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8TH
ANNUAL RED CROSS INVITATIONAL
CHILI
CHALLENGE
Was held on
Sunday,
February 28th, 2010
Noon
to 3 P.M.
Francesca's Banquets and Catering
144 East Main Street Ilion, NY 13357
Tickets
are $10 per person
Children
under 12 years are FREE
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Restaurant
League |
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Amateur
League |
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Albany
St. Cafe
East End Steakhouse
Knight Spot
PK's Pub
That's Amore'
Vito Cucina
Kenickie's 50's Drive-In
Dominick's Deli
Mohawk Diner |
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Sheriff
Chris Farber
Scott Hendrix
Ed Welsh
Kelly Brown
Matt Powers
MOVAC
Barb Mazzotta & Sandy Devlin
Congressman Michael Arcuri
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Hosted
By: Assemblyman Marc Butler and Mary Beth Napolitano
2010 Chili Challenge Winners:
Chef's
Choice Resturant: Albany St. Cafe
Chef's Choice Amateur: Kelly Brown
People's Choice Resturant: Albany St. Cafe
Most Unique Chili: That's Amore
Hottest Chili: Pk's Pub
Best Presentation: Kenickie's 50's Drive-In
People's
Choice Amateur: Kelly Brown
Most Creative: Matt Powers
We have three fine chefs from across the Mohawk Valley who were
our
Celebrity Judges this year:
Randall Brown
is chef/owner of Beardslee Castle
in Little Falls which he renovated and opened in 1994. A
30 year veteran of fine dining, his prior work included managing
The Bird & Bottle Inn in Garrison, NY and The White Inn
in Fredonia, NY. In addition to his his self taught kitchen
skills he has an extensive background in wine, service &
marketing. Beardslee Castle has garnered many honors as
a historic fine dining destination in addition to it’s
fame as a memorable wedding venue. It is located on Route
5, six miles east of Little Falls.
http://www.beardsleecastle.com
Gino Laurenzo:
Chef/Owner Rio Grande Tex Mex Grill
located at 3913
Oneida Street in Washington Mills will be the second judge.
Gino
Laurenzo has been chef since opening Rio Grande Tex-Mex
grill in September of 2000. Gino is a native Houstonian who
has been in the food business all his life. His dad, Tom Laurenzo
owned and operated Rio Grande Food Products - a wholesale producer
of pizzas and packaged corn tortillas. Gino's mom,
Ninfa Rodriguez Laurenzo, opened Ninfa's Mexican Restaurant
in 1973 and was hailed as one of the first people in the USA
to make authentic, fresh homemade Mexican food. Gino
and his family invite you to enjoy the same fresh homemade Mexican
food his family has been making for generations.
http://www.riograndetexmexgrill.com/
Luke Barrett:
Chef/Owner of the soon-to-be-opened “The
Willows ”, at the former location of Café
Canole at 900 Culver Avenue in east Utica. Luke Barrett is a
graduate of Johnson-Wales Culinary School. A native of
Little Falls, he has been most recently served in the kitchens
as Staff
Chef at the Dorset Inn, Dorset, VT and Alexander Hamilton Inn
from 2004 until 2007 when he was the Executive Chef.
His new venture, “The Willows ” is
in the final phase of construction and is due to open by early
spring of this year.
Sponsored
by:
NBT Bank
Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
Leighton
Burns, Esq.
DJ
Entertainment Provided By: Mark Richards of Sound Invitations
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