With only one week remaining for the annual Salsa & Tequila Challenge, we caught up with some event participants to see how they were preparing for this year’s competition, all in this live broadcast from Blanco Tacos + Tequila!

Liz Stern, George Ferranti, Maria Mazon, Matt Russell & Bryan Lapham

Liz Stern, George Ferranti, Maria Mazon, Matt Russell & Bryan Lapham

Our celebrity co-host was Liz Stern of the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, the organization which brings us so many of these delicious events every year. Liz shared everything we needed to know about the upcoming challenge, and discussed some of her own favorite destinations for great food and drink. Our line-up of guests included Bryan Lapham of Blanco, Maria Mazon of Boca, George Ferranti of El Cisne and Luke Anable of Wilko. We sampled each of their salsas and tequila cocktails, and know how difficult the judging is going to be next week. Salud!