STL's Pot Chef Presents: Blazed & Infused: Master of the Munchies

STL’s Pot Chef Presents: Blazed & Infused — Masters of the Munchies

St. Louis’ Ultimate Infused Food Competition Returns Labor Day Weekend

This Labor Day weekend, STL’s Pot Chef is bringing back one of St. Louis’ most anticipated infused food experiences—but this year, the competition is bigger, bolder, and completely refreshed.

Welcome to Blazed & Infused: Masters of the Munchies, an unforgettable infused food competition featuring talented canna chefs, pitmasters, bakers, vegan creators, food vendors, local brands, and culinary innovators competing for cash prizes, trophies, special awards, major exposure, and ultimate bragging rights.

If you love bold food, creative flavors, live entertainment, local businesses, and experiences you cannot find anywhere else in St. Louis, this is the Labor Day weekend event you do not want to miss.

Passes and competitor spaces will be limited—and once they are gone, they are gone.

Four Categories. Four Crowns. One Epic Showdown.

👑 The Smokehouse Crown

Awarded to the competitor who brings the boldest smoked, grilled, or BBQ-inspired creation of the competition.

We are looking for deep flavor, serious technique, perfect texture, unforgettable presentation, and a dish powerful enough to rule the smokehouse.

This is not the category for playing it safe. Bring the smoke, bring the sauce, and bring something St. Louis will be talking about long after Labor Day weekend.

🍰 Sweet Victory

This category celebrates the infused dessert or sweet treat that completely steals the show.

From cakes and pastries to candies, puddings, cookies, and unexpected creations, competitors must deliver the perfect balance of flavor, creativity, presentation, and elevated indulgence.

One bite could change everything.

🎨 The High Concept

The High Concept is for the risk-takers, visionaries, and culinary rule-breakers.

This award will go to the most imaginative infused creation—the dish that surprises the crowd, challenges expectations, and pushes infused cuisine into exciting new territory.

Unexpected flavors. Innovative infusion methods. Original presentation. A concept nobody saw coming.

This is where food becomes art.

🌿 Green Munchies

Plant-based does not mean basic.

Green Munchies will honor the best vegan or plant-based creation in the competition. The winning dish must be flavorful, creative, satisfying, beautifully presented, and strong enough to compete with every other plate in the building.

Come ready to prove that plants can bring serious pressure.

What to Expect at Masters of the Munchies

Guests can expect a full afternoon of flavor, entertainment, shopping, competition, and high-energy experiences, including:

✅ Infused food samples from talented competitors (Exclusive Infused Menus from $5-$30)

✅ Infused and non-infused food/munchies available for purchase

✅ Attendee voting to help crown category winners

✅ Cash prizes, custom trophies, special awards, and bragging rights

✅ Local food vendors, brands, and entrepreneurs

✅ Live entertainment and interactive experiences

✅ Giveaways, raffles, and surprise prizes

✅ Social media influencers, photographers, and potential press coverage

✅ A one-of-a-kind St. Louis Labor Day weekend celebration

This is more than a food tasting. It is a full experience designed for people who love great food, exciting events, local culture, and discovering the next big brand before everyone else does.

Your Vote Could Crown the Next Master

At Masters of the Munchies, attendees are not just watching the competition—they are part of it.

Taste the samples. Meet the chefs. Learn the inspiration behind each dish. Experience the brands. Then cast your vote for the creations you believe deserve the crown.

Will a smoked masterpiece dominate the competition?

Will an infused dessert leave the crowd speechless?

Will a vegan dish shock the room?

Or will a wild culinary concept become the most talked-about plate of the night?

You will have to be there to find out.

Competitors: Do You Have What It Takes?

Applications will open soon for chefs, bakers, pitmasters, culinary entrepreneurs, infused-food creators, and plant-based innovators ready to compete on one of St. Louis’ most exciting food stages. Email to apply.

Competitors should be prepared to:

• Serve properly dosed samples
• Create a polished and engaging booth experience (Great Customer Service)
• Promote their participation before the event
• Speak confidently about their dish and brand
• Offer products or food for guests to purchase
• Bring originality, professionalism, and positive energy

Be ready.

Bring the Flavor. Build the Hype. Claim the Crown.

The crowd will be hungry.

The competitors will be ready.

The prizes will be worth fighting for.

The energy will be unmatched.

This Labor Day weekend, St. Louis will find out who truly deserves to be called a Master of the Munchies.

Do not hear about it afterward.

Be in the building.

Master VIP Experience - Early Entry @ 1pm w/ Access to Food Vendors, Infused Samples, Live Voting, Photo Booth, Pre- Roll, Unlimited Soft Drinks, STL's Pot Chef Lit Lemonade, 2x Raffle tickets & VIP Goodie Bag from our sponsors.

Taster Ticket - Entry @ 2P, Infused Samples, Live Voting, Photo Booth, 1X Raffle ticket & access to vendors.

Chill Pass - Entry @ 2P, 1X Raffle ticket, Photo Booth, & access to vendors. (No tasting samples.)

💨 Who’s rolling in hot? Who’s smoking the competition? Who’s bringing the heat AND the herb?