Community Corner
Ridgefield Chili Fest--SAVE the DATE
GET READY FOR CHILI
Get your spoons and taste buds ready for the 4th
annual Ridgefield Chili Festival on Sunday, March 9, 2014 2-4PM at the
Ridgefield Community Center (Lounsbury House), 316 Main Street, Ridgefield. The Festival, presented as a non-partisan a
family-friendly event from Ridgefield Democrats, offers a welcome break during
the winter, and a chance to taste the famous and not so famous chili recipes
that make local cooks and restaurants proud.
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Ellen Darvick, coordinator
of the event, commented, “This will be Ridgefield’s fourth annual chili festival,
just in time to beat the winter blues. We
expect this year’s event to be our biggest with newsworthy new entrants and
“mystery” guests. We invite all Ridgefield area residents to join us in spicing
up March with a little bit of southwestern flavor.”
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The
2014 Chili Festival will feature free tastings of unique gourmet chili
specialties by several of Ridgefield’s premier restaurants, a partial list
including: Bissell House, Little Pub and Southwest Café and new professional entrants
from So Good Vegan, Bartolo and others. Final list will be announced soon,
typically 10-12+ are offered. Chili
chef, First Selectman Rudy Marconi and other local amateur cooks will offer
their own favorite chili specialties in competition for the People’s Choice
Award for Best Amateur Chili, while a Judges Panel composed of restaurateurs will
bestow a Judge’s Panel Award for Best Amateur Chili.
Tickets are $25 per person
(children ages 7-12 are $10, age 6 and under are free) available at the door or
in advance. No charge for cook-off
entrants.
Want to be part of the fun
as an amateur cook? Contact Ellen Darvick at edarvick@ridgefielddems.org. Time to buy your tickets? Our website is live
and ordering can take place now at www.ridgefielddems.org
Press contact: Susan Cocco
Telephone: (203) 247-0511
Email: scocco@ridgefielddems.org
