Results from 2023 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: Aishel House (Holy Chili Peppers)
• 2nd Place: Chabad of Sugar Land (Noshin Neshamos)
• 3rd Place: Basi Legani
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: TeDan Surgical Innovations (Phantom Chili Peppers)
• Joshua Berry People’s Choice Award: Cross Country Mortgage

Results from 2020 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: Basi Legani
• 2nd Place: Texas Hummus
• 3rd Place: HEB
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: Beth Yeshurun Synagogue
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Beth Yeshurun Synagogue

Results from 2019 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: BJC – Bellaire Jewish Center
• 2nd Place: Aishel House (Holy Chili Peppers) (Pot #1)
• 3rd Place: Aishel House (Holy Chili Peppers) (Pot #2)
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: TeDan Surgical (Chili) Innovations
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Beth Yeshurun Synagogue

2018 Cookoff canceled due to Hurricane Harvey

Results from 2017 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: Aishel House (Holy Chili Peppers)
• 2nd Place: Friendship Circle/Chabad Outreach/Chai Learning Center of West Houston
• 3rd Place: Congregation Emanu El Boy Scout Troop 1190
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: Seven Acres
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Greene Family Camp

Results from 2016 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: Chabad of Uptown
• 2nd Place: 6 Meat Under (Houston Jewish Funerals)
• 3rd Place: Congregation Emanu El Brotherhood
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: Chabad of Sugar Land
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Levy Funeral Directors

Results from 2015 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: United Orthodox Synagogues
• 2nd Place: Congregation Or Ami
• 3rd Place: Chabad of Sugar Land
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: Aishel House
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Congregation Beth Yeshuran

Results from 2014 Cookoff:

• 1st Place: Aishel House
• 2nd Place: Texas Hummus
• 3rd Place: Young Israel
• Best Homestyle: Aishel House
• Showmanship and Spirit Award: Team WKPZ (The law firm Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski, Zuber)
• Joshua Berry Peoples Choice Award: Chabad of Sugar Land

Thank You to Our Past Judges:

• Craig Ackerman – Voice of the Houston Rockets
• Kathy Ballanfant – Southwest Village News
• Ben Ballanfant – Southwest Village News
• Lara Bell from Absolutely! Magazines
• James Brock from PaperCity
• Commissioner Jack Cagle – Has served as county commissioner for Harris County Precinct 4 since October 3, 2011.
• Council Member Ellen Cohen – Houston City Council District C
• Phaedra Cook – Houston Press
• Amber Elliott – The Houston Chronicle
• Al Farb from The New 93Q Country
• Tom Flynn from HTexas Magazine
• Michael Garfield – The High Tech Texan. Radio Personality and Celebrity Spokesperson.
• Representative Larry Green – Elected into office January 2012, Council Member Larry V. Green is the Council Member to the newly formed District known as “K”
• Lanny Griffith – Journalist and Radio Personality
• Amy Gross from Mom’s Toolbox
• Kim Kroth of Edible Houston Magazine; radio and television personality
• Alan Lipman – Executive Director ERJCC
• Ernie Manouse – American television host, radio personality, writer and producer. Currently hosts the interview show InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse, produced by Houston PBS
• Sir McMillen – Publisher of Chile Pepper Magazine
• Greg Morago – Food Editor of The Houston Chronicle
• Ruchi Mukerjee – Lights Camera Action
• Ted Powers – Food Editor Jewish Herald Voice
• JP Pritchard – an award-winning radio journalist and anchor who has served Houston audiences for the past 33 years on News 92 Fm Houston
• Eric Sandler – CultureMap Food Writer and former Editor Eater Houston
• Chef Ellen (Schwartz) – Private chef and culinary instructor
• Adam Stiles from Absolutely! Katy Magazine
• Cleverley Stone – The Diva of Dining, and host of The Cleverley Show on CBS Sports Radio 650; Fox 26 TV and founder/organizer of Houston Restaurant Weeks which has raised more than $2.9 million dollars for the Houston Food Bank.
• Laurette Veres – HTexas Magazine
• Steven Weber of Fireforks.com
• Russell Weil – Buzz Magazines
• Katherine Whaley – ABC13