Feria de la Capirotada founder Lee Hopper presented María Elena Antolín with the Popular Vote trophy just minutes before she was called back to the podium to take the first place prize.
Foreign-born connoisseurs of Mexican cuisine Carol Sanchez, Judy King and Lorraine Russo put their palates to the test, sampling 23 versions of capirotada as head judges of Ajijic’s second annual bread pudding fair. They were assisted by four city-based guest judges.