2.09.2009
Queso Bowl 2009
We had the very distinct honor that many dream of but only few get to experience... Queso Bowl judges! I don't think I'm allowed to disclose the location - not yet anyway. Our friends the Hahlwells will be guest judges next weekend at a secret location, and then our two experiences will be up against each other, with the winner advancing to the next round.
Here's a blurb from the Queso Bowl My Space page:
"We love queso. Plain and simple. It's delicious. We are out to find what we consider to be the most bestest queso in all of Austin. We have selected 16 restaurants in Austin (many of which we have been to, but some we have not) that we think are contenders and created a set of NCAA-style brackets to help us work our way to the winner. We will be rating each queso on a scale of 1 to 10 in 4 categories. These categories are: 1 - Overall taste; 2 - Overall aesthetic of the queso and its presentation; 3 - Viscosity (Is it too thick? Too runny?); and 4 - Stamina/Longevity (how well does it hold up over the duration of the queso eating experience? Does it harden and become inedible if not eaten right away?) Will post our ratings for each establishment and blog about our experiences."
Last year Tim and Liz did all of the judging on their own. This year they have added guest judges to add more variety to the opinions. Which, ahem, was a very good idea. Considering who the 2008 winner was - I questioned their Tex-Mex taste-ability. I do feel somewhat superior, being a native and life-long resident of Tex-Mex land and all. But hey, it's their Queso Bowl. I am just a mere one time participant and full time observer.
Here's a blurb from the Queso Bowl My Space page:
"We love queso. Plain and simple. It's delicious. We are out to find what we consider to be the most bestest queso in all of Austin. We have selected 16 restaurants in Austin (many of which we have been to, but some we have not) that we think are contenders and created a set of NCAA-style brackets to help us work our way to the winner. We will be rating each queso on a scale of 1 to 10 in 4 categories. These categories are: 1 - Overall taste; 2 - Overall aesthetic of the queso and its presentation; 3 - Viscosity (Is it too thick? Too runny?); and 4 - Stamina/Longevity (how well does it hold up over the duration of the queso eating experience? Does it harden and become inedible if not eaten right away?) Will post our ratings for each establishment and blog about our experiences."
Last year Tim and Liz did all of the judging on their own. This year they have added guest judges to add more variety to the opinions. Which, ahem, was a very good idea. Considering who the 2008 winner was - I questioned their Tex-Mex taste-ability. I do feel somewhat superior, being a native and life-long resident of Tex-Mex land and all. But hey, it's their Queso Bowl. I am just a mere one time participant and full time observer.
Here's to Queso!
# posted by Lisa @ 7:46 AM 
