The Sloatsburg Chamber Chili Contest takes place during its Sunday, October 21 Annual Block Party. For a $5 tasting fee, you can taste test all the contestants and vote on the best chili of the day. The winner receives a $100 prize donated by Rococo’s Salon & Barbershop in Sloatsburg, NY.
Last year’s Sloatsburg Chamber Chili Contest saw a mix of recipes and a tight fight for the day’s top chili. Dean Colonan was the winner while Stephanie and Aidan Hand were runner’s up with a consensus tasty steak and mushroom chili.
Entries are open. Local chili whiz Kenny McDonagh is rumored to be ready for this year’s contest, having fixed his broken crock-pot which, sadly, sidelined him from last year’s contest.
Experience the thrills and chills of the chamber Chili Contest at this year’s 2nd Annual Sloatsburg Chamber of Commerce Block Party, Sunday, October 21, from 12-4 p.m. The event will be spread across Valley Rock Inn, the Village Blend and adjacent to the Village of Sloatsburg Commuter Lot. The Block Party is free and the whole community is invited.
The Block Party celebrates the chamber’s annual membership drive and will feature vendors and members advertising products and services, complete with samples. A vendor table costs $10 with a $60 Sloatsburg Chamber membership.
A vendor table without purchasing a membership runs $50.
Sloatsburger Marianna Krichevsky (seen on the left) will host a kids craft tent for the Chamber that will feature face painting, slime making, rock painting, along with other supervised art activities.
The Block Party is family friendly and will include a free Chamber kids crafts table and live bands led by the sweet sounds of ’80s and ’90s rock The Crash Band. The Crash Band has played at Rhodes Taverns and is fronted by Sloatsburg banker Aidan Hand. Fink BBQ regular players Bill Goldman and Jonny Tew, known currently as Jon & Bill, will play original songs and classic rock covers.
For $5 the public can taste test the Chili Contest contestants’ recipes and cast a vote on the day’s best chili. The Chili Contest is open for entry to the public. So anyone who believes they might have the right recipe to win can enter. Rococo’s Salon & Barbershop has donated a $100 prize for the winner.
Hosted by the Sloatsburg Chamber, the Block Party is an opportunity for local businesses to get together with the community they serve and celebrate all things Sloatsburg.
