11th Annual Chili Cook-off Winners
Official Judging (a panel of 14 judges)
Meat Chili
First Place - Cayuga Medical Center
Second Place - Cayuga Nature Center
Third Place - Longview and Blue Stone Bar & Grill (tie)
Vegetarian Chili
First Place - Moosewood
Second Place - Simply Red Bistro
Third Place - Collegetown Bagels/Ithaca Bakery
Peoples Choice Chili (Voted by the public)
First Place - Longview
Runner Up - Cayuga Medical Center
Wings
First Place - Castaways
Peoples Choice Wings
First Place - Castaways
Peoples Choice Other Item
First Place - Ithaca Ale House Beer
Iron Chef
Chef Seth Gregory of Fine Line Bistro defeated Samantha Izzo of Simply Red Bistro, and Patrick Johnston of East Shore Cafe.
Chili Idol Karaoke
Robert McPherson (Seattle, WA)
Hot Pepper Eating Competition
Luke Vivian from Brooklyn, 11 peppers in two minutes
Mechanical Bull
*Adult Champion - Ashley Hogan from Port Murray, NJ with a time of one minute, 26 seconds.
*Junior Champion - Oscar Pachasa of Ithaca with a time of one minute, 18 seconds.
