Chilly Chili Cookoff: 10 Syracuse chefs square off to raise money for local restaurants
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 31, 2021
Jason Thomas from Papa Gallo serves his chili at the chili cookoff at Heritage Hill in Pompey.Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com
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Pompey, N.Y. Chefs from 10 local restaurants competed in a chili cookoff Saturday afternoon to raise money for restaurants that were forced to close last fall because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The sold-out Chillin In ‘Cuse Together raised $14,400 in ticket sales that will benefit restaurants that were in a designated Orange Zone.
No two chilis were alike, but they were all creative. One pot was loaded with grass-fed ground beef, another highlighted braised pork. Some had beans, some didn’t. Some were spicy, some were sweet.