Alysha Brooke returns to the scene of her taco triumph on Sunday.

She brings tortillas, meat, rub and salsa to Southtown’s Gimme Gimme to defend a title she did not expect to win against competing chefs she considers friends.

“I’m only in competition with myself,” said Brooke, chef de cuisine at Cullum’s Attaboy and winner of last year’s Fajita Lounge Showdown. “I’m there to cook next to friends and be with them. It’s not like we’re trying to compete. We’re trying to hang out and talk and just be together.”

The third annual Fajita Lounge Showdown , at 803 S. St. Mary’s St., will feature Brooke and a powerhouse lineup of friendly chefs slinging skirt steaks for a chance to win $500.

Competitors include chefs from Mixtli , Leche de Tigre , Bar Loretta , Bucán Rodeo, Rosa’s K

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