Have you got the perfect Chili Verde? Do you think you can match taste buds with the best chili cooks in the world? Temecula’s Western Days Chili Cookoff on May 17th has some of the top cooks in the world. Our team of judges include world champions. With $2,000 in total cash prizes, it’s an afternoon worth the effort.
Enter the regional Old Town Temecula Western Days Chili Cookoff and you could win $500 cash for red or $300 for Chili Verde. As a regional cookoff, Temecula’s Chili Cookoff winners automatically qualify for the World Championships this fall.
During the Western Days Chili Cookoff, zany wild west cowboys will be competing a block away for the best gunfight performance. There is also live western music in Old Town during the Cookoff. Western Days, May 16 and 17, is known for the high noon bank robbery and where crazy cowboys plot, in public, announce their intent, and then rob The Bank at the corner of Old Town Front Street and Main.
Chili Cookoff prizes are: Red – 1st Place $500 and a plaque, 2nd Place $300, and 3rd Place $200; Chili Verde (Green) – 1st Place $300 and a plaque, 2nd Place $200 and 3rd Place $100. There are also Salsa and People’s Choice competitions. Top prize for people’s choice is $125. Restaurants compete in a separate division. Flyers and applications are available at temeculacalifornia.com, on ICS site, or call Melody at 951-678-1456.
