WINNERS OF THE BEST BITES COMPETITION
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
1st Place: Cotton Culinary: The Cotton Pearl (duck fat crostini with wagyu beef and lemon beurre blanc pearl)
2nd Place: Patra Lee’s Kitchen: Caramel stracciatella ice cream with praline and caramel whiskey swirl
TRAILBLAZER APPETIZER AWARD
1st Place: Low Tide Kitchen & Bar: Ceviche with cilantro citrus sauce on corn tortilla chip
2nd Place: Terrace 54 Bar & Table: T54 bang bang shrimp (crispy shrimp tossed in signature sauce) 3rd Place: Henderson & Kane General Store: Mighty Meaty Mac
LONE STAR ENTRÉE AWARD
1st Place: Patagonia Grill & Café: Sausage rib-eye outside skirt steak
2nd Place: Calavera Mexican Kitchen: Taco al pastor with grilled pineapple and salsa, and a dessert of cajeta mousse with raspberry jelly, candied pecan and vanilla Chantilly ice cream
3rd Place: North Italia: Braised short rib over creamy mascarpone polenta with mushroom medley and marsala jus
TWO-STEPPIN’ DESSERT AWARD
1st Place: Mostly Chocolate: Barrel-aged tequila chocolate bonbon filled with lime sea salt and tequila-infused ganache 2nd Place: Whiskey Cake: Signature whiskey cake 3rd Place: Cacao and Cardamom: Popcorn and Butter (a buttery caramel layered with popcorn praline crunch
OUTSTANDING SHOWMANSHIP AWARD
1st Place: Eculent 2nd Place: Brother’s Produce
TASTY TRADITION AWARD
1st Place: Joyce’s Seafood & Steaks: White chocolate bread pudding
2nd Place: Carrabba’s: Meatballs with homemade pomodoro sauce
ROOKIE AWARD
Patra Lee’s Kitchen: Caramel stracciatella ice cream with praline and caramel whiskey swirl
TRAIL BOSS FOOD TRUCK AWARD
Capone’s Oven & Bar: Capone’s pizza