Event ID # 87087
Date:
Saturday, September 5, 2009
 Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Event:

31st Annual Giant Foods PA State Chili Cook-off
Host:

Keystone Aquatic Club
Location:

(Harrisburg, PA)   Google Map
River Front Park, Harrisburg, PA
Contact:
Dawson "Chief Chili" Flinchbaugh		 Phone:
Email:
pachilichief@aol.com
Website:
http://chiefchili.com/
Price:
Varis
Full details:

31 ST GIANT PA STATE CHILI COOK-OFF
Saturday, September 5th, beginning at 10:00 AM
Riverfront Park, Harrisburg, PA

Each year for the past 31 years, Chiliheads have met to compete in the International Chili Society (ICS) PA State Chili Cookoff. The winner from this event qualify to compete in the World Championship Chili Cookoff, this year held in West Virginia.

Originally, less than 2 dozen cooks and a few hundres spectators, it has grown to be the biggest food festival in Pennsylvania.

Visit our website at www.chiefchili.com or the ICS web site at www.chilicookoff.com for complete information, forms and history.

Now over 100 cooks compete in

1) Red Chili with $1000.00 first place
$ 500.00 second place
$ 250.00 third place
2) Chili Verde with $250.00 first place
3) Salsa with $250.00 first place
4) Restaurant Chili
5) Best Booth & Showmanship
6) Wing Eating Contest
7) Jalapeno Pepper Eating Contest
8) Hands Free Chili Eating Contest
and more!

New this year is Giant Foods "Best Use of Giant & PA Preferred Product" with a trophy, $50.00 Giant gift certificate and a $25.00 Flinchy's Restaurant gift certificate to the winner.

The booths are amazing, the chili is great, live music on stage all day and over 10,000 people will be sampling the chili's.

The Giant Cookoff is part of Harrisburg's end of the summer river festival known as Kipona. Kipona is a 3 day festival that runs from Saturday through Monday. Stall all weekend but don't miss this event on Saturday, September 5, 2009! See you there!!

Dawson "Chief Chili" Flinchbaugh
pachilichief@aol.com