February 2012
11 posts
RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 25, 2012
RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF THIS SATURDAY TO BENEFIT
BLUFFTON SELF HELP
FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHILI SOCIETY CHILI COOKOFF
IN BLUFFTON/HILTON HEAD AREA
February 20, 2012, Bluffton, SC——The knives are sharp for chopping, the stoves fueled for cookin’ and the smell of peppers, tomatoes and onions are ready to permeate the outdoor air at Tanger 2 Outlet Center Hilton Head this Saturday starting...
CAREFREE CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
Put this one on your “can’t miss” list for next year! It was everything a first-time chili cookoff should be—-great prize money, great location, great people, organized from start to finish.
After suffering through some hard times, Carefree Resort has undergone a two-year renovation, costing several million dollars, and it shows. The whole area is beautiful with faux adobe buildings...
MOUNTAIN FALLS GOLF CLUB CHILI COOKOFF - APRIL 21,...
Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump, NV has cancelled their cook-off which was scheduled on April 21, 2012.
Norm and Bobbie Gaul
Heat in the Desert – The 1st Annual Carefree Chili... →
Things are heating up this February in Carefree, Arizona! The first annual Carefree Chili Cook-off at the Carefree Resort & Conference Center will be coming to a boil on February 18th, 2012. This International Chili Society event boasts a juicy chili-purse of $6,000 in total prize money. Click on the title for full coverage.
RAINBOW HOUSE COOKOFF - MARCH 10, 2012
RAINBOW HOUSE
ICS Cooks
ENTRY FORM
Prizes – Each chili category 1st place trophy plus $100, second place Plate and entry fee paid for next year, third place entry fee paid for next year.
Showmanship/Best Booth - Judging based upon the best-decorated booth and/or any skits performed by the team. Teams cooking ICS or People’s Choice Chili are eligible for this prize. There is no additional...
JIM HEYWOOD
Jim Heywood – “Big Jim’s Hogsbreath Chili”
On Sunday, February 12 the chili world lost a great cook and friend. Jim Heywood passed on to the everlasting chili cookoff in heaven. Jim, a Grand Master, primarily cooked in the North East, qualifying for the World’s Championship 12 times, he was a force to be reckoned with at any event. Jim was the longest-serving faculty member in the Culinary...
Happy Valentine's Day!!! →
Click on the title above to see our Valentine’s greeting to you all!!
Carol & Vickie
FAX MACHINE OUT OF ORDER IN JACKSONVILLE OFFICE
This week the fax machine will be out of order in the Jacksonville office - office makeover:) You can still reach me via email or phone, thanks!
Vickie
Listen to the radio spot that advertises the 2...
CHILI CHECK – Kay Fenrich, standing far left, representing the Owasso (OK) Sertoma Club and ChiliJohn Fenrich, chairman of the Owasso Harvest Festival International Chili Society Oklahoma Championship Chili Cook-Off presented a giant check for $1,800 recently to members of the Owasso High School FFA chapter at a livestock exhibit at the school. The funds were raised at the Chili Cook-Off through...
RED APRON COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 25, 2012
Chili Cooks,
The 1st annual International Chili Society sanctioned Red Apron Chili Cookoff will be held at Tanger II Outlet Center, Hilton Head, SC - Saturday, February 25, 2012!!!
Celebrity judges (and scorekeeper), a beautiful scenic location to cook, a great host hotel, good music and food and great chilis! Please come out and support this new ICS cookoff!
For more information:...
January 2012
28 posts
CAREFREE ARIZONA CHILI COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 18, 2012
Hello Chili Heads!
On behalf of myself and Co-Chairman Larry Goldenthal, Chief Judge Dennis Macklin, Chief Scorekeeper Allene Macklin and Event Coordinator Stacy Nupoff, thank you all for your interest and participation in the First Annual Carefree Resort Chili Cookoff.
Some of you have had questions regarding Maricopa County Environmental Services and the requirements for cooking. Stacy and I met...
MOUNTAIN FALLS GOLF COURSE CHILI COOKOFF - APRIL...
You have been asking for the past few years, “when are we having another cookoff in Pahrump” well your request is being granted.
The Mountain Falls Golf Course is having a chili cookoff on April 21st, 2012. We will have all three contests. They will try to get rates at a couple of hotels in town. More information will follow as we find out. The Golf Course is approximately 5 miles outside of...
NOTE FROM AGGIE WRIGHT
Steve’s life was Chili—- His greatest enjoyment was Chili Cookoffs. He loved and enjoyed each of them, and each of you cooks, judges and public.
I send my deepest appreciation for your prayers and good messages, at this time.
Aggie Wright
GREG CARON CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
For one really incredible day, ICS cooks came together to help an injured Marine that needed our special brand of help.
We had a few ICS World Champs cooking, 5 rookies, and a total of 32 cooks from 8 different states.
Kat and I never wanted any of the focus to be on us for setting up this event in under 8 weeks. The focus was certainly on Greg Caron, a Marine that was wounded on 11-11 and is now...
MESSAGE FROM DAWN NEHF
Chili Heads Thanks for all the phone calls about my health.Patty also is getting the phone calls.As you all know it is a scam. PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER any emails from my old address. THANK YOU AGAIN DESERT DAWN NEW EMAIL dawnschili@hotmail.com P S When you have time please e mail so I can get your email address. No IOU’s Ha Ha
RED APRON COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 25, 2012
Contact: Lili Coleman
lili@blufftonselfhelp.org
843-757-8000 (office)
843-714-4304 (mobile)
CALL FOR CHILI COOKS
REGISTER TODAY FOR THE FIRST AREA
INTERNATIONAL CHILI SOCIETY COOKOFF
IN BLUFFTON, SC
Bluffton, SC, January 24, 2012—Mark your calendar and register TODAY to participate in the First Annual RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF, the first sanctioned chili cookoff to be held in Hilton...
CHILLY CHILI STROLL - MARCH 3, 2012
The North Conway Chilly Chili Stroll Cookoff is a little over a month away. The date is Saturday, March 3, 2012 and will be held in the parking lot of the Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center located at 2779 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH 03860. This is a new location with much better visibility to the public.
People’s Choice is required and we’re asking that everyone...
SCAM EMAILS SUPPOSEDLY FROM ICS MEMBERS
We have received several calls (and emails) in regard to emails supposedly from ICS members asking for some sort of monetary help. These are scams and not to be taken at face value. We are looking to see how our members email and contact info have gotten into the hands of these people. Please be advised that we do not know that our email was hacked but are aware of this situation and working to...
FLORIDA KEYS COOKOFFS - FEBRUARY 18-19, 2012
SPREAD THE WORD…SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS…THE ISLAMORADA CHILI COOK-OFF…ANNOUNCES….” PRIZES FOR FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN THE ICS COMPETITION FOR CHILI…CHILI VERDE….SALSA….WILL EACH RECEIVE 1ST PLACE TROPHIES AND $150 CASH…THAT’S RIGHT $150!!!!!! “
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BILL FOUNTAIN
CAREFREE ARIZONA CHILI COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 18, 2012
The Carefree, AZ Resort & Conference Center is hosting their 1st annual chili cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 18. The prize money is fantastic. Dennis and Allene Macklin will be your chief judge and scorekeeper. Please sign up thru the ICS website as soon as possible so we have an idea of the number of cooks. Helpers are very welcome too. Hope to see you there!
Red Chili $50 entry fee
1st -...
IRENE TOMASEK
Sadly we mourn the loss of another chili cook here in Nebraska. Mrs. Irene Tomasek, who helped her husband Steve raise some fine chili cooks, has passed away.
She is survived by the following cooks: Steve and Bonnie Tomasek, Steffie Smith and Ron Olechnowicz, Shari and Wayne Freer, Sandy and Ty Banks. Cooking grandchildren include: Erika and Nick Knutson, Steven IV, Jennifer Banks, Kandy and Lance...
WINTERFREEZE CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
We had a great turnout. There were 27 red chili contestants, 12 verde and 19 salsa. The place was packed due to the football playoffs and the band, Seeing Daylight. They are big sponsors of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and they donated their time to the cause.
We raised $2500 for St. Judes from the cookoff.
Here are the winners…
Red Chili
1st Place: Jill Goldberg...
SMOKIN' BIG CHILI CHALLENGE - MESQUITE
SMOKIN’ BIG CHILI CHALLENGE
MESQUITE, NEVADA 1/14/2012.
The weather was great, the cooks were great and the people were GREAT!!!
The Charity was “GOODIE TWO SHOES”
We would like to thank a few people who do the work in the back ground.
The team:
Scorekeepers: Louise Dinneweth, Donnie Gordon, Nicole Caimi, Marylou Corrao, Sharon Ayers, Willma Meahl , Bobbie Gaul
Wranglers: Phil...
SMOKIN' BIG CHILI CHALLENGE - MESQUITE
top photo:
Sheila Beller of Bakersfield, Calif. captured first place in Sunday’s Red Chili portion of the CasaBlanca Regional chili cook off. She is now headed for the world championships in October.
middle photo:
An enthusiastic crowd participated in the Peoples Choice part of the giant chili cook off during the weekend at the CasaBlanca Resort raising an estimated $5,500 for Goodie Two...
GREAT FORSYTH CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
The Great Forsyth Chili Cookoff and Salsa Contest welcomed 2 new ICS cooks on Saturday, January 14, 2012. With 25 Traditional Red, 14 Verde and 12 Salsa contestants the weather inside the beautiful Hickory Point Mall in Forsyth IL heated up while outside temperatures stayed very cold.
When ICS cooks worked their magic, 30 celebrity cooks were serving up enough homemade chili to raise thousands of...
RED APRON COOKOFF - FEBRUARY 25, 2012
Chili Cook,
Here’s a link to a great chili cook off in Bluffton,SC that will be held on 2-25-12!
http://www.blufftonselfhelp.org/chili/
I understand that there will be some “Food Network” stars in attendance as well.
Hope to see you there.
Michael Freedman
Great video featuring the soldier who will benefit... →
Greg Caron came back to CT for a day to greet returning troops. Please click on the title to view the video.
Laughlin Regional Results
It was a gorgeous day for a cookoff! Yes, you heard that correctly—-temperatures were in the 70’s and NO WIND! Well, maybe a little breeze late in the afternoon, but not so you’d notice.
This weekend would have been JR’s 96th birthday. He was missed by all. However, Margo came to cook, accompanied by Dave and Kathy Hipskind. It was great to see them. Barry Steinberg celebrated...
JOHN WRIGHT PASSING
We in Nebraska are mourning the loss of a very dear friend and courageous cook, John BIG JUAN Wright. He was seen at cook-off’s with fellow cook and daughter Alexis, her daughter Natalie and husband, Matt. Big Juan’s Cantina will stay open through fond memories of him. John enjoyed the many friends he had through the ICS. Sue & Bill Dudzik Toucan Chew Chili
BLUFFTON SELF HELP’S RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF
What Red Apron Chili Cookoff
When Saturday, February 25, 2012, 10 am until 4 pm
Where Hilton Head/Bluffton, SC at Tanger II Hilton Head off Highway 278
Who Benefits Bluffton Self Help, Inc. a nonprofit organization in Bluffton, SC and a United Way agency. BSH was founded in 1987 to help...
Goodie Two Shoes to benefit from Jan. 14-15...
The Goodie Two Shoes Foundation will be the beneficiary of the People’s Choice awards when the Smokin’ Big Chili Challenge II back-to-back International Chili Society Regional Cookoffs are presented Jan. 14-15 on the grounds of the CasaBlanca Resort.
“This is awesome,” said Nikki Berti, who co-founded Goodie Two Shoes nine years ago with her husband, Tony, a former National Football League...
STEVE WRIGHT
Steve Wright suffered a heart attack on Monday afternoon and passed away before reaching the hospital. His wife, Aggie, is planning a Celebration of Life and will give us the details when they are finalized. Steve has been a longtime ICS member. He has been a cookoff chairman of many events and was on the Board of the Western Regional Cookoff. Aggie is requesting no calls this week.
MESQUITE, NEVADA CHILI COOKOFF →
Click on the title above to watch a short video that was taken at the Mesquite cookoffs!
December 2011
13 posts
GREG CARON CHILI COOKOFF - JAN 28, 2012
Chili Cooks, The Greg Caron Chili Cook Off (as of 12/30/11) has reached the limit of cooks we can accept. We will not accept any more entries. Thank you all and Happy New Year! Michael Freedman www.chilict.com
Mesquite Motor Mania, giant doubleheader chili...
If there is anything better than a good old-fashioned car show, it’s the addition of a huge chili cook off at the CasaBlanca Resort the weekend of Jan. 13-15.
The Smokin’ Big Chili Challenge II back-to-back International Chili Society Regional Chili Cook Offs scheduled for Jan. 14-15 will team up with the fourth annual Mesquite Motor Mania car show on the same weekend in what has become a...
GREG CARON CHILI COOKOFF - JAN 28, 2012
Chili Cooks,
One month from tomorrow…the Greg Caron Chili Cook off in Somers,CT. This ICS event will have Regional status due to the number of cooks we already have.
We do have a limited amount of space. If you plan on cooking, please sign up. We’ll be closing the event to cooks soon.
Michael Freedman NERCC 4-28&29-2012 www.chilict.com
NEWSPEPPER SOON TO ARRIVE IN YOUR MAILBOX
The Newspepper will soon be arriving in your mailbox! It’s full of wonderful pictures from the WCCC in Manchester and has some information about our newest category - Homestyle. I’m sure you all will be so pleased with this edition.
OPELF - December 17, 2011
top pic - Mad Mike and CT LT Governor Nancy Wyman
middle pic - Joe and Peg Micca, Long Island, MY
bottm pic - group pic of chili cooks
12-17-11
Today Northeast and NY International Chili Society chili cooks did the ICS proud when they gathered together for OPELF.
OPELF stands for Operation Extending a Lending hand to lonely Families. This is a program sponsored by the State of CT Military...
2 DAY NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL - APRIL 28-29, 2012
Chili Cooks,
If you’re coming to the two day New England Regional Chili Cook Off, please consider staying at our host hotel, the Holiday Inn of Springfield/Enfield.
The Holiday Inn is only 20 minutes from the Hartford airport (BDL) and is only 15 minutes from the NERCC and is a real nice place to stay.
I would make reservations early as there are only 20 rooms in our block and they are going fast....
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT CHILI COOKOFF to benefit...
Dear Chili Cooks,
I wanted to let you know about the newest ICS sanctioned Chili Cook Off in CT.
The Southern Connecticut Chili Cook Off to benefit Abilities without Boundaries will be held June 9, 2012 at Quassy Amusement Park (www.quassy.com) .
Quassy Amusement Park is a great place for kids of all ages and there will be ticket packages for cooks and their families.
Please mark your calendars...