Attendees voted on their favorite Bloody Mary creations and one business rose to the top.
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Here are the 2020 winners:
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Credit: ALEXIS LARSEN/CONTRIBUTED
Credit: ALEXIS LARSEN/CONTRIBUTED
Best Table Decor: Papi Joe's Tennessee Pepper Sauce Company
Best Garnish: Papi Joe's Tennessee Pepper Sauce Company
3rd Place Best Bloody Mary: "Chappy's Bloody Mary" by Emily Borsvold at Chappy's Social House
2nd Place Best Bloody Mary: "Smoke Over the Miami Valley" by Devin Duncan at Dewberry 1850
1st Place Best Bloody Mary: "Papi's Sassy Bloody Mary" by Vicki Wedworth of Papi Joe's Tennessee Pepper Sauce Company
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Papi's took home second place last year and third place in 2018.
Last year bartender Jenn Elsass from TJ Chumps in Miamisburg took home top prize thanks to an impressive garnish that included a large shrimp, a deviled egg and a shot of beer back.
The charity partner for this year’s event was FILMDAYTON, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and supporting Dayton’s film community.
Restaurants take this competition seriously. Wheat Penny went out of the box with its entry, “The Golden Ticket" made with roasted sweet potatoes, roasted golden beets, yellow cherry tomatoes, lemon juice, banana pepper juice, Bloody Mary shrub, ground mustard seed, ground white pepper, prepared horseradish, creole bitters and Cholula hot sauce.
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It was one example of many at the event of entries that had plenty of creative juices that went into their spin on this classic brunch cocktail.
Contact this contributing writer at alexis.e.larsen@hotmail.com.
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