Saturday, November 21, 2009 , Updated 10:41 a.m., November 22, 2009
Fraternal Order of Eagles 10th Annual Chili Cookoff raises money for Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund
And in the meantime gave me a humbling but tasty judging experience.
Fraternal Order of Eagles 10th Annual Chili Cookoff
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EAST DALLAS — I had the rare privilege of being asked to be a judge at the Fraternal Order of Eagles' 10th Annual Chili Cookoff, benefiting the Jimmy Durante Children's fund.
I was part of an august panel, with the likes of Marco Martinez (chef son of the late Matt Martinez) and Jack Keller of Keller's Drive-In fame. It was particularly cool to hear Marco and Jack, from different generations of legendary local restaurant families, easily swapping tips and tales from the biz. (I now know what tortillas should cost in bulk.)
Although my and the other judges' only qualification was our love of food, we all took an equal seat at the table, rating 14 chilis on aroma, redness, consistency, taste, and aftertaste.
There were a wide array of chilis -- some traditional; some with game; and some that, while tasty, we weren't sure could be classified as chili.
The winner was clear, almost 30 points ahead of second place -- Kirk McClaney. He's the happy 'Bama guy in the pictures. Second place was Dan Willis and third was Mark Clark. All got special Corian countertop trophies.
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Travis Bush, says:
I see my good friend Pierre Bradshaw showed up, kilt and all.
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dal3108news, says:
It was a blast!!! The chili was great and all of the proceeds will go to The Dallas Children's Advocacy Center here in Dallas. A charity that we've been supporting for 10 years.
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TADPOLEFURNISH, says:
THE CHILI WAS AWESOME AND C BAILEY ALWAYS HOST A NICE EVENT AND WHAT A AWESOME CAUSE THANKS FOR HOSTING ANOTHER GREAT EVENT KUDDOS DEBBIE FURNISH
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