February 2012
16 posts
DESERT RAT REGIONAL CHILI COOKOFF - MARCH 31, 2012
AMERICAN LEGION POST 476 CALIFORNIA CITY CALIFORNIA
As February begins to winds down and become but a distant memory, the eyes of March begin to look forward to a time when once again the air around California City begins to fill with the sweet scent of chili. As the snow begins to thaw and melt and the rivers begin to run to the sea (which there are none of in Cal City) Dirty Ole Phil begins to...
RED APRON CHILI COOKOFF RESULTS
ICS history was made when the International Chili Society sanctioned Bluffton Red Apron Chili Cook Off became a Regional on Saturday.
This enabled all winners to advance to the WCCC in Charleston,WV.
This event was one of the first to offer Home Style as well - although not enough to make that a qualifier .
The Bluffton Self Help group rolled out the red carpet for ICS cooks on Friday night...
JOE DEFRATES REGIONAL RESULTS
The Joe DeFrates Memorial Chili Cookoff held in Springfield, IL on 2/26/2012 was a great success. On an unseasonably warm day in Springfield, IL in February with temperatures reaching near 60 degrees, hundreds of people flocked to the American Center banquet hall to enjoy chili, hot dogs, cold beer and the Daytona 500. Even though the Daytona 500 was postponed, it looks like the cookoff will...
NANCY SWENBERGER - August 1943 – February 2012
NANCY SWENBERGER
August 1943 – February 2012
My Wife, Best Friend and Mother to our children, passed away last night after a 2 ½ year battle with pancreatic cancer. She enjoyed life as a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, dancer, travel agent, chili cook and was a true friend to all she met.
She taught us many lessons in living life - family, friends, music, dance and travel.
I am going...
A CHILLY CHILI STROLL - MARCH 3, 2012
A Chilly Chili Stroll
North Conway, NH
March 3, 2012
Hey all! The Chilly Chili Stroll is a week away. While we have enough (barely) in all categories, we need more cooks. While we’d like to get more cooks overall, we’d especially like to get more verde and salsa cooks. If you’re coming and not doing those categories and haven’t yet qualified, please consider adding...
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:...