Come test your tongue! We are looking for contestants to participate in the 2nd Annual Habanero Eating Contest.

Winner will receive $100 gift card, $50 cash and a sweet mountain bike. Prizes will also be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place contestants.

If you are not brave enough to participate, come and witness the pain first hand.

Check out the pictures from last year here. And some video action here.

Sonora Grill chefs were serving carnitas tacos with roasted tomato, garlic and chile salsa and basically having a blast at the PCFWC. A lot of the attendees were there to taste the many various wines and beers on hand. A lot of those folks were really doing some…tasting…nothing wrong with that…me, I was honored to hang out and try some food…got a chance to talk at length with Ryan of the Copper Onion, Bowman from Forage…cool chefs…very enjoyable event. There were some other hot shots there…can’t remember all their names… and those wacky kids Tom and Jen from Salt Lake Magazine , and also Whole Foods…when are we getting a Whole Foods in Ogden? Can someone please tell me when we’re gonna get a Whole Foods around here?

MARGARITA SPECIAL – ECLIPSE MARGARITA, IN HONOR OF THAT  TWILIGHT MOVIE COMING OUT. YAY! JOSE CUERVO, BLUE CURACAO ORANGE LIQUOR, FRESH LIME, CRANBERRY JUICE, CHATEAU MONET RASPBERRY LIQUEUR. ONCE YOU STIR IT, IT TURNS BLACK LIKE A VAMPIRE`S HEART! WE STILL HAVE HEINKEN LIGHT FOR THREE DOLLARS. GO TEAM EDWARD!

Last week, Steve and I went to Abravanel Hall down in SLC to see Anthony Bourdain talking about food and travel, celebrity chefs and about being a dad and eating strange foods in third world countries. He is a great writer, a knowledgeable chef, and a very funny and insightful speaker. He spoke for a certain period of time and then he opened up the floor, took some questions and then when he was done speaking he just walked off stage and split. A very cool guy…if he was still speaking, I would still be sitting there.

Still looking for the perfect father’s day gift for dad? Bring him to our sister restaurant, Rickenbacker’s bistro. We’ll be serving a BBQ lunch buffet from 11am to 4pm, Sunday June 20. Can’t wait to see you there!

The Fifth of May or Mexico’s Independence Day?

Cinco de Mayo is a regional holiday in Mexico and the United States, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army, led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin, victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

The Battle of Puebla was a result of President of Mexico Benito Juarez decision to stop making payments to countries in which Mexico owned money too. In response, France attacked Mexico in order to receive payment and later decided they would try to take over Mexico. The Mexican Army, numbering close to 4,000, held off a much more experienced and equipped force of about 8,000 French troops. However, this victory only delayed the French occupation of Mexico for about a year.

Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, which is actually September 16, and is not widely celebrated throughout the country.

Regardless, come on down to Sonora Grill and celebrate with us. Incredible food and great drink specials. Wild Wednesday and Cinco de Mayo, you can’t go wrong. $4.00 Fresca Margaritas, $3.00 draft beers… Rooster’s Bee’s Knees Honey Wheat, Unita Cutthroat Pale Ale, Michelob Shock Top, Bud Light, and Michelob Amber Bock. We will also be offering $2.50 Coronas and Dox Equis and $5.00 shots of Patron Silver. Don’t forget to ask the bartender about the Cinco de Mayo Shots!

Fuego!

It’s been two years since we first opened our doors.

The floors have been mopped seven hundred twenty-six times.

Tableside guacamoles have been ordered over eleven thousand times.

We have made an estimated one hundred seventy-five thousand corn tortillas.

And we’ve loved every minute of it.

Happy Birthday to us.

Happy Anniversary to Little Cherry Blossoms!