Cuervo Tequila helps Salsa winner Wing her way to Sauce Boss win

Nothing thrills Chef Dar more than winning food in a recipe contest. She did just that, in two local "live" contests last month here in Phoenix. Winning a Mexican food dinner for four, monthly for a year from Macayo's Mexican restaurant and one pound of hot wings A DAY FOR A YEAR (that's 365 pound of wings) from the Half Moon Sports bar in live competitions here in Phoenix. Bring on the antacids.

The Mcayo’s competition and awards dinner was hosted by Cuervo Tequila. Paring tequila to each course of a four course meal. I, at first, doubted this was going to work. But, as my lovely companions will confirm, both the food and the tequila got appreciably better as the courses progressed. We all loved the dessert tequila Cuervo Cinge, which had a hint of cinnamon. All in all, I’d probably do this again, if they invited me.

The Half Moon Sports Bar hosted their annual Sauce Boss hot wing competition, bringing in a number of local sports personalities and culinary experts as judges. Half Moon currently offers seven flavors of wings on their current menu and is considered “THE” place to eat wings in Phoenix. Chef Dar surprised even Half Moon’s executive Chef Marlene taking second place with her Red Hot Roasted Strawberry Wing Sauce. Wings will be a staple for us for the next year for sure.

Culinaryily Yours, Shef Greg