Chili Cook Off Application

RULES 

• Cook Off will be limited to a maximum of 20 contestants. First come, first serve. The competition is $10 per team. All entry fees will be donated to the soup kitchen.
• Contestants must bring their best chili in a slow cooker, hot and ready to serve. Each contestant must provide their cooking/serving utensils, tables (no larger than 6 feet), table cloths, chairs, set-up and clean-up, and any desired booth decoration.
• Power, spoons, tasting cups (2 oz), and napkins will be provided by Warehouse Distillery.
• All ingredients must come from approved food sources, so it’s absolutely safe for public consumption (no roadkill).
• Each contestant will be assigned a contestant number by the chief scorekeeper and given a styrofoam cup with lid for their chili. An official of the cook-off will deliver the chili entries to the judges for a blind taste test.​
• Distillery guests may buy Raffle Tickets to vote for their favorite chili(s).
• Judges will announce the winners after votes are totaled at 2 o’clock. Once the winners are announced, chili by the bowl will be sold for $5 (by each contestant) until sold out. 
• The four winners of each category will then be reevaluated by the judges to name the grand prize winner. 

AWARDS

• There will be 3 judges, they will be looking for taste, aroma, texture, and flavor of chili. 
• There will be category awards, a people’s choice award, and an overall grand prize winner. 
• Each category winner will win a $10 Gift Card to Warehouse Distillery. The People’s Choice Award Winner will win a $25 Gift Card to Warehouse Distillery. The Grand Prize winner will win a basket of Warehouse Distillery bottles and merchandise worth $175
• The following categories will be judged. You may enter in up to 2 categories (with one chili) that apply to your chili:
  • Homestyle 
  • White Chili
  • Vegetarian (plant-based)
  • Spicy 
    
    

COOK OFF SCHEDULE

• Set-up begins at 11am
• Tasting is from 12pm-2pm in which the general public may taste & vote for the whole 2 hours.
• As this is not a ticketed event, we cannot anticipate attendance. We will sell raffle tickets in advance and give you notice of tickets sold to help estimate the crowd.