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Sedalia Chili Cook-Off

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Location Big Island
Dates October 25, 2014 - October 25, 2014
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From Sedalia Chili Cook-Off Website:

As autumn's chilly nights make it clear that summer is over, Sedalia invites one and all for its final outdoor gathering of the season, the justly famous Sedalia Chili Cook-Off! There are two ways to enjoy this site-cooked food festival. Those hardy souls who love to share gather in the predawn hours, start their fires, and begin preparing their cauldrons of sweet, spicy, rich, and thoroughly satisfying chili. Chopping, stirring, sniffing, tasting, teams of cooks work together on their signature recipes. As the sun lights up Sedalia's broad lawns, they put the finishing touches on their booths and enjoy the irreplaceable pleasure of witnessing daybreak light up the mountains that ring the Sedalia Center.

The other way to enjoy the Chili Cook-Off is to arrive when the sun is riding high and lighting up the fall colors that deck the ridges. Park in the field, bring your lawn chair if you like, stroll on over and join the crowd. Your admission ticket gets you a taste of each team's chili, music by a popular local group playing under the covered pavilion, and the opportunity to mingle with neighbors and strangers as you eat, drink, and merrily cruise the vendor booths for early holiday presents. As you schmooze and sample, keep track in your program of which teams are your favorites, and when you've made up your mind, drop your ticket in the can on your favorite team's counter.

Around 3 o'clock, our panel of judges has digested the information brought to them in steaming cups and made their rounds appraising the booths, and the winners of the Chili Cook-Off are announced from the pavilion stage. There are three categories of competition: Most cherished, of course, is Best Chili, whose winning team receives a cash prize and an impressive trophy. Best Presentation considers the service and the atmosphere of the teams' booths, and that prize and trophy are also awarded by our judges. The third presentation, The People's Choice Award, is decided by the tickets you and your fellow tasters deposited with your favorite team.

To keep your taste buds fresh and to wash down all that chili, Blue Ridge Beverage will have their beer truck on hand, and Boy Scout Troop 638 will have soft drinks and water for sale. Other food options will be available for purchase.

So, are you one of the hardy ones who look forward to starting that fire and serving up your favorite hot and spicy stew? Have you always thought your chili was better than any other you've tasted? Take advantage of the Cook-Offs opportunity to get out and enjoy the fall season at its most exuberant in a place that shows it off to its best advantage. Get your family or your buddies together, form a team, and enter the Sedalia Chili Cook-Off for fun and maybe even fame and fortune!
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