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OUR REIGNING CHILI CHAMPION

Having won every Chili Cookoff since 2018, David has set his sights on winning yet again.  In the words of the current US President  “My numbers are big, in fact nobody has a higher winning year number than I did last year. Indeed 2018 is the biggerest, and largerest number of any Cookoff in the Oliver’s Groundhog Day Chili Cookoff history.”
Willing to pipe a slow air, sing a dramatic show stopper or, dare I say, dance a showy disco line dance in a green leotard to get extra votes, there is little that I will not stoop to in order to lock up another victory.  
This year’s offering is a chili which will be all things to all people. Hot but not scorching, sweet but not saccharine, meaty but not too muscular earthy but not too cumin.  It is indeed a chili so intense and tasty it will leave you whispering, “Mamma Mia that’s great chili!”

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Our Reigning People’s Choice Champ

Travel near, travel far. Go by plane, go by car. Take a trip. Go and see, your time is yours. You are free. Once away, you will find, special spices, that blow your mind. Bring it home, for the test. 2019 Chili Cookoff will find “Frequent Flyer” is the best.

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Our Reigning Best in Show Champ

I am who I am…short and sweet.
This years chili will be Tico inspired.
                   Pura Vida!

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Our 2019 Chili Challengers

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I come from a family full of cooks (8 to be exact), and they’ve taught me more than any chef ever could in the books.
First hand experiences in kitchens from all over, will definitely make me the perfect trophy holder.
I’m a people person, so I know what everyone likes. Prove it you say? Well that’s why I’m here to cook and I’ll show you all who is right.
Full of flavour and many surprises, I am, that’s what everyone likes. My chili will be loved by all, but for the other chilis… I just say, Yikes!
I may be a first time chili cooker, but I am always a winner.
So, I’ll see you all on the battle field, may the odds be ever in your cooking favour and you’ll be shaking hands with me saying, “Winner winner, Chili Dinner!”

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Being ruff and tuff and hard to bluff I have accepted this challenge so beware all you Sheilas & Blokes as I normally make chili on a campfire down by the Billabong with my secret ingredient (a nice chunk of Roo tail ) which could boomerang on you.

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This 2013 Chili Champ is Notorious for stoking cinnamon dissent with our Sexy Chili Hosts but promises that you can’t get rid of the Supreme ingredient that easily!

Even though this Chili Chef has been around for a few years, she still believes that her chili should be present where all important judging decisions are made and promises that this year her #TRuth Chili will be a Gins-burn!

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This chef will make the right calls to win it all. Not afraid to go for it, when asked about recent loses he replied, “It is not if you get knocked down, it is whether you get back up.” So get ready for the old ball coach to give it 110%.

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I am so happy to be returning to the Oliver’s Chili Cookoff! 
Just arrived on a red eye flight from Mexico yesterday. After being captured by a drug cartel and held for over a year, the only way to broker a deal to leave the country safely, was to smuggle a few packages back to Brockville. With law enforcement hot on my trail, I needed somewhere to dispose of these packages…quietly.
I am returning to Chili Stadium in 2019 fresh, polished and ready to compete with ‘special spices’ and a ‘chili pot’ that my amigos sent me home with. 
An injection of this…a dusting of that, with just the right amount of herbs…a sure fire champion and my hands will be clean by the end of the night!   ¡Olé!

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It’s Chili season and this year I’m pulling no punches. Ketchup, cinnamon, liquid smoke all of the finest ingredients coming together in my fancy pot. I’ve been watching plenty of Top Chef so watch out. Sure no one has every made a Chili on a cooking show but if they did it would probably have some sort of mouse whip and grape seed oil on top. 
I’m predicting Darbs uses too much rosemary, three chefs pass out before judging and Dr. Chant finishes second place to my winning dish. 
As a former line cook who specialized in french fries and chicken wings Chef Kent is bound to inspire.

Editors note: Liquid Smoke is a banned ingredient. Cinnamon is on the watch list. Ketchup is fine but frowned upon since Curt won with it as his sole ingredient a few years back.

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I joined a biker gang this year and traveled across Canada eating Chili from one dive bar to the next.  While on the open road, I was able to clear my mind and hone in on a recipe that will be sure to knock anyone’s bandanna off!  No more time for fooling around!  It’s time to get things done!!

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MOVING FORWARD… Towards the LIGHT!

Well you can’t live in the past no matter what Jethro Tull says (google that kids) so I have no option other than to buckle down, tighten the apron strings, ditch the rosemary, put on my drinking shoes and get MOVING FORWARD!
Been a tough couple years at the Old Oliver’s Groundhog Day soiree- who can forget the MMM of 2017 (Margarita Machine Meltdown) or the CC of 2018 (Corona Crash)?
I have elected to use a more humble approach this year (yes entirely due to my recent poor results) so I wish all my fellow chili combatants a solid second place finish!
One can only hope we get a judge with an actual palate this year!
Wish me luck – the light could be a train!

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Naming your Chili a portmanteau of the year’s expected Oscar Winning Movie and the word Chili is a sure fire way to boost your chances. A lot has happened since the last Chili Cookoff. Lots of shit. But all you need to know is: Bing needs Change and Bing needs a Win.

So, the Oscar for Best Chili is going to… Bohemian Rhapsachili!

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I intend to bring it all and leave nothing in Chili Stadium. My goal is not to win but to wow you with some incredible taste never before attempted by me. Nothing will over looked in pleasing the chili palate.

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Bonjour mes amies!

My first time was one of honour and prestige, winning Best in Show for my Pineapple performance. Having a taste for the competition, I tried too hard the following year and “Eiffel” into disgrace, landing flat and taking home the newly established, Worst in Show award.

Ashamed by my performance yet determined to win again, I took off for three years to Lyon, the gastronomic capital of France, to try to refine my culinary skills.

Training under some of the World’s most famous Chefs and eating some of the most delicious foods has significantly refined my palate. Furthermore, I have improved my aesthetic knowledge and exposed myself to the ‘haute couture’ which France is renowned for…

Clearly – I have trained relentlessly and experienced ALLL of the finer things that France has to offer. You may take that exactly as it is intended…

My Michelin stars are shined, my “Toque Blanche” (not the Canadian type) is on, and I am ready to take BACK my title of Best in Show, while showing you all what it’s like to have ‘ la vraie expérience de goût authentique.’

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Living in the Deep South of North Carolina for the past 25 years has exposed my palate to many southern variations of Chili. I have been an avid witness of Chili competitions that are second only to the historic (and sometimes violent) rivalry between NC and Texas regarding best barbecue. 
It is my usual culinary practice to use recipes as a suggestion, adding my own whimsy depending on mood and what I have in the fridge. My husband will attest to many unusual but amazing dishes that woefully can never be repeated. 
In preparation for this worldly event, I have gathered inspiration from the best southern and northern Chili chefs and added my own dash of whimsy.
After sampling the latest variation, an expert taster commented, “This Chili is hotter than a well diggers ass!”
So, to the other contestants, bless your little hearts.
See you on the front page!
Jen

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Winter has come.   Long hours have been spent preparing a chili recipe that will unite the six flavours and seven kingdoms, and after lots of work, the night might be dark, but my chili is full of flavour.  

I am prepared to take home the title this year because, that’s what I do.  I drink and I know things, like the perfect combination of savoury and spicy.  As such, I will make the finest chili, despite the threat of opponents, secret ingredients, and fancy garnishes – because when you play the game of chili, you win or you die, and my recipe this year is the one Chili to rule them all.

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Sweet & Spicy just like the chef, this Chili has been uniquely selected to appease the most finicky of eaters. Being a busy Mom of three, Momma J is trained to deliver on excellence. 

Comprised of classic, paired with sweet and a hint of kick will be sure to collectively compliment any of the Judges taste buds. 

First time chef at the Chili Cook-off, second time attending since 2015. 

Mark said the break in absence was a technical error (blamed it on Tyler) so clearly Momma J has a lot to prove to keep the Andress’s on the guest list. Predicted to be the underdog, but sure to be a hit! 

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I’m an up and coming chef who is just looking to make a mark. I have been cooking since I was 5 and have cooked most things under the sun. So I’m bringing the fire and the flavor in the form of my Chicken Chili Extraordinaire. 
So get ready for this new contender because I’m looking for the trophy.

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