahan Sonassian,
“Untitled”
Best Tasting Alternative Guac:
2021: Maurissa Horwitz and Travis Mutchler,
“The Queen’s Guacit”
2020: Jordan Boeder & Amanda Lindemann,
“There Will Be Guac”
2019: Maggie Flynn & Ian Nyeste,
“Guacamochi”
2018: Michael Zimmer & Teira Gunlock,
“Deep Fried Choco-mole Bites”
2017: Michael Zimmer & Teira Gunlock,
“Gyozamole”
2016: Michael Zimmer,
“Wok-amole”
2015: Maggie Flynn & Ian Nyeste,
“Guacamole Jam”
2014: Christine Landry & Robert Bernal,
“The Guacing Pot”
2013: Matt & Maurissa O’Connell,
“Tater Guacs”
2012: Christine Landry & Robert Bernal,
“Guac Corn”
2011: Blake Lemons,
“7% GBV (Guac By Volume) Beer”
2010: Tim McKeon,
“The Guacapellas”
2009: Craig Anderson,
“Fried Guac With Habanero Aioli”
2008: Ian Nyeste & Maggie Flynn,
“Fried Guacamole Raviolé”
2007: Steve Shoffner & Lara Minassian,
“Guacolate Chip Ice Cream”
2006: Christine Landry,
“Tequila Guacingbird”
2005: Tim McKeon,
“Chocolate Guac”
2004: Christine Landry,
“Bacon Guacamole”
2003: Aimee Dow & Adam Chase,
“Mint Guacamole”
The Icarus Award:
2021: Matt Waynee,
“DJ Guac: My Guac InTox”
2020: Maurissa Horwitz,
“Guac Pops”
2019: Tim & Danielle McKeon,
“Wicked Guac-some”
2018: Brandon Oropallo,
“Guactor Pepper”
2017: Alex Woo, Whitney Friedlander & Baby Hudson,
“Sean Spicy & Quesoanne Conway’s Alternative Guac”
2016: “Brandon Oropallo,
Guacbuster Video”
2015: Andy Bean,
“Sockamole”
2014: Jordan Boeder & Amanda Lindemann,
“The Wolf of Guac Street”
2013: Adam Pava,
“Bubble Guac Gumballs”
2012: Adam Pava,
“The Guacquarium”
2011: Angela Park,
“Jellomole”
2010: Greg & Michelle Steele,
“GWARcamole”
2009: Michael Zimmer,
“Gueer”
2008: Adam Pava,
“Guacweiler Beach”
2007: Shahan Sonassian,
“Guacsicles”
2006: Brandon Oropallo,
“Guac-king Stuffers”
*If anyone remembers winners from previous years, please let me know! (My memory is hazy of the early years, before cameras were invented.)