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PestoMania XIX is Saturday, August 13, 2011 5pm till...


Pesto Mania Protocol

The cost of everything has doubled over the past 19 years, but Better Basil Bureau Annual Membership fees remain unchanged: a potluck dish (herbal is great) and a bottle of wine to share. If you wish to enter a test pesto (2 cups), please bring your pesto to the Pesto Police Station by 5:30pm

Sign in at the registration booth and you will be issued 10 voting beans. Vote in the Bean Ballot Box in proportion to the pestos you like best.

Walnut Alert: Some folks are allergic to walnuts. If your pesto is contains walnuts mark it with a "W". Thanks!

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2010's Top-Ten Pesto Winners:

1 99 beans Gail Christie
2 89 beans Susan Osland (again!)
3 41 beans: Lilli Belle Grisham (yeah!)
4 32 beans: Liam O’Connor (oh yeah!)
5tie 27 beans: Marge DiBold (of course.)
5tie 27 beans: Katchen Coley (surely.)
6 24 beans: Carrie & Charlie (newbies)
7 23 beans: Kay Baker (as usual)
8 22 beans: Russ Pekrul (a male ?)
9 21 beans: Rachel Roberts (as usual)
10 19 beans: Kim Radowiecki (ditto)

 

Cutting Edge Technology:

The Better Basil Bureau has compared mortar & pestil and food processor pestos, but the pesto of Genoa, Italy involves using a sharp knife to cut the ingredients. Click here to see article