Calling all professional chili cooks to compete for the Award for the finest chili in
Burlington County! Free to Enter!
$250 First Prize for Best Chili, Chili Trophy and bragging rights for 2026 as the
winner of the contest. $100 prize for most creative presentation and $100 for
Peoples Choice Award.
Note: You must be a restaurant, caterer or church or community group with a commercial kitchen in
order to participate.
What We Provide
$50 reimbursement to help you pay for
ingredients (paid the day of the event)
Table and two chairs
Tasting cups (4oz.) & spoons. Identifying Signage.
Trash receptacle and liners.
Recognition on the Fire & Ice Website as a
competitor (with link to your website) and
mention on Facebook and through email
promotions.
$250 First Prize for Best Chili, Chili Trophy and
bragging rights for 2025 as the winner of the
contest. $100 prize for most creative
presentation and $100 for Peoples Choice
Award.
What You Provide
Method of keeping Chili hot to food-safe
temperatures.
5-6 gallons of chili.
Promotion of the event in your restaurant,
website and Facebook page leading up the event
to encourage your patrons to come out, enjoy
the festival and VOTE for you!
We will allow entrants to bring their chili
packaged to sell at their tasting station.
It is not required, but we encourage you to
decorate your table!
- In addition to the Peoples Choice awards, we will have official judges.
- There will be a nominal $5 a person charge to the public for tasting the chili. This will help
us to cover award money for the contest. - Set-up will be at 9:30 am.
- Judges will arrive at 11am to taste and judge the chili.
- The general public will be admitted starting at Noon. Usually the chili is all gone by 2pm.
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