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Batavia Vikings Chili Cook-off
The Fifth Annual Batavia Viking Chili Cook-off will take place on Saturday, October 10th at the Viking Lodge.
Do you make a chili that wakes up everyone’s taste buds? If so, share it with the world – or at least the Fifth Annual Chili Cook-off at the Batavia Viking Ring Lodge #18. The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at the Viking Lodge, 104 N. VanNortwick Avenue in Batavia. Public festivities begin at 1 p.m.
More than 15 chilis will fire up your taste buds, and cook-off organizers welcome anyone who would like to try their hand at cooking chili. Because the Chili Appreciation Society International, Inc. (CASI) sanctions this event, the cooks will prepare the chili on site and from scratch, with no fillers.
The entry fee to cook is $20. Tasting tickets cost $5 each and are available at the door.
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Vikings are collaborating with Batavia United Way to support local non-profit agencies and the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Burn Camp.
New this year to the event is a community blood drive administered by Heartland Blood Centers. The mobile blood donation vehicle will be on-site between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Please consider making a blood donation.
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To learn more about this year’s event, please contact Bill Pierson of Illinois’ local CASI chapter, the Chillini Chili Pod, at 630-879-7934 or email chillinipod@comcast.net. You can also call John Dillon, Viking Lodge member and board member of the Batavia United Way at 630-502-8335 or email him at dillon60119@att.net.
