Homemade Hot Dog Sauce Contest

Sponsored by Heiner's Bakery
MCTC Cooking & Culinary Institute (presented by 103.3 WTCR)

If you make the best homemade hot dog sauce in the Tri-State, we're asking you to PROVE IT! Local cooks (professionals and hot dog business/restaurant operators are not eligible) are being challenged to create the area’s “Top Dog.”

Entries must be prepared on a Heiner’s bun (compliments of Heiner’s) and will be judged on overall taste, presentation and creativity. Since two-thirds of the score is based on presentation and originality, participants are encouraged to dress up their plate of six hot dogs to present to the judges and sing, dance, dress in costume, etc. for the contest. Or someone may want to create a hot dog that reflects the local flavor of our City, such as a green and white hot dog. Creativity is the participant's choice.

Judging will be tallied on 1) creativity of presentation to the judges; 2) originality of recipe's presentation/plating; and 3) overall taste.

Contestants make their prize-winning hot dog sauce at home, pack it up, and must register at the event registration tent by noon, July 26. Contestants will have one hour to re-heat their sauce if necessary, and prepare their wieners and buns for presentation at the MCTC Cooking & Culinary Institute for their six hot dogs in competition. The school is conveniently located across from Pullman Square on 3rd Avenue. Contestants must supply any re-heating pans/tools, and all plating trays and materials for their presentation. Sauce should be safely packed/stored in a thermos--enough to serve on six hot dogs for the judges. At 1 p.m., the entries will be presented to a panel of six judges of chefs and local culinary experts and scores will be tallied inside the MCTC Cooking & Culinary Institute, on 3rd Avenue, across from Pullman Square.

At the conclusion of the contest, three winners will be chosen. The grand prize winner will be crowned “top dog” on the main stage at 4:20pm. All winners will receive a box of fresh Heiner’s bread in addition to various prizes including 4 tickets to Kings Island to the "TOP DOG" winner courtesy of the annual event's host: the Clear Channel Radio family...WKEE/WTCR/B97.1/WAMX/WVHU/KISS 107.1.