Middletown Arts Center 36 Church Street, Middletown, NJ 07748
Put your culinary creativity on display as the Middletown Arts Center presents The Art of Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser! Contestants must prepare in advance a minimum of eight quarts of chili (any style!), but no toppings or garnishes – your chili must stand on its own as you compete for the celebrity judges and the People’s Choice Award!
Fifteen amateurs and five restaurants will battle it out as our celebrity judges determine 1st ($100), 2nd ($75), and 3rd ($50) places, as well as best restaurant chili. All entrants will compete for the People’s Choice Award ($100). Cash prizes are courtesy of Brightview Senior Living in Holmdel.
Judges include journalist Brian Donohue of redbankgreen.com, renowned private chef Matt Collins, editor of JerseyBites.com Deborah Smith, News 12 reporter Lauren Due, private chef/Food Network Chopped Champion Lauren Covas, and New Jersey state senator Declan O’Scanlon.
To enter, please submit your contact info and the type of chili you are making to tj.middletownartscenter@gmail.com. The entry fee is $25, checks can be made out to the Middletown Arts Center and sent to 36 Church Street, Middletown NJ 07748. If you’d like to pay by credit card please call 732.706.4100. Space is limited!
Tickets for the Art of Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser are $15, which include a tasting kit to sample all the chilis and a vote in the People’s Choice Award.
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