🥣 2nd Annual Amateur Soup Cook-Off
Where home cooks become local legends
Dust off your ladle and warm up those taste buds — the 2nd Annual Amateur Soup Cook-Off is back, and it’s bigger, bolder, and simmering with excitement!
After an unforgettable first year, we’re thrilled to invite our community back for another round of friendly competition, savory soups, and feel-good fun. Last year’s champions, Robin & Robert Brunstein, wowed judges and tasters alike with their crowd-pleasing French Onion Soup. 🏆 So the big question is… who will top that?
👩🍳 Calling All Home & Amateur Cooks!
Is your soup better than grandma’s? (Shhh… we won’t tell her 🤫). If you’ve got a favorite recipe and a love for feeding people, this is your moment.
👉 Sign up here to compete → español or english
Enter the Amateur Soup Cook-Off and get the chance to:
• Impress local judges
• Compete for prizes and bragging rights
• Claim a spot on the champion’s podium 🏆🍲
Deadline to enter is March 10th, 2026. Spots are limited, so don’t wait — when they’re gone, they’re gone!
Competition Details
🥄 Open to Home Cook Teams & Club Teams
🥄 Individuals or two-person teams
🥄 Limit: 10 teams total
🥄 No age restrictions
🥄 No entry fee
🥄 Only 10 competitors will be selected
🥄 Full rules & registration available online
👉 Competition Rules and entry form → español or english
🍲 Come Taste, Vote & Celebrate!
Not cooking? No problem. Come hungry and be part of the fun!
Join us for a lively afternoon where guests sample incredible homemade soups, vote for their favorite, and help crown the People’s Choice Award winner.
🎟️ Tickets: $20 and includes:
• 🍲 Sample 10 homemade soups
• 🗳️ Vote for your favorite in the People’s Choice Award
• 🎶 Live music to keep the vibes high
• 🏆 Watch the crowning of Puerto Peñasco’s Best Amateur Soup Chef
• 🧁 Bake sale with homemade treats
• 🥣 Shop original Empty Bowls pottery, soup recipe cards, bowl cozies & more
• 🍺 Sodas, beer & alcohol available for purchase
👉 Buy tickets here → Purchase Here
Event Details
📅 Saturday, March 21, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 Big Ragu’s Italian Restaurant & Pub
Plaza Misión del Mar, Fremont y Carretera a Caborca
❤️ Why We Do This
This event is more than a competition — it’s a community coming together to care for one another. Every bowl tasted, every ticket sold, and every donation helps support our mission to provide food assistance and vital resources to neighbors facing food insecurity right here in our community.
Come cook. Come taste. Come vote.
Come make a difference — one bowl at a time. 🥣❤️
