CT State Chili Cook-Off 9/21/08

Hello all,

Just a quick note to thank everyone who wished me luck and came by our tent at the CT State Cook-off in New Haven.

It was a perfect day and there was a tremendous turn out. We helped raise a lot of money for Meals on Wheels of New Haven which is dealing with many state funding cutbacks.

As far as chili goes, l got a first and second place vote for green, which I made for the first time, but didn't place in the money. Red chili was another experiment, but no luck.

Finally, some good news. I repeated (3rd time) as Salsa champion and hoisted the huge check for $100 over my head. I will be joining my team mates who also qualified during the year, at the World Championships in Las Vegas, Oct 10-12th.

I had qualified the last 2 years, but since the World Championships are in Vegas instead of Omaha, and my teammates also qualified, and since I'll be an old man before I win with my chili, and since my wife was gracious enough to give me the weekend off, I've decided to go for it this year.

Thanks again.

All the best,
Chris