Last month saw my first food competition: the San Diego Burger Battle. I’d judged KCBS barbecue, assisted Doug Keiles in Oakland, and covered the World Food Championships, but this was my first time at the helm of my own competition effort. I learned a lot from the experience and over the next couple of days I’ll be sharing those lessons here for anyone who’s thought about competing.
4 Days and Counting to Scovie Deadline
The deadline for entering the 19th annual Scovie Awards Competition is September 5 at midnight, so there’s just five days left to enter. And remember, the more products or categories you enter, the better chance you have to put “a trophy on every bottle.”
Ornamentally Oriented
Most home gardeners, myself included, are so focused the culinary aspect of chile peppers that we forget about their ornamental qualities and how the mostly upright pods change colors over the entire summer and into the early fall.
Hot News
Happy Labor Day Weekend, everybody. This week’s Hot News covers grilling with lava, Toby Keith, and Chicago’s invasion of Texas. Here we go…
Four Great Recipe Articles to Fire Up Your Labor Day Grilling
There are a ton of great Labor Day grill recipe ideas on the SuperSite. Here’s a four course list of a few of them to take you from spicy appetizers into a barbecued dessert coma for the finish.
More Prizes for Scovie Winners
Columbine Label, one of our sponsors of the 2015 Scovie Awards, has announced that the two Grand Prize Winners will each receive 1,000 product labels (with winners’ art work), and all other Scovie winners will receive a $25 voucher to use towards their next order of labels from Columbine.
The Compost Pile Volunteers
From the dirt pile comes the HEAT!
