The judges and event coordinator for the margarita competition at last weekend’s Mountain Chile Cha Cha smile for a picture. Left to right are Randy Walker, Becky Deitemeyer, event coordinator Jen Lister, Olivia Modern, Chris Pitcher, Nikki Macomber and Melissa Buckley.
By Jacque Aragon | Mountain Chile Cha Cha
The winners for the green chile and margarita contests at last weekend’s Mountain Chile Cha Cha have been announced.
Patty Aragon Green
Chile Classic
The Patty Aragon Green Chile Classic winners are as follows.
Restaurant category
First place: Los Dos Charros, M3.
Second place: Ritual Pagosa, M1.
Third place: Sage, M4.
People’s Choice
First place: Sage, M4.
Second place: Isabel Herrera, M18.
Third place: Malicia Thatcher, M25.
Meat chile
First place: Bev Martinez, M40.
Second place: Lauren Martinez, M24.
Third place: Sandra Griego, M32.
Veggie chile
First place: Melissa Buckley, V7.
Second place: Thatcher, V2.
Third place: Sarah Sacareno, V9.
Margarita competition
The margarita competition winners are as follows.
Judged traditional
First place: Kips, T2.
Second place: Riff Raff on the Rio, T5.
Third place: Soco, T1.
Judged flavored
First place: Chavolos, FD.
Second place: Soco, FA.
Third place: Kips, FB.
People’s Choice traditional
First place: Chavolos, T4.
Second place: Soco, T1.
Third place: Riff Raff on the Rio, T5.
People’s Choice flavored
First place: Kips, FB.
Second place: Chavolos, FD.
Third place: Riff Raff on the Rio, FE.