The Winners of the Chow Bella Pumpkin Showdown Are . . .

From time to time here at Chow Bella, we challenge one another to a showdown. This fall's theme, naturally, was pumpkin. Damn you, pumpkin-infused Kahlua and pumpkin-flavored Pringles -- you're ruining it for the rest of the pumpkin goodness out there, like the dishes our colleagues prepared for us a...

By Amy Silverman

November 27, 2013

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From time to time here at Chow Bella, we challenge one another to a showdown. This fall's theme, naturally, was pumpkin. Damn you, pumpkin-infused Kahlua and pumpkin-flavored Pringles -- you're ruining it for the rest of the pumpkin goodness out there, like the dishes our colleagues prepared for us a few weeks ago.

We're still thinking about Kate Crowley's pumpkin salsa and Heather Hoch's pumpkin pasta. But there can only be one (okay, two) winners -- chosen by our very tasteful art department here at New Times. With no further ado, we present the winners of the 2013 Chow Bella Pumpkin Showdown.

The runner-up: Rachel Miller's Bourbon Pumpkin Tart with Marshmallow Creme

And the winner:

JK Grence's Pumpkin-Tomato Soup

Congrats to JK. See you for the next showdown!

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Amy Silverman is the former managing editor of Phoenix New Times. She is a two-time winner of the Arizona Press Club’s Journalist of the Year award. Her work has appeared on the radio show This American Life and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Lenny Letter, and Brain, Child.