We had our fifth annual Justice of the Unicorns Chili Cook-Off this past weekend. So much fun and a lot of great food. Among my favorites were Alfonso’s Brooklyn Chili, John’s Venison chili and Brett & Janet’s “Mummies on the Loose” Mac & Cheese with Pigs in a Blanket. Check it out.
Thanks for everyone for making this party so awesome. Darren Hanlon, Shelley Short, Marcellus Hall and This Frontier Needs Heroes on music and everyone for bring the tasty food.
Party time at K&M Bar! Was frickin awesome. So much good chili and music! Very proud of everyone. This time a chili won.
The winners:
Spiciest Chili: Aaron’s SPICY 3 Bean Chili. Made my nose bleed.
Best use of Cilantro: Brad’s Chicken Vindaloo Chili. It went super fast.
Best side dish: Jill’s Cheddar and Jalapeno Biscuits
Best Blue Chili: Rusty’s Blue Magic Chicken Chili. Looked like Play-doh
Best Chili That Reminded Me of That Very Morning When I ate a Can of Chili Mac: Matt’s Turkey Chili with Egg Noodles
Best Chili Eater: Anna said she ate five big bowls
Best Suggestion of a Chili award: Patrick for suggesting the Best Chili Eater award
Top Prize: Joel’s Bibimbap Korean Chili. So many textures and flavors. Awesome. I wouldn’t have known it was vegetarian.
This party was awesome. Thank you all for coming and sharing your lovely chili.
Best Chili-Inspired Side Dish – Vanessa Thorpe’s Jalapeño & Bacon Skillet Cornbread
Best Meat Chili – Sam Jayne’s Pork Belly & Chicken Chili
Best Vegetarian Chili – Joel Shaughnessy’s Habanero Pumpkin Beer Vegetarian Chorizo and Bacon Chili
The People’s Choice Chili Trophy – Susanna Knoblauch’s Bavarian Pretzels (Our cook-offs may be the only cook-off where a pretzel will win best chili)
Thank you to Marcellus Hall, Miguel Mendez, Sam Jayne, Justice of the Unicorns and The Traveling Band for the great music.
…Here’s the Traveling Band with Chili Champ Joel filling in on drums. The Traveling Band is here from London and will be performing at Spike Hill (Brooklyn) Tues Oct 19th 5pm and Saturday Oct 23rd at Lakeside Lounge (NYC) at 7pm, coincidentally right before Marcellus Hall.
Rusty and I are hosting a Chili Cook Off this Saturday. Bring chili or just show up to eat. It’s a free for all.
Where: Lock In Bar (949 Grand St, Brooklyn NY 11211) map
When: Saturday October 16, 2010; 4pm-9pm
What: Party! Facebook event page
