Holy guacamole, Chicago! It’s about to get smashing at Mariano’s Bucktown ! On Wednesday, August 20, from 4:30 to 7 PM, the city’s brightest media personalities and tastemaker chefs will gather in the legendary Produce Arena for the most delicious showdown of the summer: the 2nd Annual Guacamole Challenge.

Armed with bowls, smashers and piles of creamy Avocados from Peru , competitors will slice, dice and mash their way toward glory. Each team gets a secret ingredient to take their guac from good to guac-tacular — because when you’ve got MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson , BBQ boss Dominique Leach, and reigning champ Natalie Bomke in the mix, you know things are about to get ripe with competition.

And this isn’t just about bragging rights (though those are as sweet a

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