Stevan Novoa from Carte Blanche Awarded Arrive At Awesome® Sauce For 2020
The San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival® kicked off its 16th annual celebration with Barbecue + Bourbon, a Veterans Day barbecue at Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa. In addition to mouthwatering barbecue and plenty of bourbon, the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival introduced the Arrive At Awesome® Sauce competition.
The competition brought top talented pitmasters together to compete for the title of Arrive At Awesome® Sauce of the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. Chefs from around the city submitted their secret sauce, sharing their unique take on their most awesome sauce creation.
The Arrive At Awesome® Sauce competition recognizes and celebrates truly innovative and delicious flavors considering each sauce’s presentation, flavor, and quality.
The 2020 Arrive At Awesome® Sauce title went to Stevan Novoa from Carte Blanche for his West Coast French Barbecue sauce served with Brandt Beef adobo brisket.
Other competitors included:
- Boomer Schillin – SoCal Southern BBQ
- Carlos Quichocho – Guahan Grill
- Ivan Munoz – The Deck at Moonshine Flats
- Larry Banares – Viejas Casino & Resort
- Mark Millwood – That Boy Good
- Quinnton Austin – Park 101
Judges for this year’s competition included Aaron Obregon of Albaca at the Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa, Ballistic BBQ’s Greg Mrvich, Sarah Faherty from MasterChef, and Theo Lee, Founder of KPOP Foods.
