Parkside Chili Cook-Off

Becky and I went to the Parkside Chili Cook-Off tonight. We had been to many of them over the years when they started up about twelve years ago. The last one was held in February 2020 and was scaled down quite a bit because of the impending pandemic which closed everything down a month later. So tonight was the first one since that time and it was a good turnout. There were ten chili contestants and I tried them all. Only one of them I thought was not very good and the rest of them were all delicious with a lot of variety too. 

There were several that were really outstanding and our friend and neighbor Greg took first prize for the Best Overall Chili. He has always been an amazing cook and has specialized in BBQ. They gave us cards to put in the containers next to each chili contestant for voting.

We saw some friends and neighbors and our friend Karima sat at our table most of the evening and we had a great conversation while eating the different chilies. Other folks stopped by the table to say hi and of course I did the same at other tables. It was a nice time and we were glad to get out and do a little socializing. The event was held in the church hall around the corner from our house.

We can home very tired from all the socializing.