WEDNESDAY - April16, 2008

2008 Texas State Chili Championship

Luckily, the day of the cookoff was sunny and breezy. We had 22 red chilis, 12 green chilis and 11 salsa entries. There were six cooks from Louisiana, and the rest were from Texas, with several new cooks joining the ICS. Other than the cooks, about 50 other people came to judge, watch and eat frito pies. We even had one international judge (Canadian) who was in Galveston visiting friends. In addition to the cash prizes, the top three winners in each event received cool tile plaques with a Texas flag/chili pepper design. A local artist designed the trophies, and hopefully, one of the winners can send you photo. Winners were as follows.

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Salsa

Louis Gonzales

Raymond Settoon

Barbara Herrin

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Chili Verde

Lin Lindsey

Barbara Herrin

Tom Essford

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Red Chili

Ava Horan

Debbie Turner

Bruce Wilkins

Norman Melancon (honorable mention – lost a tie breaker for 3^rd)

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North Redondo Beach, CA District cookoff

COOKS NEEDED FOR FUN FILLED DAY!!!

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28TH NORTH REDONDO BEACH SPRING FEST & INTERNATIONAL CHILI COOKOFF

Attendance is 30,000

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Live Entertainment

Dancing

Car Show

Battle of the Bands

Carnival with Rides and Games

International Food Court

Beer & Wine Gardens

Children's Stage with Activities

Arts & Crafts

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The N Redondo Beach District cookoff is part of the 28^th Annual Spring Fest that takes place each year at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. It is located at the corners of Manhattan Beach Blvd and Aviation Blvd. For more information please contact O Entertainment – www.oentertainment.net – (562) 495-5959

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Lawrence, MA District

Grella, Annafair and B Street Bombers headline Lawrence chili cook-off

By Jill Harmacinski
Staff Writer

LAWRENCE — Tom Grella, of "The Next Food Network Star" fame, will serve as the celebrity emcee of the city's International Chili Cook-off June 8.

Grella, a Methuen resident, father of two girls, financial planner and amateur chef, competed last year on the Food Network's reality show. But, instead of cooking for the upcoming chili contest, Grella has agreed to emcee the event at Sal's Riverwalk, announcing bands, guests, contest winners and more.

Two local bands, Annafair and the B Street Bombers, will be among the entertainers performing during the cook-off, said Mayor Michael Sullivan, a chili cook-off organizer.

The International Chili Society has sanctioned Lawrence as an official cook-off site for Sunday, June 8.

Thousands are expected to flock to the city for the spicy event, which will feature traditional chili, chili verde (green chili) and salsa-making contests.

Local firefighters, police officers, paramedics and teachers will participate in a separate "Heroes" chili-making contest that day. The winner in the "Heroes" division will receive a traveling trophy, dubbed "The Prestigious Mayor Michael Sullivan Chili Bowl." Another prize includes a $500 set of pots and pans.

Organizers Wednesday night obtained a one-day license to sell beer at the event. Cape Ann Brewery, a microbrewery from Gloucester, will be selling beer that afternoon.

Sullivan is among a core group of locals organizing the cook-off. Leaders are hoping this event, the first of its kind in Lawrence, will become an annual event and eventually blossom into a food festival.

"We'd love to see this develop into a full scale International Food Festival," said John MacDonald, another cook-off organizer and Sal's Riverwalk spokesman.

The chili society is a nonprofit organization that sanctions 300 chili cook-offs per year at venues all over the world to raise money for charity. Winners of the society's sanctioned cook-offs qualify to compete for cash prizes and awards at the World Championship Cook-off.

Proceeds from the Lawrence cook-off will go to the Lawrence Rotary Foundation.

The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 and children under 8 are free.

For more information, visit www.lawrencechilicookoff.org.

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TUESDAY - April 15, 2008

Perris Valley Regional

The day started off breezy then turned too darn hot. Thanks to all 30 of you who came out to cook and help support the American Legion Post 595. We had 8 Salsa contestants, one of whom was a World War ll Vet, who received points! There were 8 Verde and 24 Red contestants as well. The Post did an excellent job again this year serving up breakfast and lunch and providing all that was needed in the judging area.
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Here are the results:

People's Choice:
Charlie Blosfield
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Salsa:
Honorable mention to Jim Beaty and Eileen Beaty
1st Place: Karen Angotti
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Verde:
Honorable mention to Nibs Waters and Jim Beaty
3rd Place: Patricia Sanchez
2nd Place: Bob Dyer
1st Place: Karen Angotti- good day for her!
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Red:
3 way tie for 4th between Howard Choate, Dennis Macklin and Red Brecke
3rd Place: Armando Sanchez
2nd Place: Marty Leitner- great to see her out again
1st Place: Irene Menchaca
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I want to thank all who came out to judge. A surprise for all was Bob Fuess showed up to help judge. It was great to see him back out. Also, my thanks go to Edie Gumfudgin and Linda Porter for helping me keep score. Kathy Stewart and Ellen Dyer helped tally the people's choice ballots. Capt Jim was our "air conditioning specialist". Steve Porter, thank you for filling in for Mike Austin. You had the hardest job, filling those big shoes. Claude Covington did his usual great chief judging job. It was a great day and hope you're all there again next year.

MaryEllen Weber - Head Scorekeeper

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WHITTIER, CA. DISTRICT COOKOFF

(Southern California Style)

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When: This Saturday April 19th

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Where: In Beautiful Downtown Historic Whittier @ the Train Depot

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Why: To make this district a Regional for next year (We need at least 20)

AND to get someone half way to the World's or get a double district win

in Red. Qualification to the World's in Verde and Salsa.

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Set-Up: 7 am

Cooks Meeting: 9:00 am

Peoples Choice: 11:00 am till ? ($100 Prize Money PAID)

Salsa Turn In: 11:30 am

Verde Cooking Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Red Cooking Time: 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Contact: Don Hammes at Ratshack2@aol.com or call 714-839-8314 for Info.

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Wes & Ginny Carlson

have a new e-dress:

blkcoyote2@comcast.net

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MONDAY - April 14, 2008

Central Ohio Chili Festival

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Another Cookoff successfully enters the ICS annals and three more happy cooks head to the 2008 Worlds Chili Championships wherever that may be. But the Cookoff at the Beulah Park Race brought home nothing but winners Saturday. The weather wasn't too awful this year but we didn't care because we were inside cooking and looking out at the beautiful race track and watching those handsome thoroughbreds run at Beulah. Inside we were watching on TV at Keeneland, Turfway, San Anita, and other tracks via simulcast. With all of the yelling and screaming I heard there must have been a lot of winning going on. BTW the Friday night party at Rooster's was also a winner. I think a record number of chicken wings and beer was consumed. The winners of the Central Ohio Chili Festival are as follows.

People's Choice – Todd Vankirk – OH

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Salsa – 14 Entries

3^rd Place Sherrie Sutton – IN

2^nd Place Butch Sutton – IN

1^st Place Joey Armstrong – OH (First time cook)

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Chili Verde – 15 Entries

3^rd Place Pete Skwires – MI

2^nd Place Debbie Williams – OH

1^st Place Diane Lentz – KY (Hattrick for Diane)

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Red Chili – 29 Entries

5^th Place Gary Ray – MI

4^th Place Richard Chauvin – Canada

3^rd Place Troy Uahinui – OH

2^nd Place Jeremy Sheets – OH (First time cook)

1^st Place Jeff Netser – IN

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Biggest winner of all is Epilepsy Foundation of Central Ohio the Charity, and all of the public who had a chance to sample all of the great chili available at the cookoff. Well as for this Cookoff we can close the books. As for Kit and I we are back on the Chili trail. Hope to see you all real soon.

Chief Judge Chuck Hoff – Chief Scorekeeper Kit Hoff

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Sin City District

ICS Sanctioned – Pahrump, NV

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ENTRY FEES WAIVED FOR RED CHILI AND SALSA

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For all you adventurous cooks, here is a chili cookoff at the world famous Chicken Ranch Brothel in Pahrump, NV on May 3^rd, 2008. Red chili and salsa will be the two contests being offered. NOTE, ENTRY FEES FOR RED CHILI AND SALSA WILL BE WAIVED, 1 GALLON PEOPLES CHOICE IS STILL REQUIRED. Cooks meeting will be at 8:30am with red chili starting at 10am, red chili judging at 2pm. Peoples choice chili to be served at 1pm. Norm Gaul and Bobbie Gaul will be the Head Judge and Head Scorekeeper.

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1^st Place red chili: $300, 2^nd Place: $200, 3^rd Place: $100 (+ trophy for all places)

1^st Place Salsa: $100 + trophy, 2^nd Place: $50, 3^rd Place: $25

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Contestants with RV's will be allowed to park at the Chicken Ranch after 5pm on Friday evening (May 2, 2008) and cooks are invited to attend the Friday night cocktail party at the Chicken Ranch, outside by the pool.

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