Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the 2025 Chattanooga Market Top Tomato® Sauce-car Awards Ceremony! Tonight, we’ll be celebrating the cream of the tomato crop.
Before we get to the awards, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of our vendors for helping us put on a magical day of tomato-y goodness. We absolutely could not produce these events without you! That’s not just the nominees; that’s all of you!
Also, a shout out to our tomato farmers! Tech Farms, Melon Patch Farms, RC Farms, Lucky Farms, and White Oak Valley Farm. What would a Tomato Festival be without any tomatoes? Thank you for the hard work you put in to make our produce-heavy events a success!
I also would like to announce that ticket sales for the Top Tomato® Bloody Mary tastings were up from last year by nearly 20%! I’m going to attribute the increase to everyone’s interest in getting air conditioning in the bathrooms. Lord knows, we need it during the hot, humid summer months!
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the contest winners!
In the category of Saucy Pants (Best Tomato-Themed Food Product)
And the Sauce-car goes to: Chef Chasty’s Seafood Stuffed Tomato Bloody Mary Tower
In the category of Tomato, Tom-AWE-to (Most Creative Tomato-Themed Art or Craft)
And the Sauce-car goes to: Connie Roberts Fine Arts
And last, but not least, in the category of You’ll Never Ketchup (Most Festive Booth Overall)
And the Sauce-car goes to: Mimi’s Kitchen & Seasoning Emporium & Uncle Rick’s Salsa & More
Also, deserving of Honorable Mention in the above categories:
Mini Kitty Designs
Art by Courtney Stanley
Joyful Hearts Cafe
That’s a wrap on the 2025 Top Tomato® Sauce-cars! Join us for our next fruit festivals coming up in July: Red, White and Blueberries on July 6th, and Peach Festival July 13th! Start getting your creative juices going, and you can be the next star of the show!