Contestants had to tell us in five words or less why they deserved the tickets. And the winner? Ana, "Broke Chef & Tell Reader." (Ana, e-mail [email protected] and we'll arrange your prize.)
But we're not done yet! We have another pair of Dish tickets to give away, with the same rules: Post the reason you should win in five words or less in the comments section below. (If you entered before, feel free to repost your entry -- or come up with another one.) Deadline for this round: 8 a.m. Monday.
This year's participating restaurants at Dish include Appaloosa Grill, Apple Spice Junction, Argyll, Big Fat Cupcakes, Big Kahuna, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, Corner Office, Frills Bake Shop, Gaetano's Restaurant, Goosetown Tavern, Habesha, Kinga's, Lala's Wine Bar + Pizzeria, Little India, Marlowe's, Organic Pizza Co., Pasquini's, Pearl Street Grill, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Second Home, Sexy Pizza, Steve's Snappin' Dogs, Sully's Slice Truck, the 9th Door, the Inventing Room, the Porker, Tony's Market, Waffle Brothers, Walt's Mobile Bistro, Wazee Supper Club and Wynkoop Brewing Company.
There will also be liquor samplings, mixology contests and live entertainment.
For those who don't win the tickets, admission is $30 in advance at westword.com, $40 at the door and $50 for VIP, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Volunteers of America and the GrowHaus.