Saturday, October 22, 2022
Bring your appetite and join the fun as both professional and amateur chefs work their culinary magic and compete for the title of Best Chili!
Cook-Off Schedule
- 9am-10am: Chef’s prep (no heat)
- 10am-1pm: Chili cook time
- 10am: Tasting Kits go on sale
- 1pm: Public tasting begins
- 4pm: Winners announced at the Colonnade Stage (beachside of Neptune’s Kingdom)
Try Some Chili!
Boardwalk admission is free! Just purchase a Tasting Kit to sample chili from dozens of competitors. Tasting Kits are $12 each and include six (6) taste tickets, spoon, cup, and a People’s Choice ballot. Purchase your tasting kit(s) onsite at any ticket booth.
Portion of Proceeds
Enter a Team!
The competition features four categories:
- Amateur Red
- Amateur Vegetarian Red
- Professional Red
- Professional Vegetarian Red
Awards are given for Best Chili in each category, plus People’s Choice, Most Tasted, and Best Theme.
Awards include plaques, cash prizes, and bragging rights!
Click here for a list of teams registered as of today. Please let us know if your team is listed incorrectly or if you see any discrepancies by emailing [email protected].
Team Entry Closed
Team Registration Coming Soon!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated! We hope to see you all again next year!
2022 Chili Cook-Off Results
Best Professional Red
- East Side Eatery – Death Wish Chili, Derek Rupp
- Jack O’Neill Restaurant & Lounge, Gus Trejo
- Old Greenwood BBQ, Ryan Pang
Best Amateur Red
- DPD BBQ, David Brearley
- Swine, Wine and Love, Elizabeth Higgins
- 4 Smoking Men, Wayne Locke
Best Professional Vegetarian Red
- Café Guaraní, Liliana Rodas
- Midgley’s Public House, Michael Jon Midgley Jr.
- Coasties Rescue Red Chili, Kendra Garza
Best Amateur Vegetarian Red
- Oink and Moo, Doug Ludlow
- Pottsfield Chili, Rachel Watts
- Rugged Coast, Andrew Carroll
People’s Choice Professional:
East Side Eatery – Death Wish Chili, Derek Rupp
People’s Choice Amateur:
Dirato’s Grotto, Mark Dirato
“Most Tasted” Professional:
East Side Eatery – Death Wish Chili, Derek Rupp
“Most Tasted” Amateur:
Dirato’s Grotto, Mark Dirato
Most Original Team (Booth Decor & Theming)
- Best Bloody Chili, Ryan Compton
- 2 Chicks Chilie, Kelli Dicicco Siefke
- Bean-ee Babiez, Ray Guzman
Thank you to our Chili Cook-Off Sponsors
